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By Holly Bussey, FEFT Facilitator As we learn about the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, we seek ways to help effectively. We want our money to go where it is most needed. This month, your Faith and Fund Expression Team (FEFT) Ministry will consider making a donation to support UUA Disaster Relief. Each month we … Continue reading Faith in Action: Supporting UUA Disaster Relief After Hurricane Helene
By Holly Bussey, CFA FEFT The Council for Faith in Action Faith Expressing and Funding Team’s (CFA-FEFT’s) vision, for this fiscal year, is twofold. We will continue our financial giving while encouraging deeper community involvement.Last year our donations exceeded $15,000. Thank you for this remarkable support. With funding secure, we’re shifting our focus, living our … Continue reading From Financial Support to Full Engagement
by Holly Bussey, Faith Expression Funding Team Facilitator The Coalition for Peace Action’s 44th Annual Conference for Peace is set for November 12. We have sponsored the event for over five years through the Council for Faith in Action’s Faith Expression and Funding Team Ministry (FEFT). As sponsors, UUCWC can have two representatives attend the … Continue reading UUCWC Co-sponsors Peace Conference – We’d Love Two Volunteers
by Holly Bussey, Faith Expression Funding Team Facilitator “Generosity and gratitude are inexplicably linked” –Judith Martin Most of us are familiar with the Sunday Service Financial Affirmation that says, in part, “50% of the plate goes to causes, outside our walls, that are helping to change the world.” The ministry responsible for evaluating causes and … Continue reading UUCWC’s Generosity Tops $30,000
by Holly Bussey, Faith Expression and Funding Team Facilitator It’s hard to believe that we’re past the half year mark of the church year. In person attendance is growing and our generosity continues! The Faith Expression and Funding Team Ministry (FEFT) of the Council for Faith in Action (CFA) has been busy. As many know, … Continue reading CFA Reaching Outward With 50% of the Plate
by Holly Bussey, Faith Expression Funding Team Facilitator Our annual auction supports all that we hope to achieve in the coming year. Auction proceeds are a significant source of funding of our annual operating budget. Additionally, when there is a surplus, 50% of those monies are donated to a justice organization. This year, Council for … Continue reading Auction Proceeds Help to “Change The World”
by Holly Bussey, Faith Expression and Funding Team Facilitator Our UUCWC mission consists of three pillars: Celebrate Life, Create Community, Change the World.As we close out the year the Council for Faith in Action (CFA) has been busy in areas of Community Action, including school boards, voting and democracy endeavors, and more! The Faith Expression … Continue reading Changing the World – How You Can Help
Our church year, once again, ended on an upbeat tone. Despite the continued challenges of COVID, now in its 3rd year, the work of the Council for Faith in Action’s (CFA) Faith Expression and Funding Team Ministry (FEFT) continued the path of sharing our abundance with the world. FEFT is the team within the CFA … Continue reading UUCWC Support Outside Our Walls Exceeds Twelve Prior Years of Shared Plate
In this day of instant change, responses sometimes need to be immediate. So, when Rev. Kim contacted UUCWC’s Council for Faith in Action-Faith Funding Expression Team (CFA-FEFT) one recent evening, asking about the possibility of supporting the call from a UU Congregation in Houston, response was near immediate. The First UU Church of Houston was … Continue reading UUCWC Joins Other UU Congregations in Anti-NRA Advertisement
In March, Rev. Kim worked with the Council for Faith In Action ‘s (CFA) Faith Funding and Expression Team (FEFT) to consider creating a special appeal for Ukraine. Over two months, there was an effort to request special contributions for Ukraine Relief separate from the normal plate and CFA funding. Not surprisingly, UUCWC members responded … Continue reading UUCWC Responds to Ukraine Need Abundantly
