Ministry of Generosity: Sunday Offering
Each Sunday, seventy percent of the offering is shared with a community non-profit and thirty percent supports the Community Outreach Ministry at Unity Church. The Generosity Ministry Team oversees the distribution of the Sunday offering. Members of this team include Dick Buggs, Andrea Bond, Molly Gust, Karen Abraham, John Christiansen, and Collin Rust. To nominate an offering recipient, please use the form on this page.
Offering Principles
Criteria for Sunday offering nominations submitted by congregation members:
Offering Principles
Criteria for Sunday offering nominations submitted by congregation members:
- All nominations are considered. However, the Generosity Ministry Team places emphasis on non-profits whose annual budget is $500,000.00 or less.
- The offering amount will be significant in relation to the size of the organization’s or project’s budget.
- Recipients must have a connection with Unity Church through shared work or church support.
- Recipients’ mission/values must reflect the core values of Unity Church.
- Please allow one year before submitting repeat nominations.
Offering RecipientsOctober 2
One hundred percent of this week's offering will go to the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's (UUSC) Hurricane Emergency Fund in response to the devastation of Hurricane Ian. While most relief funds go through large non-governmental organizations, the UUSC supports locally led, grassroots organizations best positioned to offer immediate assistance. Please give generously. We will reschedule Creating Opportunities for Post- Secondary Education on a future Sunday. October 9 Unity's Peace and Justice Scholarship Fund was created to honor the dedicated leadership of Pat Haff and her 12 years of coordinating Unity’s Community Outreach Ministry. This fund is dedicated to supporting equal access to participation in Unity's pilgrimages and hands-on workshops that serve as an important cornerstone of Unity’s community outreach programs. This collection will support scholarships for Unity’s social and racial justice programming. October 16 The Golden Rule is a sail boat operated by Veterans for Peace. This fall The Golden Rule is sailing the "Great Loop" around the eastern United States on a mission to educate the public about their role in diminishing the prospect of nuclear war. Unity’s Veterans for Peace, Barry Riesch, Michael Orange, and Mike McDonald are dedicated to keeping The Gold Rule afloat. This collection will underwrite the supplies for the 2022 Great Loop adventure. October 23 Casa Guadalupana, founded in 1999, serves the immigrant Latinx community. Located in West St. Paul, Casa Guadalupana provides safe, dignified, stable housing to women and children who have been displaced from their countries of origin and are seeking a safe place to live while they navigate the complex immigration system. Unity Church members volunteer at Casa Guadalupana and are connected through the St. Paul Sanctuary Coalition. October 30 Days for Girls provides washable feminine hygiene kits to send to girls in developing countries as a way to help the girls continue their education, avoid marrying at a young age, and break the cycle of poverty. This collection will help the Arden Hills Days for Girls Team meet its 2022 goal of sewing, assembling, and distributing 800 kits to be sent to Kenya. Unity Church member Denise DeJarlais is part of the Arden Hills Team. |
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