We are pleased to announce that Rev. Patty Hanneman will now serve as an Affiliate Community Minister at ERUUF.
What is an Affiliate Community Minister?
The UU Ministers Association urges community ministers to formally affiliate with a congregation in order to ground themselves in the support and accountability of a Unitarian Universalist covenantal community. In congregations such as ERUUF, which is served by a Parish Minister, the Community Minister initiates an application for affiliation through that colleague. Rev. Patty and Rev. Jacqueline have entered into a formal Letter of Affiliation which outlines their collegial relationship and Rev. Patty's affiliation with ERUUF as Community Minister.
Specifically, the UUMA states that:
Community Ministers shall respect the integrity of the relationship between members of a congregation served by a colleague and that colleague. Parish Ministers shall respect the integrity of the relationship community ministers have with the individuals they engage in their ministries. Within the limits of professional confidentiality, if any minister has occasion to offer ministerial services to someone known or discovered to be in a professional relationship with a colleague, they should notify that minister about that occasion.
Rev. Patty's role as Affiliate Community Minister is an unpaid position, as customary, since it is not a formal employment position at ERUUF. However, Rev. Patty can be invited by Rev. Jacqueline to serve in a short-term paid role serving the congregation, or in a volunteer position serving on a committee or other typical volunteer activity.
Please join us in welcoming Rev. Patty as our Affiliate Community Minister!
