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By Karin Elsen, UTO Board President and chair of the Formation and Development Committee UTO has had a great start to the year and is finding new ways to support spiritual growth. With seasonal resources and partnerships, we are dedicated to helping everyone in the church grow in gratitude. Here’s what’s coming up soon: Quarterly…
By the UTO Grant Committee The 2026 UTO Grants were approved by Executive Council! We are so excited about this group of grant recipients because they are working with a partner to bring about change in their communities. You can read the descriptions of the grant sites here. There are so many exciting projects on this…
Updates from the UTO Board We know it is early, but this year, Heather is working on customized kits highlighting past grants awarded in your diocese and designed to engage people in finding out about the history and status of those sites today. We will use this information to prepare for the upcoming 150th anniversary of…
By Heather Melton, (she/her) UTO Staff Officer I’ve started joking that my title should be UTO staff officer and chaos coordinator. On my to-do list for this week is “fix explosions; make bigger.” I was talking with a coworker about the popular “volcano day” craft project that will be included in our Vacation Bible School…
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By Hank Jeannel By 1994, Fort Ord, a U.S. Army post in California’s Monterey Bay, was decommissioned. The thriving community of Marina, whose residents included many military families and veterans, would forever change. Epiphany Lutheran Church was “hanging by a string,” the Rev. Jon Perez said. “There were only five people left in the church…
The premise of the Episcopal Church’s Military Chaplains Just War Education Project is that the teachings of the Just War tradition can support military chaplains’ ministry and care to those who serve or have served in the armed forces. In particular, the tradition’s core concepts may be relevant in addressing “moral injury” suffered by combat veterans. The…
In addition to the Just War tradition, the Episcopal Church also calls upon its members to study and understand the tradition of pacifism. Early church fathers traced this tradition to the Gospels and Jesus Christ’s adherence to non-violence; in more recent times, the Episcopal Church has reaffirmed statements made by Lambeth Conferences dating to 1930…
The Episcopal Church calls upon all of its members to study, understand and utilize the Just War tradition developed over the centuries (General Convention resolutions 2003-A033 and 2003-A132). The following is an overview of the Just War tradition written with the Church’s military chaplains in mind, and intended to assist them in their ministry to those…
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