FMC Masking Survey

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FMC Masking Survey

The purpose of this survey is to encourage all those participating in FMC Worship either on zoom or at the Meetinghouse, as well as those who have not participated in worship over the past few months/years to share their thoughts on whether FMC should make masks optional for worship in the Meetinghouse or continue masking requirements. We need your input as FMC tries to be responsive to the ebbs and flows of the COVID virus and to the varying perspectives about the level of risk of exposure to the virus when attending Meeting for Worship in the Meetinghouse. We need your input as FMC tries to be respectful of those who feel strongly that the community should continue requiring masks and of those who would like the option of not wearing a mask when they attend Meeting for Worship. The survey is just a first step in a series of community conversations to explore thoughts about optional masking. The survey will not be used as the sole basis in FMC’s discernment or decision-making process. Rather, it provides one of several opportunities to gather community perspectives.

Please answer each of the following questions as forthrightly and honestly as you can to reflect your own personal experience. You should plan to complete the survey (10 questions) when you begin it. If you leave having only partially completed the survey, your answers are not saved.

Over the past year, how often have you attended Meeting for Worship?

Twice a month or more

Once a month

Less than once a month

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Have you most frequently attended in the Meetinghouse or on Zoom?

In the Meetinghouse

On Zoom

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If you have more frequently attended on Zoom, please note the reasons you have not attended in the Meetinghouse (check all that apply).

Geographic distance from the Meetinghouse

Concerns about exposure to COVID

Convenience offered by Zoom participation (e.g. time saved, fossil fuel saved, physical comfort, etc)

Vaccination is not required

If you would like to worship in the Meetinghouse, have masking requirements been a factor in your not attending Meeting for Worship in the Meetinghouse?

Yes (e.g. Masks are uncomfortable, Masks disrupt my ability to worship, masks require amplification so attendees can hear one another)

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If masks were optional during Meeting for Worship in the Meetinghouse, would you likely continue to wear a mask when attending in the Meetinghouse?

Yes

Probably not

Not relevant since I generally participate on Zoom

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Please answer only if you have generally attended Meeting for Worship in the Meetinghouse
Would optional masking be a deterrent to your continued participation at the Meetinghouse?

Yes (e.g., I am not comfortable with what I perceive to be an increased level of risk)

No (e.g., I am comfortable being in a space where some people are not masked)

It depends upon other factors (e.g., open windows, number of people attending, availability of distanced seating, etc)

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If you are not comfortable with your sense of an increased level of risk by optional masking, would you be most likely to:

Worship on Zoom

Come and sit outside

Sit in the Friends' Room where masks are required

Other:

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If you have been an active volunteer at Sunday morning events (e.g., AV Host, Greeter, Anchor, Mic Spacer, Child Care Worker, on-site Tech Host, etc), would a mask-optional choice affect your continued level of volunteering?

Yes

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If you selected "Yes" above, please specify the impact, including the choice to volunteer, the frequency of your willingness to volunteer, etc.

If you have been attending Meeting for Worship less frequently either on zoom or in the Meetinghouse, please explain why (e.g. use of technology is challenging, use of microphones is distracting, etc)

Please share any other thoughts you have on making masks optional for those attending Meeting for Worship in the Meetinghouse.

Please share what forms of community at FMC you have been especially missing these past years of the pandemic (e.g., coffee hour, simple lunch, etc.) and under what restrictions you would participate in those sorts of activities again.

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