Category: The Meridian

The UUCT newsletter, The Meridian, is digital and is emailed to subscribed congregation members, guests, and friends.

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All the articles and announcements contained in the newsletters are below.

Sunday Greeters Needed!

Greeters are needed to serve on Sundays on UUCT’s radically inclusive Welcome Team. Greeters welcome congregation members and guests, interact with first- and second-time guests inviting them to sign in and make a nametag, and hand out the order of service. They also have some additional duties during the service and are encouraged to stay […]

Board Minutes September 2025

6:37 PM – Called to Order  Opening words and Chalice Lighting was led by Annette Pearce. Following a check-in with all attendees, the agenda was reviewed and motion to approve was passed.  August meeting minutes were approved along with the proposal to summarize a portion of the minutes in the interest of The Meridian.  August […]

Treasurer’s September 2025 Report to the Congregation

Current year pledges received in September totaled $8,710, a $4,358 decrease over August and only 44% of the budgeted monthly pledge income. Year-to-date pledge income was 13.6% of the annual  budget, or 11.4% below the 25.0% target. By including prepaid pledges, total current year pledges received comes to 32.5% of the annual pledge total. Prior year pledges […]

A Change Is in the Air

As usual, change is the only thing that stays the same. Along those lines, it has become apparent that Ed Oaksford, who has been coordinating our Green Sanctuary activities at the church has become involved in other organizing activities that have resulted in him focusing his efforts elsewhere in other areas of environmental justice in […]

Capital Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) News

Our UUCT CAJM is off to a good start this fall! This is the time of the year when each member congregation has ‘house’ meetings to identify the local problems that CAJM should address. At UUCT we have had three house meetings that involved 26 people. Twenty-one people committed to being Network Members.  Here are […]

Grace Mission Holiday Underwear Drive

Looking for that perfect holiday gift that will bring joy to the recipient?  Consider adding packages of underwear to your shopping cart this holiday season.  One of the most frequently requested (and most frequently out of stock) items at Grace Mission is men’s and women’s underwear. The sizes and styles in greatest demand are: Men’s: […]

Fall

Equinox has passed  The days are growing shorter  The sun gets up later  It is growing colder  The trees are brightly colored  The leaves fall all around  They go crunch crunch under my feet  As they fall all over the ground It is harvest Time  Time for pumpkin patches  Magical hayrides  And football matches  Halloween […]

UUCT’s Chance to Move Climate Justice Forward

Let me start with the fact that our congregation needs a leader for this initiative and highlight the fact that this is just the type of program we need to start in our church to follow through on our commitments made during the Climate Justice Revival we had last fall. So, let me briefly describe […]