United Thank Offering
Scholars Conference with Diana Butler Bass, April 23-24, 2020
Why be grateful? UTO has offered a steady stream of reasons to practice gratitude, and those of you who live with the spiritual discipline of gratitude know that it is life-changing. But what is the relationship between our faith as Christians/Episcopalians, gratitude, and God? Why does God call us to be thankful so many times […]
30 Days of Gratitude
November is finally upon us, and I feel like I am almost on top of things again after sabbatical (although thank you all for your patience with the e-news coming out late – I haven’t quite gotten back on top of the deadlines yet). Here in New Mexico, the weather has turned chilly and children […]
In Case You Missed It…
2020 Grant Applications for YAS! and the Annual Process are now available! Last month, all of the application materials for the 2020 grant processes were released here. If you have any questions, we hope you will join us for one of the upcoming webinars: October 15 at noon and 8 p.m. Eastern time at https://zoom.us/my/utomtgs. Congratulations to the […]
New Resources for UTO
Beginning in October, the United Thank Offering Board and staff are excited to offer two new ways to support UTO members and congregations. We hope that these will help support you in your faith walk and encourage gratitude in your community. Both of these new offerings came from UTO leaders, so if you’ve ever got […]
UTO Reads! Janice Kaplan’s "The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life"
Autumn always feels like a great time to begin thinking about goals for the coming year. As I started to think about my goals for 2020, I found this book on one woman’s year spent practicing gratitude. I hope you’ll join me in reading this memoir by someone trying to live a more grateful life […]
An Update on Regina Ratteree, past UTO Board President
With the permission of Regina and folks in the Diocese of Upper South Carolina, we are sharing with you some information about Regina, whom many of you know from when she served on the UTO Board (2003-2009) in many capacities, including as president. Regina was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago and we are […]
UPDATE – 2020 Challenge Grant: Camino Project
The UTO Board is happy to announce the UTO Camino Challenge Grant, for which UTO will match donations of up to $60,000 to support the building and development of the Anglican Pilgrim Centre in Santiago, Spain. UTO has a long history of partnership with the Reformed Episcopal Church of Spain, and we are excited to […]
UTO Pilgrims on the Camino…and We’re Off!
Soon, I (and 34 others) will begin our pilgrimage in Spain, with about half of us walking 100 miles of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela and the other half visiting UTO Grant sites around the north of the country. This week, we are all scurrying to line up everything to ensure that our lives […]
Pay Attention. Be Astonished. Tell About It.
This morning, as I trained for the walking portion of the UTO Pilgrims on the Camino, I was consumed with my mental checklist of things to pack. Of course, I will need the regular things for any trip. But what extra items might I need for five days of walking? How much do I really […]
Return, Practice, and Gratitude
Autumn is in full bloom as I sit down to write this, and it is my favorite season. There is something about the cooler air, the changing leaves, and the shorter days that I deeply love. So, after a wonderful sabbatical, it feels right to return to work when the environment reminds us that everything […]
