Communicating with the Community

News and information for members and friends of the society circulate in these primary ways: the  newsletter FUSNews, the order of service, the website and calendar, email lists, and FUSN's Facebook and LinkedIn pages.

You can find an archive of photos on the FUSN Flickr Photostream. For download access, webster [at] fusn [dot] org (contact the webster). Visit the new Community Photos page for links to collections of images of FUSN activities. (Email the link and brief description to the webster [at] fusn [dot] org to add your FUSN-related photos.)

FUSNews

The FUSNews is available in print through traditional mail or electronically on the Web site or via email. It is published bimonthly through the society year and monthly during the summer. Members, friends, and people interested in learning more about the community are welcome to receive FUSNews. Contact the editor at office [at] fusn [dot] org to request either the print version or the email version. Find the online version of FUSNews in Community Tools on the right (login to view it).

The newsletter includes columns by the minister, the director of lifespan religious education, and the music director, as well as news on upcoming meetings and other society events. Written or emailed announcements must arrive in the administrator's office by 9 a.m. on the deadline day and will be included in the newsletter if space allows. The administrator cannot accept telephoned entries for the newsletter. Space does not permit the publishing of classified ads from members. Check the 2010-11 schedule for dates and deadlines.

Thursday morning after the copy deadline, volunteers label, sort, and mail the newsletters. The newsletter covers events for the Sunday 10 days from the mailed date and beyond. Members or friends who live outside of Newton can pay for first class postage to speed delivery of their newsletters. Email subscribers receive FUSNews much faster than print subscribers. The webster alerts the business email list when the new issue is posted online.

Editor: Fran Clancy, office [at] fusn [dot] org

Order of Service

This program is distributed at FUSN services on Sunday mornings. To include an announcement, please email it to office [at] fusn [dot] org by Thursday at 9 a.m. for the upcoming Sunday order of service.

Editor: Fran Clancy, office [at] fusn [dot] org

Web Site

The FUSN web site contains text and photos that offer comprehensive information about the society, its history, and its programs. In addition, the Web site publishes an events calendar; sermons; the newsletter; minutes from the Operatons Council and Board of Trustees' meetings; and other major information such as contact information for committee chairs, board members, etc.

FUSN calendar: to book rooms and have your event placed on the FUSN calendar, contac \t office [at] fusn [dot] org or call the FUSN office 617-527-3203. Specify if you want your event to run on the website's home page in the Upcoming Events column.

Since newsletters often contain personal telephone numbers and addresses, you must log in with your user name and password to access them. Check in the Community Tools About this Site page to learn how to log in.

This site, debuted in fall 2009, was created by the FUSN Web Team.

Webster: webster [at] fusn [dot] org

Email Lists

The FUSN email lists are unmonitored and are open to any member or friend of the society.

The Business List, fusn-business [at] lists [dot] fusn [dot] org, is a society information-only list. Subscribers receive news/information directly relevant to the society and its members.

The General List, fusn [at] lists [dot] fusn [dot] org, is a vehicle for transmitting news, requests, opinions, and items of general (and occasionally even marginal!) interest. Messages range from requests for the names of plumbers and babysitters to suggestions for social action, and jokes. Subscribers voluntarily observe the rules of generally accepted e-mail etiquette. The general list contains all the business list messages.

The Daily Digest compiles all the messages from both lists for the day and emails the digest about 9 p.m. each night. The subject lines and authors are listed at the top of the page.

Want to join a list? Email jud [dot] leonard [at] gmail [dot] com and specify which list you prefer.

List Manager: Jud Leonard, jud [dot] leonard [at] gmail [dot] com

Email List Policies

1. Users should assume that anything sent to the list may become public knowledge; messages on the list have shown up in local newspapers and right-wing blogs.

The list server software will not automatically redistribute messages unless the "from" address matches an address on one of the two lists. This keeps most spam messages from being propagated. There are some addresses on the list for people who have moved away, or whose connection to the community is remote, but who want to keep up with what's happening at FUSN.

2. Use of FUSN vs FUSN-business lists.

The distinction is that some people find the volume of messages on the general list (fusn [at] lists [dot] fusn [dot] org) distracting, overwhelming, or annoying, but still want to receive announcements of church events and activities. Those people are on the business list (fusn-business [at] lists [dot] fusn [dot] org).

So for most of us, most of the time we should send to the general list (fusn [at] lists [dot] fusn [dot] org). The exception is that we should use the fusn-business list when we're acting on behalf of the society to notify the community of fusn-sponsored activities or events. People are sometimes tempted to use the business list simply because it reaches more people; that's a mistake—it’s spamming.

Social Media

Connect online with FUSN folks. Join FUSN's Facebook page to keep up with friends and the LinkedIn page do some career networking.