...and then some of us are just silly and join congregations 30 min from our homes (in good traffic).
I like First U. I like the people, I like the RE program (children and adult), I like the physical structure, I like the activities.
Just Sunday service is close to a three-hour commitment for me, because of the drive. Forget actually attending those interesting adult RE classes, that occur at 7pm on weeknights. I could handle a 7-9pm class if I could be in home and in bed within 15 minutes; 45-60 min, not so much.
I stopped attending Music Committee meetings because, with traffic, I was leaving a 6pm (or earlier, if the meeting was on Baltimore's north side) and not getting back til 10pm.
I think if my church was 5-15 min from my home, I'd be a lot more involved. I'm tentatively considering exploring other UU congregations in Greenbelt and Columbia, but I'm not really sure they're closer, time-wise, and I do like First U.
In theory, anyway. I don't know how valuable it really is when I can't actually participate in the faith community I came looking to find. :/
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2009-01-05 12:59 pm (UTC)I like First U. I like the people, I like the RE program (children and adult), I like the physical structure, I like the activities.
Just Sunday service is close to a three-hour commitment for me, because of the drive. Forget actually attending those interesting adult RE classes, that occur at 7pm on weeknights. I could handle a 7-9pm class if I could be in home and in bed within 15 minutes; 45-60 min, not so much.
I stopped attending Music Committee meetings because, with traffic, I was leaving a 6pm (or earlier, if the meeting was on Baltimore's north side) and not getting back til 10pm.
I think if my church was 5-15 min from my home, I'd be a lot more involved. I'm tentatively considering exploring other UU congregations in Greenbelt and Columbia, but I'm not really sure they're closer, time-wise, and I do like First U.
In theory, anyway. I don't know how valuable it really is when I can't actually participate in the faith community I came looking to find. :/