From Our Board President
Dear Fellow Countryside Members and Friends –
My favorite season of the year begins right after Thanksgiving. You might ask me, “Do you mean the Holiday Season?” And I’d quickly reply, “No, not the Holiday Season,” rather “The year-end giving season.” You see, here at CCUU, we have a recent tradition of holding a year-end giving campaign, to offset the effects of our long-standing tradition of approving budgets that have slightly more expenses than income, but I digress. We’ve found that a year-end giving campaign is an effective way to raise necessary funds, even though every other non-profit organization in the world is engaged in a year-end giving campaign as well.
The theme for our year-end giving campaign is “Sustaining Our Spirit.” I’m sure you would agree that Countryside Church has Spirit. You can feel it whenever you walk into the sanctuary for a Sunday service or Atherton Hall for fellowship, or whenever you participate in any of the many activities, meetings and events that take place here.
I’m sure you would also agree that sustaining this church is very important to you, and that your life would be diminished if you didn’t have this vibrant and welcoming community to engage with. I strongly agree with that sentiment. Further, I’m sure you, like me, want this community to be around for years to come, for future generations of Unitarian Universalists. To be here, when someone searching for a religious home, can walk through these doors and feel our Spirit and know almost instantly that this religious community it what they’ve been searching for. To know that they have found a religious home at last! And, for that to happen, we must sustain this community through our financial gifts.
So, I ask you to join me in sustaining this community and it’s unique Spirit, by giving generously during this end-of-year giving campaign. Because when we Sustain our Spirit, we can Create Belonging, Inspire Curiosity, and Heal Our World.
Please have a Happy and Joyous Holiday Season!
Thank you for being a part of this amazing spiritual community,
Gary LaBedz, Board President