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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 […]

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: […]

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 […]

Care Team Update

The UUCTs newly rebooted Care Team is up and running and is here for friends and members like you!  We are a dedicated team from the church community available to make phone calls, send cards, make visits, and organize meals. We also coordinate church potlucks.  In Linda Crawford’s recent homily, Choosing Hope in a Time […]

Building Healthy Communities Update

The co-leaders of our local Building Healthy Communities chapter have initiated an Advisory Group made up of local doctors, clinicians, and community leaders that will help guide our chapter as we move ahead. We’ve already had one meeting and will be meeting monthly until early next year when we hope to hold our first general […]

Crosswalk Update!

The new paint on the crosswalks near the Sanctuary looks great! Thank you to Colleen Maynard, Anne O’ Rourke, Gwendolyn Waldorf, Howard Kessler, and Kim Ross for diligently painting sections of the crosswalks during the October workday. There is one more crosswalk to paint. The Girl Scout troop who meets at the church will paint […]