Congregational Updates

Upcoming Vacations and Office Closure Notice

The CUUF office will be closed from July 4 to July 5 for the Holiday

If anything is needed from the office during this time, please contact Petra before July 3 so she can try to accommodate: admin@cascadeuu.org. July 4 is considered a paid holiday and she will be taking vacation time the day afterwards. Announcements are expected to run on their normal schedule if needed and CUUF’s office schedule will return to normal on July 9. 

Reverend Thomas is granted four weeks of study leave and four weeks of vacation!

He will take two weeks of each during July 2024. Meaning it will be difficult to contact from early July 2 through the end of July 29. Rev. Thomas will check his email rarely; respond to voicemails or texts only in the case of an emergencies. As always, Petra, the board president, and Julie should be able to reach him in the office for emergencies. The Reverend is very happy to serve this congregation and looks forward to all the exciting things we will do in August and beyond.

Pledge Drive Report

Our Fellowship expressed its generosity and abundance during the 2024-2025 Annual Pledge Drive. We increased the number of pledging households to 78, representing 106 members who supported our ministries over the coming church fiscal year.  A total of $229,850 was pledged, with more pledges expected.  This is the second largest amount of pledged financial support ever received, the largest being our previous pledge drive, assuring our financial ability to attract a new, settled minister.

Pledging our financial support of our Fellowship is an important declaration of our commitment to our church and each other.  Pledging reflects our generosity and expressions of abundance, regardless of the amounts we individually pledge, and every pledge is deeply valued.  Pledging also provides a basis for the Board of Trustees to adopt a proposed budget to adequately fund the ministries of our Fellowship.  As a result of your generosity through pledging, our anticipated contributions of record, and our fundraising activities, the Fellowship’s proposed budget for the coming church fiscal year will fund all the budget requests made to the Board. Thank you all for being part of our religious community!

Steve Clem, 2024-2025 Pledge Drive Coordinator