Stories of Generosity
Gift of the Week: July 22, 2009
As a religious body, we are beginning a new fiscal year, under the leadership of a new President. It is worth taking pause and counting our blessings.
That is just what the Stewardship and Development team did in May—as the comprehensive Now Is the Time Campaign was coming to a close—when they asked our donors not for financial contributions, but for words from their own lives and hearts.
On May 15th, on the day of the 48th anniversary of the merger between Unitarianism and Universalism, an email greeting was sent out to approximately 9500 households. In part, it read:
On May 15th, 1961, the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations [UUA] came into being. Today we thank you for all your many gifts that have sustained the work of the UUA these 48 years and invite you to share your stories of Unitarian Universalism with us. Please share a story of how Unitarian Universalism has touched your life.
Seventeen UUs took the time to respond. Read more >
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Note: These stories are contributed by individual Unitarian Universalists; the content remains the opinion or statement of the contributor.
Share a story or blessing in YOUR life.
Read the stories that you have shared.
Last updated on Thursday, October 8, 2009.
