United Thank Offering
Member Surveys, Please
By Sherri Dietrich, UTO Board President We all get surveys from time to time, and we often ignore them, but I encourage you to complete the newly released UTO Member Survey via this link because your answers are important in shaping UTO’s programs in the next few years. Because we have no membership fees or required registration […]
Fall is Full of Opportunities for Gratitude
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer For those of you who have met me, you know that fall is my favorite season. It is filled with so many things that I love and am thankful for. From cooler air to crunchy leaves, you can’t go wrong with fall. My family joins me in this love […]
UTO and Summer Events
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer There are several conferences happening this summer, and as UTO begins to head back out into the world, we hope to see you at some of them! Episcopal Youth Event is taking place in July in Maryland. Unfortunately, our staff can’t be there in person, but UTO will be […]
Gratitude Without Giving?
By Sherri Dietrich, UTO Board President 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but […]
Transitions on the UTO Staff
By Isabelle Watkins, UTO Administrative Associate With a grateful heart, my time on staff at UTO is coming to an end. I have absolutely loved getting to know, serve, and support each one of you as we worked together to uplift UTO and the mission of gratitude throughout the church and beyond. I am so […]
July 15 Deadline for the 2024 UTO Prayer Booklet
By UTO Executive Committee We want to invite you to take a deep breath and think for a second about the world around you. What are you thankful for about the world you see? What are you concerned about? These thoughts are a great start to a prayer. Prayer is simply a conversation between you […]
2023 UTO Grant Awards
By Joyce Landers, UTO Board Vice President The United Thank Offering Board is very excited to announce the 2023 grant recipients. We wish to congratulate the 2023 grant recipients and the important work they are doing to spread the kingdom of God here on earth. The full list of 2023 grant awards is available here or here. This […]
Scapes and Energy
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer For those of you that have been around UTO for a long time, you know that I love growing garlic. As June begins, it is time for the first garlic harvest. We garlic farmers head out and cut off the scapes, or the part of the garlic that will […]
UTO Training Day, Screening of ‘Gratitude Revealed’ and Q&A with the Director
Join us on Saturday, June 3, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern time. This year our training day will take a very different shape as our Board leans into a new structure with three main committees and areas of work: finance and archives, formation and outreach, and grants. Each committee will present a workshop […]
‘Waves of Gratitude’: A Gratitude-Based Vacation Bible Camp Curriculum Now Available
By Heather Melton, Staff Officer Years ago, I started writing and trying out materials to create a gratitude-based Vacation Bible School curriculum. This project sat untouched during the pandemic, and thanks to the encouragement of the Board and support of several volunteers, I am proud to say that “Waves of Gratitude” is finally available for […]
