In some states, there is something called "Right to Work", which is a very misleading term as it means that the employer has the right to terminate you for any reason at any time and the employee has the right to terminate work at any time for any reason.
I had to fight to be able to go to church, and sometimes, that just wasn't possible, in which case I had to have the opportunity on Wednesday. Now, it isn't a problem, but back then, oh boy did I have issues with my previous employer, and I live in a "Right to Work" state.
Furthermore, there often must be official belief that worship attendance is required. For some groups, that is easy. For many Protestant denominations however, particularly Non-denominational groups, that is nearly impossible because it isn't a part of the theology. As such, a Roman Catholic would have a fairly easy time (Holy Days of Obligation), but a member of a house church would find it exceedingly difficult. As a Episcopalian (member of the Anglican Communion), it wasn't too hard for me.
Well, unfortunately, a lot of companies purposely understaff in order to save money. They try to squeeze as much out of as few employees as possible.
Efficiency is good, but many companies take it to an extreme which, IMO, is very immoral and unprofessional...and I daresay Un-Christian.
However, it may truly be that you are understaffed; that
is possible. You might be understaffed at your location, although since I am not there, I will differ to your take on that.
This is only orthodox ecclesiology. One individual is not a church; the community as an instituted whole is the church. I am pleased you seem to believe this!
It should be a part of your records. Ask your therapist.
Honestly, I am surprised that it wouldn't be in your medical records. Given how human biology works (everything affects everything else; we're a very complex species), your condition should be on record. Ask your general practitioner to make sure. If it isn't, be sure you give consent for your general practitioner and your therapist to communicate with each other; it would highly advise this because you will probably get better help from both of them if they know what the other is doing for you.
However, your therapist should hopefully have the records of your psychiatric history, and if not, if you can find who originally diagnosed you, you should be able to officially ask that the records be transferred to your current therapist. Again, I highly suggest this because your current therapist will then have access to a wealth of knowledge he or she didn't have before and will be able to help you better.
And in case you are worried about your two professionals knowing what the other is doing, don't worry; both your general practitioner and therapist are under professional obligations of confidentiality. Only the most pertinent of information would be shared, and they would never divulge things otherwise to each other. Only information that is necessarily to help you would be shared.
Be calm, don't get emotional, and speak clearly. Ask; don't demand, and absolutely don't threaten. Tell her the situation, how you feel, and hopefully she'll understand. I cannot guarantee anything, but if you present your case professionally, then you have a fair chance of getting what you feel you need.
However, do try to get a signed document affirming your diagnosis or the records as well as a written official recommendation from your therapist that attending religious service is therapeutic for you (only if the therapist truly believes so). If you can get these, then you will have some
very powerful weapons at your disposal that cannot be ignored by your workplace.