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2019 YAS Grants announced! Reminder: Each month, the UTO Board provides sample newsletter articles and bulletin announcements that you can edit for use in your diocese or congregation. They are available here. UTO Database: At General Convention, we launched our brand-new membership database. Thank you to everyone who has already uploaded their current information! This database […]
2019 UTO Annual Grant Process Timeline
The deadline has now passed for the 2019 Grant Process. Thank you to everyone who applied, who served on a screening committee, and who gave in 2018 to support the 2019 grants! With that said, please note the following important information about your application: If you are a grant applicant, please be sure that you […]
Grant Site Update
In 2017, UTO awarded a grant to develop Epiphany, a new worshipping community in Savannah, Georgia that collaborates with grassroots organizers as a means of community-building, mission development, and development of new evangelistic methods. This new ministry will benefit the broader Episcopal Church and local grassroots organizing partners who do nonpartisan asset-based community development (ABCD). […]
The Grant Site Pilgrim’s Way: UTO Pilgrims on the Camino
A pilgrim, according to Merriam-Webster, is a person who travels to a holy place as an act of religious devotion. I’ve been thinking about what it means to be a pilgrim in relation to our upcoming UTO Pilgrims on the Camino trip in October, especially for our Grant Site Pilgrims. I must admit the lore of the Camino […]
Raising Grateful Voices: Spreading UTO and Gratitude in Your World New Orleans, June 12-13, 2019
The UTO Board and staff are thrilled to announce Raising Grateful Voices, a new opportunity to gather together to learn, share, and experience UTO Grant sites. This triennium, UTO will be offering annual regional gatherings in conjunction with other complementary gatherings in The Episcopal Church in different regions of the country. This year, we are […]
UTO Reads! Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks by Diana Butler Bass
Please join us for our bimonthly book group, UTO Reads! This month we will discuss Diana Butler Bass’s new book, Grateful: The Transformative Power of Giving Thanks, on Wednesday, March 26 at 7 p.m. via Zoom. Please come and discuss with us, regardless of how much of the book you’ve read – everyone is welcome and […]
Journey to Palestine
“It’s like a big prison.” My cab driver summarized life in Palestine in this way as he drove me to the airport in Tel Aviv where I would depart for home. He grew up and still resides in the Mount of Olives, which is adjacent to Jerusalem’s Old City. Earlier that day, following a short […]
2019-2020 Internship Applications Now Available
We are pleased to announce the continuation of our Julia Chester Emery Internship program for the 2019-2020 school year. The internship was started five years ago when the Board recognized a deep need in the Church for the support and encouragement of young women in their 20s who love the Church and are discerning where […]
Come and See
Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip answered him, “Come and see.” – John 1:46 For those of you that follow the UTO Facebook page, you know that recently Katelyn and I were honored guests of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem. In all my years of ministry (almost 21, if […]
News From You!
Note: One of the main struggles for UTO members outside the United States is getting UTO materials, due to the high cost of shipping. We are sharing this story (and photos) as a reminder that, if you know folks who are traveling to dioceses outside the U.S., please investigate whether you can send some UTO […]
