Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto

Sample Covenant

We, the members of this group, make the following covenant with one another:

1. We will take responsibility for own spiritual development and respect the spiritual journeys of others.

2. We will participate in this group for at least six months and attend regularly.

3. We will honor each others' boundaries and our own.

4. We will listen deeply to one another and give each person equal time.

5. We will not disclose confidential information shared by other group members unless we have clear permission.

6. We will regularly invite others to consider joining our group when appropriate, and divide the group when it is time.

7. We will serve the community and/or UUCPA as a group regularly.

8. We will commit to addressing and resolving conflicts in a respectful way.

9. We will encourage others to share their concerns and express their wishes.

10. Before leaving the group, we will attend at least three more meetings after informing the group of our decision.