We were privileged to have two members of PATB who helped bring time banking to our area, and who are currently serving as coordinators, Margo and Joel, speak in our Fellowship in early December. They were urged to do so by Jean, who also had similarly urged me to look into the Time Bank for some time.
And rightly so! It is seemingly a perfect fit -- The Time Bank and UUFP (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown). The Time Bank is comprised of people who care about people, people who want to live in a community characterized by fellowship and service to each other—people like us in many, many ways.
We are now also exploring corporate membership for UUFP, which might allow us, for example, to swap a Time Bank meeting in our facility for some hours with folks who paint walls or trim trees or do any of the myriad things any church needs.
The Time Bank also allows individual members to contribute hours earned to the Fellowship. In this way we get to do good works and then choose to meet some personal need or allow the Fellowship to benefit from our labors.
Looking at the potential of UUFP joining forces with the Time Bank, individually and as a group, it is hard to see who is not a winner. I have already joined and hope that you will consider doing the same.
Blessings,
Reverend Dave
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Pottstown
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