POLICY OVERVIEW

GENERAL USAGE POLICY:

As an organization that hopes to live justly, love abundantly and walk humbly, we consider 15 Overbrook Place to be a community resource.  A variety of people will make use of this space.  We ask that all those utilizing the space thoroughly understand, respect and support the underlying premises of the current ministries taking place here.

1)      This space is LGBTQI friendly & affirming.

2)      The communities that gather here cultivate peace and justice.

3)      This building, grounds, and those employed by Land of the Sky UCC are living wage certified. We encourage partners to realize the importance of this and the shared cost.

4)      The communities gathered here are child-friendly and seek to care for children under an expectation of security and safety made possible by the supervision of two unrelated adults.

WEDDINGS OVERVIEW

Weddings are the special moment that begin the sacred journey of marriage. We affirm that love has no race, religion, or sexual orientation. Love is bigger than any boundary we can create! So let us celebrate this sacred commitment to love another in the great joys and deepest sorrows of living.

All marriages benefit from a strong foundation. All couples are asked to complete premarital counseling in advance of their wedding date. Pastor Sara uses Prepare/Enrich for premarital counseling. Ideally, in this important work couples will talk about the gifts they bring to their relationship and the complicated conversations that married couples find themselves in time and again. Sharing isn’t easy! And neither is sharing your life. Prepare/Enrich has an online assessment and payment for the assessment is done online. Pastor Sara provides premarital counseling for partners of the communities and requests others make a $35/session donation to Land of the Sky UCC for the counseling sessions. In the God Economy we share what we have and take what we need.

All space rentals must go through office@landoftheskychurch.org. Pastor Sara performs wedding services on and off-site. A musician can be secured for services, as able.

HONORARIUM FEES

Suggested Honorarium for Officiant for Partners of Land of the Sky UCC: $300
Honorarium for Officiant for those not connected with Land of the Sky UCC: $500
Honorarium for Musician: $150

Funerals:

Please be in touch if you find yourself in need of Celebration of Life Services. There are fees associated with services AND we work with families during times of grief.

Please note that the Space Usage Fee for various life events are separate from the Honorarium that is directed to the services provided by clergy and musicians.