The Season of Giving

UUCS had a busy December! The December Share the Plate collection went to fill a dozen huge Aldi's grocery bags for needy families at Mary H. Wright School in our church neighborhood. Also in December, we collected toys and books and money for clothes for the Children’s Shelter in Spartanburg—a couple skilled shoppers did a great job of finding bargains in pajamas, socks, etc.! We joined many of our fellow UU congregations in this country and around the world for the longstanding “Guest at Your Table” program. This is a six-week collection for people in need both in our country and abroad. This program helps personalize giving for our youth. And, lastly, our Christmas Eve collection went to TOTAL Ministries.

The new Building and Grounds Committee discussed their role in the Green Sanctuary plan at their December meeting, and appreciates their importance in the Green Sanctuary program.

We’re not meeting in December, but at our January meeting, we will begin to choose three issues to present to the congregation for vote at annual meeting. One of these will replace Hunger.
Each one will need 1-2 educational sessions at a Wed. or Sun. morning time. We briefly discussed this—we’ll look at some material online at UUA website and confer via email. We will continue the Green Sanctuary as our second issue.