The Meridian
Treasurer’s May 2024 Reports to Congregation
The typical springtime spike in prepaid pledges has arrived, with $24,360 received in May. Current year pledges received in May totaled $6,902, bringing the total for fiscal year to 72.0% of the budgeted amount. When prepaid pledges are included, total current year pledges are at 87.6% of budget. The total of pledges received this FY…
Message from the DRE: One Year Later
Hello friends and happy August! I cannot believe it’s been a year since I moved to Tallahassee! I am so grateful to the UUCT community for the ways you have supported and encouraged my work. I hit the ground running in August of 2023, and while I had to learn some important lessons about pace…
Capital Area Justice Ministry (CAJM) News
What is your JUSTICE issue? Food Insecurity? Climate Change? Mental Health Access? This year CAJM network members will choose a new issue to bring about changes in Tallahassee and surrounding areas. Here is when and what for this year: August is the time for planning. There will be a UUCT Team Leader Brunch and meeting…
You’re Welcome!!!
Every Sunday, UU members greet us as we arrive. They give us the morning’s order of service. If we are visiting, they invite us to sign the guest register. Later, these same greeters will “pass the plate.” They help each of us feel welcomed and included, and glad to be together. As you read this,…
Food for Thought Champions Climate Justice
Well, here we are with August creeping in on us and it’s not getting any cooler. At least hurricanes have been at bay for our area, but Texas certainly wasn’t as lucky. Let’s hope all stays quiet. I know I said we’d be taking off the summer and I’d only be sending you reading resources…
Capital Improvements at UUCT
Have you wondered how you can help the church grow physically, aesthetically or to improve mobility? Do you have engineering, architectural or interior design experience? Are you able to articulate and explain a vision of what you think will improve our shared spaces? Do you understand contracts or have time to monitor projects? What kind…
Be a Pal
If you have old, clean, bed sheets or white fabric, please donate it to Pillow Pals in Monticello. We make comfort pillows for people in Tallahassee and Thomasville receiving cancer treatment. I’ll be glad to pick it up at the church. Kandy Crowe, 850-997-5307.
Political Intersections with UU Small Group Ministries
Collaboration is in the air, and we all know that’s a good thing. With politics heavy in the air these recent days it isn’t at all surprising that the UUA is partnering with Common Ground for their Reclaim the Vote (ROV) post carding effort. You’ve already heard about this in announcements from the pulpit and…
Wedding Rental Wish List
Rental opportunities are increasing at the church. To get ahead of any upcoming Weddingrentals (none that I know about yet…) it would be good to gather support items for these eventsat UUCT. We are planning to do more with the general cleaning and organizing of the rooms thisyear and encourage participation with those tasks too.…
Green Sanctuary Good News Corner
1.5 billion fewer plastic bags used in Colorado thanks to fee, Boulder recycling centerestimates | Denver7Denver7 reported in January that after a year of the statewide fee on single-use plastic bags, the Eco Cycle recycling centre in Boulder estimated between 1.5 billion and 1.8 billion fewer plastic bags were used in Colorado in 2023. A Minnesota Utility Is…
Green Sanctuary’s Food for Thought Discussion Group Takes the Summer Off
As the month of June appears in the rear-view mirror, July is roaring in like a blow torch. Thankfully, only one named Tropical storm at this point, so let’s hope things remain calm. For the next two months our Green Sanctuary Food for Thought discussion group will be taking a summer break. But don’t worry,…
REUSE, RECYCLE, REPURPOSE
Here’s a reminder to think about repurposing your discarded items. Many local organizations and businesses can find a use for common things that we see as trash. Empty medicine bottles, egg cartons, and packing materials are just some of the items that can be repurposed locally. In addition to keeping trash out of our landfills, you can help…