Daily Thanks Improves Daily Life.

The mission of the United Thank Offering is to expand the circle of thankful people. To achieve this mission UTO encourages daily prayers, offerings, and awareness of the abundance of God's blessings.

How It Works: The Blue Box

The familiar UTO blue box has been a part of daily Episcopalian life since 1954. The concept is simple: whenever you pause to give thanks for any of the myriad blessings in your life, drop a coin into your box. This is a tangible way of expressing thanks.

Over time, these coin drops acummulate. Twice a year, parishes hold ingatherings to collect blue box offerings. In 2008, over $2.2 million dollars was gathered.

The Memorial & Gift Trust Fund

Since 1988, every cent given to UTO is granted throughout the world for mission and in response to compelling human need. This is possible because the UTO Memorial and Gift Trust Fund supports the entire operating budget of the UTO committee.

This is a special endowment fund. Learn how to give a special gift here.

2008 UTO Grants

In 2008 the UTO Committee awarded $2,401,906.70. This money was given in 91 grants.

Total Ingathering for 2007 was $2,283,074.70; this was combined with $1,939.84 interest from four small trust funds; $13,810.71 interest earned from the ingathering money; and $118.832.00 from returned or rescinded grants funds.

There were 17 international grants, amounting to $782.011.81 that were awarded. For the first time the committee awarded four grants to Companion Diocese in the amount of $84,200.00.

There were 70 US grants amounting to $1,535,694.90.

 

 

Get Connected

UTO is a program of the national Episcopal Church.

Kate Rose is our parish and diocesan representative.

Put a blue box in your home, your office, your car, and anywhere else you might give a silent word of thanks. You can pick up empty blue boxes in the church entrance and in the parish office.

Special collections are usually in spring and early November. (This is called an ingathering).

UTO is a Jubilee Ministry. The JM Commission meets usually on the fourth Monday of the month at 7 p.m.

The Children's Chapel has a blue box. The parish grown-ups contribute nickels for the children's use. Please drop your nickels in the basket in the Chapel.

Read more about UTO here.

 

Godly Play Available

The story of UTO has been developed by our parish for use in Godly Play programs. Please contact the parish office if your church would like information on this special story.