| Membership
We
hope anyone spending time at Othona – at either Othona centre
- will develop, to some degree, a sense of belonging. You
are a member of the community at that time in that place.
Some people choose to make that into a more formal membership
of the Othona Community as a network of people spreading across
the UK and beyond.
To
become a member you subscribe a certain amount of money (see
below). In return, you receive the printed newsletter "Full
Circle" (now three times a year), mailings from time
to time with programme details from both Othona centres, and
voting rights for the committees which help run those centres.
There's an Annual General Meeting in London which members
are encouraged to attend and vote at.
So
what is membership?
It doesn't commit you to particular actions, nor to any shared
statement of beliefs. Perhaps it is most important as a way
of signifying your support for Othona. For some people their
membership becomes a key factor in their life and they pour
time and energy, resources and prayer into Othona. Some find
Othona friends - away from either centre – become a significant
part of their social network.
For
others, their subscribing membership may be no more than a
wish to support and keep hearing news from an organisation
in which they can no longer actively participate. What it
means for you would be up to you – entirely. It's a kind of
sliding scale of involvement.
We
always welcome new members. You can join in person when visiting
Othona. Or you can contact Christine Cox, the Membership Secretary:
Othona Membership Secretary
269 Ladyshot
Harlow
Essex
CM20 3EY
Tel: 01279 438213
Email: membershipsecretary@othona.org
Currently
the annual subscription rates are:
£10 per household
£5 per single person on means tested benefit or only the state
pension
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