United Thank Offering
News from You! UTO Ingathering: Blue Sunday at St. Andrew’s, Seward, Nebraska
This is my first year as UTO coordinator. I tried to involve people ahead of time by sending emails about one month before the Ingathering. I offered up the traditional Blue Boxes and also the UTO Lenten calendars (they were a hit with families). A week before the event, I shared more information via email […]
Grant Site Update: Healthy Living for Low-Income Families Program
Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative successfully met the following goals of our Healthy Living for Low-Income Familiesprogram in an effort to bring educational and experiential opportunities for healthy living habits to low-income families in Central City, New Orleans: Formed partnerships with other local nonprofit and for-profit organizations Engaged local chefs Provided demonstrations and instruction for cooking […]
Roanridge UTO Grant
When I started working with UTO and for the Presiding Bishop, UTO had just completed a study to help evaluate its work and generate ideas for the sustainability and longevity of the ministry. This report, INC-055, has guided much of the work that the UTO Board and staff have undertaken since then. One idea from […]
Update from the Field: Missional Voices 2018
Planning a conference is a lot like baking bread. I’ve never actually made bread, but I’ve been watching The Great British Baking Show, so I think that counts. You start with the slow buildup of planning months in advance – the hurry-up-and-wait period when your dough is proving and nothing feels too urgent yet. The week […]
Interrupting Busy with Gratitude
I’m busy and I like to keep busy. I’ve found that having projects to work on in the evenings is a really handy tool for me because I really hate being bored. My need to keep busy has spilled into all aspects of my life. I noticed that even when I didn’t need to be, […]
Julia Chester Emery Intern: Report from the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
NOTE: Every year the Julia Chester Emery Intern represents UTO at UNCSW. We partner with Lynnaia Main, Episcopal Church Representative to the United Nations, so our Intern can learn about issues effecting women, learn about the UN and support the work of the official delegation from the Episcopal Church to UNCSW. To learn more about […]
Grant Site Update: Upper South Carolina, Camp Gravatt
We are so thankful for the UTO grant that funded the creation of our Environmental Education classrooms and expanded our Environmental Education Program at Gravatt Camp and Conference Center in Aiken, South Carolina. Because of the grant, we were able to create three new outdoor education sites: a garden classroom, an outdoor classroom, and a […]
UTO Reads!
Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message by Chief Jake Swamp and Illustrated by Erwin Printup, Jr. Reviewed by the Rev. Canon Heather L. Melton This book caught my eye because it is a “Reading Rainbow Book,” and as a child, I was a huge fan of Reading Rainbow. This book was written in […]
2017 Ingathering
Every spring, we anxiously await the closing of DFMS’ books so we can process the Ingathering in preparation for granting. We know that many of you are also anxiously awaiting the results so you can see how your diocese did compared to previous years and other dioceses. We are pleased to announce that the results […]
Resurrection and Gratitude
I spent my seminary years being cared for and formed by St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, California. For me, this congregation will always have a special place in my heart because of the love, care, and hope they poured out upon me. I think of St. Gregory’s especially at Easter because […]
