Becoming a Member

Everyone is welcome to attend Sunday Services at North Shore Unitarians (NSU) and participate in any or all of the programs and events that take place. Get to know us — and help us get to know you. If NSU feels like a good fit for you, you may want to learn more and connect with us more deeply.  That’s when Deepening Connections and official membership may be right for you.

Deepening Connections

One or more times each year, we host a program called Deepening Connections, which allows new people to learn more about Unitarian Universalism in general, as well as specifics about our NSU community. This is a great opportunity to ask questions and connect with some of our long-term members, as well as others who are new-ish to NSU. 

We encourage everyone to attend Deepening Connections before officially becoming a member, as it lays the foundation for helping you to understand more fully what membership means, including the intentions of membership.

You can sign up for Deepening Connections, so you’ll be notified when we offer our next session.

Intentions of Membership

Becoming a member of our congregation is a meaningful step in one’s journey, worthy of careful thought and deliberation. Because of this, we ask prospective members to have the following Intentions of membership: 

  • To take part in the life of our community.
  • To make attending Sunday services a priority.
  • To act in service both within and beyond our NSU community.
  • To make an annual financial contribution (called a pledge) to NSU.
  • To make efforts to better understand and live by the principles and values of Unitarian Universalism, as you understand them to be.

 

If you can affirm these intentions, we welcome you to officially become an official member of our congregation.

Benefits of Membership

Formally joining our congregation deepens your belonging in and commitment to our community, and to our wider Unitarian Universalist tradition. You become an official member of the North Shore Unitarians by signing our Membership Book in the presence of a Board Member. Members in good standing enjoy the following privileges:

  • The knowledge that you are helping us fulfill our mission of helping people to live with more depth, meaning and purpose.
  • The right to vote in all congregational meetings after you’ve been a member for a year or longer.
  • The opportunity to serve as an elected member of our Board of Trustees.