Membership
The simple act of signing your name in the membership book can be a deeply significant decision. Becoming a member not only enables you to participate in congregational votes but can also express a personal commitment to participate in sharing your talents, your resources, and your energy with others in a quest that is spiritual as well as practical, personal as well as social, individual as well as institutional.
Unitarian Universalist minister Jack Mendelsohn reminds us, "Inscribing your name does not transform you into an instant or born-again Unitarian Universalist. Our religious way of life is not so much an arriving as a becoming--an ongoing process of thought and life experience. Joining for you may mean fresh steps along a familiar path. It may mean venturing in uncharted territory. In either case, the initiative is yours. You do not sign on someone else’s dotted line of spiritual development, and there is no fine print. Your signature is your affirming symbol of commitment to an open-minded, inclusive, reasoned, seasoned, compassionate and contemporary approach to life."
Orientations
Interesting in finding out more about Unitarian Unversalism? Want to learn more about Emerson? We offer two orientations quarterly: one an overview of UU history and beliefs, and another about Emerson in particular. We invite you to learn more about us. Contact Reverend Hines or Ann Teitlebaum
A Place to Belong
As Marjorie Achley says, "Perhaps you have been looking for a church where:
- Your doubts are not ridiculed.
Your guilts are lightened.
Your griefs are comforted.
Your joys are celebrated.
Your children are taught all religions.
Your talents are nurtured.
Your concerns are shared.
Your reason is honored.
Your friendships are deepened.
Your love of art and beauty is expanded.
Your need to serve others is fostered.
Your need to laugh is encouraged.
Your individual decision is treasured.
Then you have been looking for the Unitarian Universalist Church. These are our aspirations. If they are yours, come join and help us achieve them."
-Polly Laughland Guild, from uua.org
Please speak with or Lynne Masuhara, the congregational president, about membership.
