United Thank Offering
Help Needed!
We received a great idea from a UTO coordinator that it would be fun to have UTO puzzles. We’ve figured out how to make the puzzles, but now we need your help to populate them! If you’ve got good ideas for words for a word search or questions (and answers) for a crossword, please visit […]
Province VII Board Representative Application Now Available!
Unfortunately, our Province VII Board member has had to resign due to time conflicts, but we are very excited for her and her continued work toward ordination. If you are a UTO member or coordinator in Province VII and are interested in serving on the UTO Board, please consider whether you might be able or […]
UTO at the ABCD Training in Colombia
Bienvenidos a Colombia! When I accepted the associate staff officer position for UTO, I had little idea of the grand ways in which I would be personally blessed. When asked to travel to Cali, Colombia to be part of an asset-based community development (ABCD) workshop that would be attended by most of our Province IX […]
Hope in the Midst of Adversity
“Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel.” Luke 2:29-32 During the past two months, we have focused all our […]
Lenten Materials Available in English and Spanish
Our Lenten Calendar, back this year by popular demand, will focus on one 2018 UTO Grant a day. Read about the grant sites UTO funded last year and reflect on their work, while you contemplate the blessings all around you. This year, we’re inviting you to reflect with gratitude on the good things in your […]
Love and Gratitude
One of the great gifts of this job is getting to hear your stories of gratitude or moments when you look at life differently because you seek to find an opportunity for gratitude, or you notice when someone is acting out of gratitude unspoken. Those of you who have heard me speak about the importance […]
Begin with Hope
Perhaps a little-known fact about me is that I take the transition time between years very seriously. You might even call me superstitious. On New Year’s Eve, you won’t find me at a party. You’ll find me cleaning the house, sweeping out all of the old so the new can come in. Clean sheets, clean […]
In Case You Missed It…
As many of you know, I am a big fan of Brené Brown and her teaching on shame, resilience, vulnerability, and gratitude. I find it helpful and challenging. (I’ve even taken her online parenting class, which was really useful.) Dr. Brown, an Episcopalian, has come out with a new book that looks at how we […]
2019 Educational Resources Now Available
UTO is pleased to present our educational offerings for the first half of 2019. We’ve got two great programs for use by individuals, small groups, or congregations that are available now to download for free in English and Spanish. Epiphany: UTO Good Book Club Weekly Bible Study Guide – This year, we’ve invited UTO Grant recipients to […]
2019 UTO Annual Grant Process Now Open
UTO Annual Grant applications and materials are available from the first Friday in December through the first Friday in March at www.episcopalchurch.org/uto. Awarded grants will be announced and paid in June 2019. There are many changes to the UTO Grant Process this year, so please read through all of the materials before you begin. As a […]
