United Thank Offering
UTO Coloring Contest and New Materials from Illustrated Ministries
By Joyce Landers, Vice President of the United Thank Offering Board One of the projects we were most excited to launch at General Convention was our collaboration with Illustrated Ministries to turn the “General Thanksgiving,” found in the back of your “Book of Common Prayer,” into an interactive experience. We’re so excited to share these […]
Giving Gratefully for the Future of Gratitude
By Sherri Dietrich, President of the United Thank Offering Board UTO’s Memorial Trust Fund allows the UTO Board to grant every penny of the Ingathering to support innovative mission and ministry. UTO also receives a small amount of funding from the General Convention, but that amount decreases every year, and we would like to be able […]
Times of Transition and Gratitude
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer For many of us, August is a time of transition. Summer comes to an end, and the school year begins. I remember being surprised when I graduated from college how the world seems to follow the school calendar even if you don’t have kids or aren’t attending school yourself. […]
Julia Chester Emery Icon – Third Edition
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer Our third Julia Chester Emery icon is actually the first that we had created. Over a year ago, the UTO Board decided that since we were creating so many resources for children for General Convention that we needed an image that would appeal to younger audiences. UTO has had […]
The Great EpisGOpal Race! Date Change: Oct. 14-23
By Isabelle Watkins, UTO Staff Wow! This summer has been filled with changes, and we love watching how everyone adapts and makes it work. The Great EpisGOpal Race was founded the first summer of the pandemic and continues to go through adaptation and change. Currently, that means we are changing the official race dates to […]
Julia Chester Emery Icon – Second Edition Finished
by Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer One of the things that has been so very intersting about the Julia Chester Emery icon project is how each one and its process has been so very different. We continue to hear how the first image from Marcy Hall inspires and delights. Our second icon, created by Kristen […]
The Great EpisGOpal Race is Back!
By Isabelle Watkins, UTO Administration The Great EpisGOpal Race is back, and you’re invited to join together in gratitude and race your way! This year, we’re partnering with Episcopal Migration Ministries, building on 20 years of partnership between UTO and EMM. Through this race, we hope to promote the practice of gratitude for our bodies, environments, communities, […]
Evento de formación de la Ofrenda Unida de Acción de Gracias
18 de junio de 202210a-12:45p Eastern Time Tenga en cuenta: este evento será solo en español, no se ofrecerá interpretación al inglés. Hay un día de capacitación en inglés en julio, visite https://DFMS.formstack.com/forms/virtual_convention si desea asistir a ese evento. Todas las presentaciones del taller se grabarán y estarán disponible en www.unitedthankoffering.org antes del 1 de agosto de 2022, las […]
2022 UTO Training Days
By Sherri Dietrich, President of the United Thank Offering Board With the changing landscape of gathering due to COVID-19, the UTO Board was able to think about better ways we could engage and support UTO coordinators through virtual trainings. We’ve created a training day in Spanish, geared toward our Spanish-speaking diocesan coordinators, and a two-day […]
General Convention Updates
By Sherri Dietrich, President of the United Thank Offering Board Most of you have heard by now that the UTO Board made the decision not to attend the 80th General Convention and Triennial this July, even before the GC planners decided to eliminate all extra persons from attending. The original impetus for the decision came […]
