Greetings Thoughtful Food Consumers, It’s been a minute since I connected with you all since our Food for Thought group disbanded. As you recall we terminated our group to make way for a new entity that would encompass a broader view of climate justice than our food discussions did. However, that group has not materialized […]
All donations matter, as the number of households served by Manna between 2020 and 2024 has increased 185%. Donations (financial) have dropped the past couple of years. Thanks to some incredible contributions during Covid, Manna has been able to cover shortfalls the past couple of years. Those “carry forward” funds are dwindling, and prices are going […]
You are invited to meet with Sally Anderson and myself at the Pickle Pad on North Monroe for a discussion about what we should do at UUCT in regard to on-site safety on Wednesday, October 1st from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This is a relaxed venue where it may be pickle-ball noisy. We do […]
UUCT members have done an excellent job responding to requests to reuse, recycle, and repurpose items. A gentle reminder that you can still leave the following items at the church and they will be distributed: Brown paper grocery bags: Manna uses these to pack dry goods for the approximately 325 neighbor families served each month. Thanks […]
These are exciting times! Len Martin and I have consistently worked each Tuesday and Friday in September to give the Sanctuary bathrooms a much-needed refresh. So far, the partitions were removed, the ceilings were caulked and painted, the walls were cleaned, scraped, patched, primed and painted, and one light fixture and mirror was moved. We […]
This month’s Good News Corner puts to rest the question of whether organic farming can feed the world. The question has been answered by research the Rodale institute has conducted rigorously comparing conventional with organic farming. The information is presented in an article written by Steven Disla of the T. Collin Campbell Center for Nutritional […]
6:38 PM – Called to OrderOpening words and Chalice Lighting was led by Annette Pearce. Following a check-in with all attendees, the agenda was reviewed and revised. All voted to move final June meeting minutes to August’s agenda. The board accepted the Finance Committee reports for June without opposition. MPPGwendolyn Waldorf will continue working on […]
Fiscal year 2025-26 got off to a slow start with current year pledges of $9,644, or 50% of the monthly budget. By including prepaid pledges, total current year pledges received comes to 23.3% of the annual pledge total. Prior year pledges totaling $360 were received, bringing FY 2024-25 pledges received to 96.4% of the amount […]
Happy September! This is one of my favorite months. My husband and I both have September birthdays, I love the fall equinox, and it means that Halloween is getting closer. This year, it also means my baby’s expected arrival is getting ever closer! I am very excited about that. As we enter this month of […]
Greetings All! Most of you attend UUCT on Sundays and don’t know much about what happens at UUCT during the week. One of our recent large projects was pressure washing the walkways and then hiring Enviro-Mist, Inc. to pressure wash the roof on the sanctuary and clean the north side of the Annex building. We […]
