United Thank Offering
News from You!
Note: A big thank you to Bessie for sharing her wonderful overview of how she supports her congregation in participating in UTO during an eight-week period. Bessie invites people to write prayers for each week to help people focus on different areas of their life for which they can give thanks. Here are the prayers […]
2017 Grant Site Update: Albion Community Gardens, Diocese of Western Michigan
This is the third year for the Albion Community Gardens in Albion, Michigan. Our first year, 2016, involved primarily administrative work, such as setting up our organization as a nonprofit; acquiring nearly five acres of land in three locations; removing trees, roots, and garbage; and raising awareness of the project. The 2017 UTO Grant of […]
Materials Released at General Convention
So many new materials were released at General Convention and others were completely used up and are now being redesigned, so we thought it would be good to give you a quick overview of what materials are currently available and where you can find them. Available by Request Only Midyear Ingathering Report: Those who participated […]
Gratitude-Based Stewardship Program Materials Now Available!
As I begin my sixth year as the UTO staff officer, I am well overdue in addressing one of the major concerns that I hear when I travel around the Church to talk about UTO and when I talk to UTO coordinators who are feeling discouraged: the concern that, if congregations participate in UTO, then […]
Gratitude Formation Resources Offered for the 2018-2019 School Year
Many congregations are in the process of creating their faith formation materials for this fall, and UTO is excited to share with you that we will be offering three faith formation programs for the upcoming school year, beginning with the November Gratitude Challenge. In the United States when November comes along, many Americans will turn their […]
Congratulations to the 2018 UTO Annual Grant Recipients!
During General Convention, the UTO Board announced the 2018 UTO Grant recipients. This year, the Board awarded three grants in what we consider the historical category – grants that tie back to the founding work of UTO, including support for missionaries; for the UTO Internship program, which will move to Washington, DC in 2018; and […]
2019 Young Adult and Seminarian Grant Applications Now Available!
The United Thank Offering Board has made some big changes to the young adult and seminarian grant process. UTO has been offering these grants for several years now, and your prayers of thanksgiving have supported some really great projects. We are committed to continuing this process because we believe these two groups are important to […]
The Importance of Saying Yes
I didn’t grow up in the Episcopal Church, and my parish didn’t participate in UTO, so my introduction to UTO was when my diocese needed a new UTO coordinator and asked for volunteers, noting that the job was “all about gratitude.” I thought, “Well, I’m all about gratitude,” so I volunteered, and the job was […]
Gratitude and Good-Byes
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1), and this is the end of my season as UTO president as I pass the leadership to Sherri Dietrich, the incoming president. I have the usual people to thank: the entire UTO Board, the UTO staff, other women’s organizations […]
Love People. Love Coffee.
I like to write in coffee shops … some of you have even caught me doing it when you’ve called and I’ve had to apologize for the background noise. I’ve always like working in coffee shops. Most Saturday mornings while in seminary, I could be found writing papers at one of the three coffee shops […]
