FAQ
" Frequently Asked Questions "

• What should we wear to this church?
  • We dress casually. We wear what we find comfortable in going about our daily lives.
     
• Is there childcare or Sunday School during church?
  • We currently do not provide care or Sunday School for children during services, but there is a nursery where young children can play. Children are encouraged to sit with the adults and color and draw (we have packets made up for them), or share a lesson with a teacher in our Diane Hoefle room during service.
  • We do provide a variety of adult religious education classes, both on Sunday morning and throughout the week.
     
• If my child doesn't separate well, can she or he stay with me in the service?
  • We honor families and enjoy having children join their parents in our services.
       
• Are people of color welcome in this congregation?
  • We have a few people of color in our community.
  • We welcome people of all races and ethnic backgrounds.
     
• Are there bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgendered people in this congregation? Are they welcome?
  • Our community proudly includes and welcomes bisexual, gay, lesbian, and transgendered people?
  • We are a Welcoming Congregation
     
• What does the community believe?
  • We are a religiously diverse community. We honor and welcome people of any faith.
  • Our community currently includes members who profess Unitarian Universalism, Christianity, Wicca, Hindu, mysticism, universalism, and many others.
  • Our sermons reflect the diversity of our beliefs.
     
• What goes on during the worship services?
  • Our services are a mixture of song, readings, message, and prayer/meditation.
  • We have a strong tradition of binding our community through the sharing our individual joys and sorrows.
  • We encourage members to deliver sermons in order to share their beliefs.
     
• Who is your minister?
  • We are a lay-led community.
  • We have no professional minister.
  • Instead we share the responsibilities of ministry among members of our community.
     
• What ministerial services do you provide?
  • Our community includes people with diverse ministerial skills.
    • We are learning how to support our community from a professional trainer of pastoral counseling.
    • Our religious education classes are taught by leaders with strong backgrounds in the subject.
       
• What do you do during the week?
  • Although we are a small community, we try to leverage the skills and interests of our members by enabling them to organize and lead activities.
  • Our fall line-up of activities includes
    • Monday: adult religious education.
    • Tuesday: Role Playing and Writers Group, two programs aimed at developing personal creativity.
    • Wednesday: Community Governance, various meetings through which we plan the operation of the community.
    • Thursday: Choir Practice
    • Friday: Qi Gong and TGIF Meditation, two programs that assist participants in relaxation
    • Saturday: A variety of monthly or single-occurrence activities.
    • Sunday: A
      • Adult Sunday School
      • Sunday Services
      • A variety of monthly or single-occurrence activities.
         
• What could I do?
  • We believe you will be most fulfilled by contributing your current strengths, while building new ones.
    • Do you have special knowledge or skills? Teach them.
    • Do you like to sing or play a musical instrument? Join our All Souls Singers.
    • Do you like children? We need help with children's Sunday School.
    • Do you like organizing or helping with activities? We'll put you in touch with the right people.
    • Do you want to develop your own spiritual understanding? Take our religious education classes.
       
• Am I expected to tithe?
  • Our community depends on contributions from its members to survive and thrive.
  • If you decide to join our community, you will be expected to
    • contribute financially to the extent that you can,
    • participate in the governance and activities of the community.
       
• I Do / Do Not Believe in God! Will I be welcome?
  • We welcome you regardless of your religious beliefs.
  • We are not out to change or convert you.
  • We will offer opportunities for you
    • to learn about our Unitarian Universalist heritage,
    • to engage in dialog with others of different beliefs,
    • to develop and enrich your spiritual understanding.
  • We ask only that you show the same respect and courtesy to those with whom you disagree.
     
• Will I be welcome?
  • You are welcome.
  • You will find a spiritual home here.
     

Web Help

• How do I see the whole web page on my screen?
  • If this is a problem, we apologize.
  • Our intention was to display as much of the information and as many of the links you might want without having you click through many different screens.
  • We suggest you try either of the following:
    • Use the screen settings options of your computer to increase the number of pixels displayed to the maximum your computer allows.
    • Click on the blue button at the top of your screen. This will display the current main page in a window or tab by itself, without ceding space to the navigation frames around it.
    • With most web browsers, you can also display by itself the page in any frame by "right-clicking" that frame and selecting a "Show frame in separate tab" or similar option.
       

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