Click here to view the current list of affinity groups (updated 3/19/24)

Affinity Group Procedures and Guidelines

Affinity Groups are common-interest groups, open to all. Their purpose is to develop interpersonal relationships within QUUF and share common interests. Collectively, the various Affinity Groups make up the QUUF Affinity Team and are part of the Community Council.

Affinity Groups are started by QUUF members. These groups are one of the ways congregants can delve more deeply into a subject of interest to them and get to know each other better in an informal setting. All groups are congregant-initiated and led by the Convener. These groups are open to all who wish to sign up, unless there is a maximum size set by the Convener. QUUF members are given priority. QUUF staff can assist with logistics.

Examples of shared interests that congregants have gathered into Affinity Groups are around hobbies (knitting, handiworks, painting), activities (reading, walking, cooking, meditating), or a desire to delve into a particular type of issue (politics, science, spirituality, etc.). Some groups meet at QUUF; others meet in people’s homes or other appropriate locations. Some groups begin with a chalice lighting and opening words; others do not. Some groups create a Covenant, others do not.

To join an affinity group, email the contact person for the group of your choice.


QUUF Affinity Group Procedures and Guidelines

QUUF Affinity Group Application Form

If you would like to start a new Affinity Group or continue a current group, please complete the application form above and send it to the interim Affinity Groups Coordinator, Debra Bouchard.

If you are interested in joining an affinity group, please contact the listed Affinity Group convener.

Affinity Group size is limited only by the space available, the amount of equipment available to members (if this applies), and/or logistics (such as how many people can reasonably engage in a group discussion).

If a size-limited group is “full,” a waiting list of interested people should be started and contacted if space becomes available. If there are enough people to start a new group, the members of the original group are encouraged to help it launch, either by offering a convener from the original group’s ranks, or by mentoring a new convener from the waiting list.

Once a person joins an Affinity Group, the group leader adds them to their email contact list so that they can be told when and where upcoming meetings will take place.

All Affinity Group meetings, like any other QUUF meetings, should be added to the QUUF calendar, with date, time and place listed.

Page updated: March 19, 2024