Soul Matters 2021-22 registration

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Welcome! Soul Matters groups are currently forming for the 2021-22 church year. These groups of 8-10 people meet monthly to share discussion based on each member's exploration of the month's packet of spiritual resources on a monthly theme. If you are not familiar with UUCL's small-group ministries, please read more and download a sample packet here: https://uuclonline.org/soul-matters/

The information you share will help us place you in an existing or new Soul Matters group. Most information will only be seen by UUCL staff; some may be shared with facilitators in order to help the group (unless you ask otherwise). If you have a confidential question, please reach out directly to Lenore, Director of Lifespan Faith Development: Lenore@uuclonline.org.

A NOTE ABOUT COVID-19, GATHERING, AND COVENANT:

As we all know, we're in an ongoing pandemic. Children under 12 still don't have access to the vaccine, and rates of transmission and hospitalization are very high in Lancaster. Therefore...
- Some groups will meet outdoors, masked or unmasked while weather permits, then move to online in colder months.
- Some will meet indoors after a conversation in covenant about vaccination status, risk, and whether to all mask or to leave it up to individuals.
- At least one group will meet virtually for the entire year.

We'll try to place you with a group that shares similar baseline preferences (for example, if you indicate you want to only meet online, we'll try to place you in a virtual group). But groups will also need to have a big conversation at the beginning of the year and again month to month about: virtual vs. in person; outdoors vs. indoors; all masking vs. by individual preference; air filtration and distancing vs. higher-risk activities like eating or singing. As you decide, please prioritize the highest needs for survival and safety among the group; while also thinking about each person’s access to the group. We UUs affirm that we live in an interconnected web of life of which we are all a part. The decisions we make about how to meet reflect our deepest commitments to inclusion, love, and mutuality.

Together, this September and beyond, we will embrace possibility.

Email *

What is your full name, as you would like us to address you? *

What pronouns should we use to address you?

We ask this question to make sure we are addressing you as you wish to be addressed, without making assumptions. Examples include she/her, he/him, ze/zir, they/them...

What is a good way to contact you about placement in a group? *

We may need to contact you to ask about timing, offer options, or discuss Soul Matters. Check all of your preferred contact methods.

Phone call

Texting

Other:

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Your phone number: *

Your mailing address (including zip code): *

What is your relationship to UUCL? (Member, friend, just encountering...?) *

In addition to the typical Soul Matters groups, we offer groups that help people explore specific aspects of their lives. Would you be interested in discussing joining any of the following? *

The typical Soul Matters monthly group!

Soul Matters group for parents: A group for parents and others raising children, with childcare provided when meeting outdoors.

Soulful Home drop-in discussions for people raising children: A monthly drop-in for parents and others raising children, to discuss monthly Soul Matters topics about your spirituality and your whole family's spiritual wellness, co-facilitated by Lenore (Director of Lifespan Faith Development)

Starting Point: Three sessions led by Rev. Israel exploring the foundations of Unitarian Universalism. Members then have the option to continue to meet as a more typical Soul Matters group, facilitated by a member. A way for long-term members and newer UUs to get to know each other and this faith anew.

I am interested in a spiritual small group other than Soul Matters.

Other:

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Have you participated in Soul Matters before? *

This will be my first time participating in a Soul Matters group at UUCL.

I am presently in an active Soul Matters group.

I was previously in a Soul Matters group that is no longer active.

Other:

If you participated in Soul Matters before, please let us know whether you would like to join a new group or remain with your previous group:

Sometimes, a person may stay with the same group for years. Others might not have had found the right fit - it happens! Still others might want to meet more people in the congregation - and so choose to move to a different group.

I will stay with my current Soul Matters group.

I would like to be placed in a different Soul Matters group this year.

I would like to have a discussion about my Soul Matters placement with the Director of Lifespan Faith Development.

Other:

When are you available to meet? Click this link, which will take you to a Doodle.com poll. Select your timing options there, close the Doodle.com window, then return to this form to submit your registration. https://doodle.com/poll/kp2i5kmwbg5gd626?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link *

I have filled out the Doodle Poll linked above with my availability.

I don't know my availability yet.

Other:

What is your meeting preference? Please check ALL that apply.

On Zoom exclusively for the year (at least one group is meeting online for the whole year)

Zoom as one option, depending on COVID or weather, at the group's discretion

In person outdoors (UUCL or person's home) as an option depending on COVID or weather

In person indoors if everyone has a conversation about vaccination status and masking

Other:

What else should we know in order to help match you with a group to explore spirituality together?

What you're looking to get out of participating in Soul Matters; any notes about placement needs; COVID concerns; etc.

Thank you! We'll be in touch in the following week or two. We look forward to helping you connect to spiritual searching and community.

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