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Getting to know us… If you are considering membership, this is what you do. First ask for a New Member packet from the Greeter at the Welcome Table out front.
We invite you to meet and visit with our minister at 12 noon on the first Sunday of the month here in the sanctuary. This is an informal time to ask questions and learn about Unitarian Universalism. This gathering is called Getting to Know Us and that’s just what we hope you’ll do!
If you are currently or recently a member of some other Unitarian Universalist (UU) congregation or fellowship, you need only have a discussion with the minister of HUUC, and then sign the membership book with two witnesses present, usually the minister and a board member. You may then, if you choose, be included in the joining ceremony which is done quarterly as a part of the Sunday service.
For those who are new to the UU way of fellowship and worship, the usual route to joining is to attend our Path to Membership Class, held the first month of each quarter of the calendar year (Jan, April, July, Oct) usually on the third Sunday of that month and usually at 5:00PM, time and date sometimes altered due to conflict with other church events. We find it advisable that newcomers attend services for at least a few Sundays before embarking on the membership process.
During the Path to Membership Class, the minister gives a brief history of the Unitarians and the Universalists and how they came to merge. Also at this class, representatives of the Membership Committee and of the Stewardship Committee, and the board president or vice-president, explain the rewards of being a member, the expectations that the congregation has of the new members (attendance, service and/or financial contribution), and programs and committees that are avenues through which a member can get more involved in congregational life.
After attending the Path to Membership Class, those intent on joining can sign the book at any time in the presence of two witnesses as described above. The more usual option is to wait and sign the book during the formal joining ceremony, which is usually one month after the Path to Membership Class, during the regular Sunday morning service.
All those joining HUUC are asked to fill out some paper work providing name, address, interests and talents, etc., and are also given a form for making a pledge to financially support our congregation. We are an “equal opportunity” congregation, we welcome people from all faiths and from no faith. We have no creed as such. We do not ask that you swear off beliefs that you presently hold, or give lip service to concepts that make you feel hypocritical.
We welcome all to explore what HUUC has to offer the person who is seeking a liberal religion.
Jackie Macdonald
HUUC Membership Chair
