United Thank Offering
Contribute to the 2020 UTO Annual Report
By the Rev. Canon Heather L. Melton, Staff Officer for the United Thank Offering 2020 was a year like no other. When we entered the first stay-at-home order here in New Mexico, I took some time to dig through the UTO historical materials in my office to try and see what the women did during […]
Epiphany: Carrying the Light of Christ into the Darkness
By the Rev. Canon Heather L. Melton, Staff Officer for the United Thank Offering Epiphany is a wonderful liturgical season that sometimes gets lost between the bookends of Christmas and Lent; however, I think Epiphany is a really important moment to engage with, particularly in relation to the practice of gratitude. There are some really […]
Submit Your 2021 Applications Early!
By Joyce Landers, UTO Vice President The 2021 UTO Annual Grant Application and supporting materials are available now at episcopalchurch.org/utogrants. The focus for this year’s grant applications is Recovering with Love and Gratitude: An Episcopal Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Local Contexts. The United Thank Offering is accepting applications in two categories – sustaining ministries and innovative […]
Hope for the New Year
By Sherri Dietrich, UTO Board President The beginning of a new year is always hopeful, and if there’s one thing we all need after a year of pandemic life, it’s hope. We’ve all been waiting and hoping for so long already – for a vaccine, for time with friends, for hugs from grandparents, for life […]
A Litany of Thanksgiving
From: The Reverend Canon Henry and Mrs. Male, The Reverend Ralph Moore, Diocese of Maine Leader: Let us remember before God and one another the ministriesof every member of the universal church, saying, People: “We remember and give thanks.” Leader: For missionaries and emissaries here and abroad; foundersand members of Episcopal religious orders; members and leadersof the Episcopal […]
The United Thank Offering and the Staff of the Reconciliation, Justice and Creation Care Team Present: The Gospel of Mark Weekly Zoom Bible Study as a Part of the 2021 Good Book Club
Join us as we work our way through the Gospel of Mark during Epiphany. On Thursday of each week, we will gather and talk about the history and context of the portion of the Gospel of Mark that we read the week prior. Everyone will be invited to share what stood out to them, and […]
Giant UTO Blue Boxes for Sale!
Many of you have been asking for a long time how to purchase a giant wooden Blue Box like the one UTO displays at General Convention. We have found an Episcopal artisan to create such boxes for use in local contexts. A perfect replica, in large stature, of the timeless UTO Blue Box is now […]
Giant UTO Blue Boxes for Sale!
Many of you have been asking for a long time how to purchase a giant wooden Blue Box like the one UTO displays at General Convention. We have found an Episcopal artisan to create such boxes for use in local contexts. A perfect replica, in large stature, of the timeless UTO Blue Box is now available […]
In Case You Missed It… August 2020
Deadline Extended! Prayer Booklet 2021 Call for Prayers Every three years, the United Thank Offering assembles a small book of gratitude-related prayers, one of the most popular items we give out at each General Convention/Triennial and afterward for as long as they last. We are looking for original prayers in the following categories: Gratitude, Guidance, Healing, Love […]
Webinar: Mystics, Mayhem, and Madness: Wisdom from Christian Spiritual Giants for a Time of Chaos
Thursdays in September and early October at 7 p.m. Eastern time (5 weeks, September 3–October 1) Christianity is no stranger to times of mayhem and madness. From the chaotic violence of the Crusades to the ravages of the Black Death to the infamous Spanish Inquisition, Christians have long confronted times when it seemed as though […]
