by David Schowalter & Moira Rouse, Stewardship Team

As we gather around Thanksgiving tables this week, many of us will pause to take stock of what we’re grateful for: family, community, and the spiritual home we find here at UUCW. As our esteemed minister reminded us in Sunday’s sermon, this season we may open ourselves to a new,  fuller, and more genuine understanding of the holiday’s origins. The first Thanksgiving was far more complex than the tidy story many of us learned as children. Acknowledging that truth helps us approach our own gratitude with humility and compassion.

In that spirit, Stewardship offers this gentle reminder: shortly after Thanksgiving, pledgers will receive a statement from our pledge secretary, Margos Stone that reflects your pledge payments received for the current pledge/fiscal year (July-Dec 2025).  These statements are provided for two reasons: first, for use in your tax preparation, and second to help you stay on-track as we head into winter. Your consistency truly sustains our staff, programs, and ministries.

And speaking of sustaining the future, next year’s pledge season arrives in March. While that may feel very far off, the Stewardship Team is already clicking our heels together. (no spoilers, but let’s just say some of us are very ready for the new Wicked movie) Last year we successfully defied gravity!  While there may or may not be flying monkeys this time around, we are excited to lift our community once again.

For now, we simply offer heartfelt thanks. Your generosity —and your presence— helps UUCW continue to be a place of truth, compassion, and transformation.

Wishing you a grateful and grounded, yet gently soaring Thanksgiving.

The Stewardship Team

Moira Rouse

Dave Schowalter