by David Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team The Unitarian Universalist Church of Worcester is funded entirely by its members and friends. A Pledge can be made by anyone, member or non-member. After you have made a pledge, a Pledge Statement will be emailed to you Quarterly by Margos Stone, UUCW’s Pledge Secretary. This is … Continue reading Stewardship Nugget, October 2024 – A Brief Introduction to UUCW Finances
by Rev. Aaron Payson This month’s Soul Matter’s Theme is “Interdependence.” There has been a lot of talk, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic about the fate of religious communities in our country. We’ve seen many religious communities close in the past few years and others are struggling to find professional religious leadership. For me, the clearest … Continue reading On Interdependence
by David Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team Excerpt from “It’s a Wonderful Life,” when George meets Clarence, the angel: As of this writing, our Wonderful Church has raised $160,544, or 71% of our goal of $226,000 for this year’s pledge drive towards next year’s church budget. We are just beginning to contact those of … Continue reading Stewardship Update: “It comes in real handy down here.”
Rev. Aaron Payson The Soul Matters theme for the month of June is creativity, a word which comes to us from the Latin word “Creatus”, meaning to make, bring forth, produce, procreate, beget, or cause. A word related to another Latin word “crescere”, meaning to arise, be born, increase and grow. So, to be creative … Continue reading On Creativity
David Schowalter & The Stewardship Team Those who have been to the sanctuary in recent weeks will see that we have successfully lit our beautiful 8th Principle chalice!. We had an excellent stewardship campaign response with this community raising a pledge total of $198,669 from 83 households for the 2023-2024 church year. We also had … Continue reading A Thank-You Note From the Stewardship Team
Robin Mitzcavitch, Director of Religious Exploration & Education It is with joy that we got to share all of our wisdom about spring religious holidays with our Religious Exploration Children. We did this by viewing a wonderful video made by our own Vickie Cox-Lanyon and then having some discussion and crafting time. We then celebrated … Continue reading Spring Holidays and UUCW
David Schowalter & The Stewardship Team Thanks to prompt responses from so many in the congregation to our solicitation on Stewardship Sunday at the beginning of the month, as of this writing we have $152,359 pledged for the 2023-2024 church year! This is excellent progress towards our goal of over $211,000. Kudos to all who … Continue reading Stewardship Update
People are wondering what they can do in these times. I know I do. How can I help? What can I do that is in line with my values, my financial situation, my desire to stay home yet still help? Here are some places to start: Start Here at Home – at UUCWDon’t forget to … Continue reading Ways to Help
Introducing Pronoun Pins & Ribbons In our continuing efforts as a Welcoming Congregation for LGBTQI members and friends, we are delighted to offer pronoun pins and ribbons for the congregation to add to their nametags. This is an easy way to let people know your preferred pronouns and a wonderful way to honor and celebrate … Continue reading Introducing Pronoun Pins & Ribbons
