Policy

Below are some general policies of the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. This list is not exhaustive. See the links at the bottom of this page for more policy information.

  • Cancellation of Sunday Events due to Heavy Snowfall
    • In the event of a large amount of snowfall early on a Sunday morning that would constitute a danger for travel or entry to the building to staff and/or congregation members, we could be required to cancel of one or both services, the forum, and/or RE.
    • Procedures to follow:
      • President, Building and Grounds Chair and/or Minister will cancel Sunday events as appropriate (in consultation with one another if possible).
      • Send email to announcements.
      • Notify Webmaster, who puts the notification on the church website.
      • Notify Worship Associates.
      • Instruct members and friends to check email and the website or call the Minister, President or Building and Grounds chair if in question before heading out.
      • Call a member or friend (who lives in the Eastern Area) who can walk over to the church and puts up signs.
  • Building Use for Special Events and Fundraisers
    • If a fundraiser, special event or meeting involves the church congregation or church facility, then a request for approval from the Church Council must be made in person or in writing.
    • Procedures:
      • If approval is needed before the Council’s regularly scheduled meeting, then an email request to the Council chair (church vice- president) maybe made. This policy applies to all people who wish to hold a fundraiser, special event or meeting at the Unitarian Church of Los Alamos. Members of the congregation and church committees are covered by this policy.
  • Email Lists
    • COMMUNITY
      • Any member/friend of the church is free to use the COMMUNITY list as long as it meets the guidelines listed here.   Note–to prevent general spam messages–you must send messages from an email account that is registered as part of either the COMMUNITY or ANNOUNCEMENTS lists.
      • Examples of what IS acceptable for the COMMUNITY list:
        • Information about a general community event a church member/friend thinks would be of interest to others in the church.
        • Link or information about an article online that church member/friend thinks would be of interest to others in the church.
        • Discussion initiation of some topic and redirect people to the online discussion forum.
        • Announcement of a personal milestone (birthday, anniversary, death, etc.).
        • Request for help with something or a temporary loan of an item from a member/friend.
      • Examples of what IS NOT acceptable for the COMMUNITY list:
        • Profanity, discussions of a sexual or illegal nature or images of sexual or illegal activity.
        • Political ads or flyers, endorsement of any political candidate or party, etc.
        • Advertisements for a personal business.
        • Language consisting of a personal attack towards a single person or group.
    • ANNOUNCEMENTS
      • Additions to the ANNOUNCEMENTS list can be made by a forum or group leader, a church committee chairperson or any member of the Council, a member of the Board, or a church staff member.  If others have an announcement they consider appropriate, they can contact anyone on this list to have their announcement listed.  Only announcements pertinent to church activities are appropriate.
      • Examples of emails for the ANNOUNCEMENTS list (instead of COMMUNITY list):
        • Office church business (events, meetings, services, etc.).
        • Announcements of death, memorial services, weddings, etc., that involve the church or church members/friends.
        • Calls for volunteers for committees, boards, etc.
    • Removal of Email Addresses from Lists:
      • Due to Error Messages:
        • Emails may be removed from any or all site email lists if excessive error messages result from the user’s email address because of full mailboxes, overquota messages, etc.
      • Inappropriate Emails and Announcements:
        • If anyone sees an entry on either of these two lists (Community, Announcements) which they feel is inappropriate or which does not meet these guidelines, please contact the webmaster or a member of the Board to have it reviewed and removed if needed and/or possible.
    • Changes to These Guidelines
      • The Board will periodically review these guidelines and make changes as deemed appropriate.  These changes can be made using an email vote.

Other Policy Documents and Pages

  • Privacy Policy