United Thank Offering
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Congratulations to 2019 UTO Grant Recipients! by Joyce Landers, Vice President, the United Thank Offering Board The UTO Board is very happy to announce the 2019 regular UTO Grant recipients. We were able to award 33 grants this year. A list and description of each can be found here, and the brochures will be at […]
2020 UTO Grant Applications Available!
The United Thank Offering Board is very happy to announce that 2020 grant applications and all associated documents are now available on our website: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/united-thank-offering. The Young Adult and Seminarian (YAS!) granting cycle focus is Holy Gifts: Bringing together our blessings and gifts to breathe love, liberation, and life into our communities. Young Adult Grants are open to […]
Preparing for Pilgrimage
You don’t begin a pilgrimage like October’s UTO Pilgrims on the Camino by getting on an airplane and just starting to walk when you hit the ground in Spain. Even those of us who are doing the driving arm of the pilgrimage to visit UTO Grant sites in Spain must prepare for the spiritual exercise, […]
“Why Nots” and Second Thoughts
I like to think God calls to us in second thoughts. You know, that moment of consideration you give to an idea you have previously put on the back burner. Maybe it didn’t seem like the right fit at the time, but then you figure, “Why not?” I think God whispers “why not” to our […]
News From You! Ideas on Growing UTO Participation from the Diocese of Washington
Mathy Milling Downing shared with us: “I sent a personal letter to every parish in our Diocese in Washington. The response has been great! I’m doing my fourth presentation on Saturday. I’ve developed complete ‘toolkits’ for beginning UTO and have encouraged each parish to give as part of almsgiving and gratefulness during Lent. I hope […]
Journey to Palestine: Princess Basma Rehabilitation Centre
On the UTO trip to the Holy Land, one of the places we visited (and spent longer than we were supposed to because we had such a wonderful experience there) was the Princess Basma Centre. Years ago, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori visited the Centre and was so impressed with its work that she supported […]
UTO Reads! Anne Lamott’s "Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers"
This summer, we invite you to join us in reading a small (102 pages) volume on prayer from Anne Lamott. Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers is a quick dive into the importance of prayers of praise, gratitude, and surrender. You can hear an NPR interview with Ms. Lamott about this book here. You have […]
Meet the 2019-2020 UTO Intern: Isabelle Watkins
The UTO Board gratefully and joyfully welcomes Isabelle Watkins as the fourth UTO intern. We have learned from each of the young women who have joined us as interns, and we anticipate the exchange of learning and mentoring with Isabelle. Sherri Dietrich, UTO Board president, shared: “She will bring the energy and enthusiasm of youth […]
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 Church in Spain, and we are excited to support this next […]
Updates on the Work of the Board
July marks the end of my first year as president of the United Thank Offering Board. It’s been an exciting, terrifying, meaningful, overwhelming, and wonderful privilege so far, and I think I may be starting to get the hang of it. This also seems like a good time to give an update on what the […]
