Make a Difference!
Last year we celebrated the centennial of our building at 10 S. Gilbert. Now we are ready to start another century of providing liberal religious programming and services to our UUSIC community and beyond.

In 2010 we will continue our search for a settled minister. We will need additional funds to conduct that search. We need to continue paying our professional staff a fair salary with benefits. All of the services and activities we provide require financial commitment.

In a typical year we spend:

26% of our budget on lifespan religious education

26% on worship and music

22% on membership services

11% on UUA/PSD connections

10% on other UUSIC programs

  5% on community outreach

If we alll pledge at our last year’s level, that will only keep us solvent; if we increase our pledge, it will move us forward and make a difference. We encourage each of you to consider pledging 3% to 5% of your income. The pledge card that you received with your brochure is easy to fill out and turn in. On the back of the pledge form you will also find an authorization form to start or continue automatic payment of your pledge to our UUSIC bank account. That helps greatly with our cash flow, and makes pledging easier for you as well. Please return your pledge card by Sunday, October 4, 2009.

UUSIC Mission and Goals
As you know, our Unitarian Universalist Society of Iowa City is an inclusive and free religious community that nurtures intellectual and spiritual growth, and fosters ethical and social responsibility. To support our mission, we open our doors to ALL people who desire the kind of spiritual home we offer. To support all those who enter, we strive to provide:

Lifespan religious education Intergenerational worship services Social justice programs Loving and supportive pastoral care A hospitality program Accessible and pleasing buildings and grounds with adequate space

Please increase your pledge for the 2010, and help support the accomplishment of our shared mission and goals.

Our UUSIC Community
As you think of all the activities going on at UUSIC; please reflect seriously about what it means to you to be part of our UUSIC community and all that it provides:

Each of these requires financial resources. All are supported by our budget, which must also cover such expenses as air conditioning and heating, cleaning, internet and phone, maintenance of buildings and grounds, printing, and salaries and benefits. As you consider your pledge, please be generous.

Turn our world around: Make a difference!