Proudly Presenting Our Diocesan UTO

Contribution

Reprinted from July/August 2009 The Alabama Episcopalian

Zona Tounsley, the Province IV Representative to the National UTO Board, and Barbara before the UTO Ingathering offering at the UTO Sunday Eucharist.

Barbara Carpenter, diocesan UTO Coordinator 2008-2009, has expressed how honored and proud she felt as she presented our three-year contribution of $108,705.46 at the UTO Ingathering Eucharist during the 46th ECW Triennial Meeting, held concurrently with General Convention from July 8 to 17, 2009 in Anaheim.  Thanks to each and every one of you, our diocese made one of the largest diocesan contributions.

During Triennial the delegates voted on which of the many grant requests submitted would receive funding.  We submitted a grant request from the Good Shepherd in Decatur for funds to purchase a van for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Morgan and Lawrence Counties, and we received a partial grant of $15,000.  The 12-passenger van will be used to transport children to some of the afterschool programs offered by the Boys and Girls Clubs that meet at multiple sites as well as to a nearby day-camp program.  The parish will also occasionally use the van to transport elderly parishioners.

Dee receiving the Triennial Cross from Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori

President Dee Buzby, President Elect Gethryn Giles, Missions and Ministries Chair Fran Lowe, and Barbara represented us well at the 46th Triennial Meeting.  Everyone agreed they had a wonderful, albeit somewhat exhausting, time attending meetings and workshops every day from morning to evening.  They especially enjoyed hearing the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, speak at one of the Triennial meetings (to read more about their experiences and reflections, please visit http://extra.alabamaecw.org/TriennialBlog.php and www.alabamaecw.org).