United Thank Offering
The United Thank Offering Presents: Mental Health + Gratitude
May 17 at Noon Eastern By Sherri Dietrich, UTO Board President Register here.For the latest updates, visit www.unitedthankoffering.com/webinar. Mark your calendars now for our March 17 webinar on mental health and gratitude. Both the COVID pandemic and the continuing state of the world have pushed anxiety, depression, and burnout to concerning levels. In this webinar our […]
God Comes Through
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer During Lent some of you joined with me in reading “Uncommon Gratitude: Alleluia for All That Is” by Joan Chittister and Rowan Williams. There is a chapter in the book by Rowan Williams on saints that has stuck with me. Williams writes that “holiness is as little a characteristic […]
UTO Grants in Action
From the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio Each month in our newsletter for coordinators, we share a story from a grant site, gleaned through our reporting processes. In 2023, we are sharing an additional story here to help tell the stories of where your thank offerings have gone and the impact that they have. We’ll also […]
July 15 Deadline for the 2024 UTO Prayer Booklet
By Sherri Dietrich, UTO Board President Every year prior to General Convention, we collect prayers from throughout The Episcopal Church (and Anglican Communion) to create a prayer booklet that we offer to the whole church. This has become a beloved tradition, for those who write prayers and for those who use them. The deadline for […]
New Book Release: ‘Sober Spirituality’
We know many of you love the UTO liturgy booklet created by the Rev. Erin Jean Warde as a consultant to UTO, which is why we are pleased to let you know that her first book is available this month! Here’s the blurb about her book: When author and Episcopal priest Erin Jean Warde quit […]
April Webinars: Resurrection and End-of-Life Planning
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer One of the things I used to do when I was a parish priest during Lent was hold a workshop to help people begin to think about their funerals. While this may sound like a dark and depressing sort of thing to do, it can actually be very joyful. […]
UTO Grants in Action
From the Mid-Year Report by the Rev. Rachel Mash Each month in our newsletter for coordinators, we share a story from a grant site, gleaned through our reporting processes. In 2023, we are sharing an additional story here to help tell the stories of where your thank offerings have gone and the impact that they […]
Changes to the 2024 UTO Grant Criteria
By Joyce Landers, UTO Board Vice President The UTO Board is asking that all potential grant applicants to be aware of changes that are coming in 2024. First, The Episcopal Church is changing its grant submission software, and UTO will be one of the first granting agencies in the church to use it. We believe […]
2022 Annual Report and Ingathering Reports Now Available
By Sherri Dietrich, UTO Board President Read the full 2022 UTO Annual Report.See the 2000-2022 UTO Ingathering Reports. The 2022 United Thank Offering Annual Report is in the final stages of preparation as I write this reflection. I want to share some thoughts about annual reports as part of our commitment to you all and […]
Easter: Resurrection and Learning to Embrace Change with Gratitude
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher who lived in Ephesus during the 6th century B.C., wrote one text of which only fragments remain. The theme of the text is the unity of opposites, and from this text we get a famous quote that I’m sure you’ve heard: “The only constant in […]
