This past year, we set a goal of raising $4000 in fundraisers as part of UUCT’s operating budget for 2023- 2024. So far our fundraisers included a Mini Mart in the fall and a concert by Friction Farm on January 20, 2024. We netted almost $550 profit to help reach our goal. There are more […]
Hello All! Your Pledge Drive Team is just giving you a “heads up” that you soon will be hearing about this year’s Pledge Drive, running February through March. The Asking Budget will be available for your study and a discussion meeting of the budget will be held after church on February 11th. Members will meet […]
Share the Plate is a highly successful program that increases funding for local non-profits. Last year, UUCT raised almost 14,000 dollars for racial justice associations, homeless shelters, and food banks, among others. Share the Plate embodies a treasured UU value: generosity. Every Sunday, we divide the collection plate 50/50 between UUCT and a worthy community organization. Congregants […]
Yes, the new year is really on us now. How does it feel wearing this new year as you shimmy into its new outfit? Well, the first month of this new year has blown by and on February 11th we’ll be having our second meeting this year for our Food for Thought discussion group. First, […]
Love is the spirit of this church, and service its law.This is our great covenant:To dwell together in peace, To seek the truth in love, And to help one another. – James Vila Blake As we enter into this new year, it feels fitting to return to Blake’s familiar UU covenant. At least in my […]
Happy 2024, folks! This month’s theme is Liberating Love, and we’ve got a great head start on the conversation! We spent a lot of time talking about love in Elementary RE these last few months, using the Love Will Guide Us curriculum as the basis of our Fall programming. The next two months will deepen […]
Board minutes for the October 26, 2023 UUCT board meeting were approved at the November meeting. Those minutes, along with the December 2023 Minister’s Report and November 2023 Financial Reports can be viewed using the links below: November 2023 Board Minutes Minister’s December 2023 Report November 2023 Financial Reports The Executive Board meets the fourth […]
November’s pledge income of $7,395 was about $13,000 short of our monthly budgeted amount. Again this month, no prior year pledges were received. The total of current year pledges received this fiscal year is 29.0% of budgeted amount, or 44.6% of budget when prepaid pledges are included. The November target was 41.7%. Other recurring income […]
UUCT’s Share the Plate program demonstrates one of our treasured spiritual values: generosity. Each Sunday, we give half of our collection plate to local organizations that promote justice, equity, and compassion. This past year, recipients have included food distribution centers like Manna on Meridian, homeless services like the Kearney Center, and racial justice proponents like […]
Planning to have a healthy and happy 2024? Come join Georgia Ackerman and Dana West at this month’s Food for Thought – a Healthier You, a Healthier Planet meeting on Sunday, January 14th, at 12:30 in Room L where they will lead you in a discussion on how to get healthy and stay healthy this […]
