The Meridian
January 2024 Message from the DRE: Love is at the Center of What We Do
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 November 2023
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…
Treasurer’s November 2023 Report to the Congregation
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…
Generosity Supporting Community
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…
Food for Thought: A Happy and Healthy New Year
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…
The Green Sanctuary Team (GST) is on a Mission
Yes indeed, the GST is on a mission, and that mission is to repair or replace four malfunctioning solar panels and associated wiring in our 10Kw solar array. Toward that end the GST had requested $300 in the upcoming fy 24-25 budget to be combined with the $1,200 some dollars that currently reside in the…
Minister’s Report for November 2023
Have you ever wondered what a month in the life of a UUCT Minister is like? If so, we invite you to read the monthly Minister’s report that is submitted to the Board each month. November 2023 Minister’s Report
Message from the Director of Religious Exploration: Explore Mystery at UUCT and at Home!
Happy December, friends! I’m excited to explore curiosity, wonder, and most of all, mystery this month! Winter is sneaking up and we have big hopes for RE in the Winter, Spring, and Summer! We talked about both youth and adult RE visions at the Cocoa and Tea with the DRE event on 11/18. Take a…
Message from the Music Director: Mystery
How do you relate to mystery? Is it a place of magic? Does it contain unknown elements that may trigger fears? Does it stop you from living or does it encourage you to be curious? Is your main response trying to conceptualize it and understand it? Or are you more interested in the feelings that…
Board Minutes for October 2023
Board minutes for the October 26, 2023 UUCT board meeting were approved at the November meeting and can be viewed using the link below: October 2023 Board Minutes The Executive Board meets the fourth Thursday of each month in Room C and via zoom (except November and December). Congregants are welcome to attend and to…
Treasurer’s October 2023 Report to the Congregation
Pledge income of $21,757 for October was about $1,300 over our monthly budged amount. No prior year pledges were received. The total of current year pledges received is 26.0% of budgeted amount for contributions received this FY, or 41.6% of budget when prepaid pledges are included. The October target was 33.3%. Other recurring income was…
Opinions Wanted!
It’s time again for our UUCT Congregational Survey. Church surveys help church leaders understand what they’re doing well and where they could improve. The input from surveys can also help inform us on ways in which can reinvigorate the congregation or help attract new members. In addition, information gathered in the survey helps future minister search…