From the Ops Desk

Hello Everyone! Our UUCUC office will be closed 12/24 to 1/2.    I will on vacation 12/23 to 1/3 returning 1/6.   Please do not expect a timely response to emails from the staff.  If there is an emergency please reach out to Rev. Beth.   Be excellent to each other,  Cate

 Hello! Okay. as many of you have seen this week there are new holes in the ground and the back of the ramp is on the South Lawn.  The holes have passed the city inspection, YAY!!! So now, the plan is to pour the concrete on Saturday, Sunday (after service) or Monday. It all depends on the weather.  The next step is to insert the new pieces of the ramp (which have been delivered) and finally one last city inspection. Keep your fingers crossed and I will keep you in the loop.  Be excellent to each other, Cate

Note: Contact Mona at generosity@uucuc.org to get a list of your current recurring gifts. How to Give using the Realm App Go to your Realm App Select Giving  At the top you will see Gifts /Pledges  Select Gifts   Type the amount you want to give each time to the specific fund listed under “Fund”. 2024-2025 Pledge is the default fund. Use the drop-down menu if you want to give to a different fund. To schedule recurring gifts, select “Give Multiple Times”.   To continue your current recurring gift, choose “Give Multiple Times”. Start your Realm recurring gift in December . (Your recurring gifts on the old platform will continue through November unless you cancel them.) Enter an end date for this year’s pledge payments so that you can make and pay a new pledge next year.   Typically, donors end their recurring pledge payments on or before June 30 .   Select or add a payment method. Review the payment page and click Give. ...

  We have managed to make giving easier!   Vanco is now merged with Realm and there are so many positives, and one negative.  So I will start with the negative.  If you currently have recurring giving set up in Vanco you are going to have to set it up again in Realm. Sorry! But there is a good reason for that. Vanco will not allow us to download and transfer your credit card information.  On November 10th we will use Tech Sunday to hold a workshop that will teach you how to set-up your recurring payments.  If you want to set them up on your own before then, awesome! But feel free to wait until 11/10 @ noon in the Library and we will be happy to help.  The positives are how easy it is to give.  Go to your Realm App Select Giving  At the top you will see Gifts /Pledges  Select Gifts From there you can chose the Fund you would like to donate to from the dropdown.  You can make your gift one time or recurring.  Please reach ou...

A couple weeks ago there was a Realm teaching session as part of the Inquiries Series.  The session went really well and someone asked if I could do more of them, especially on Sundays.  Wish granted! I will be holding Tech Sunday classes on 10/27, 11/10 and 11/24. Then in January I will schedule more. Feel free to bring your lap tops, your phones or your tablets and meet me downstairs in the Library from 12-1.  You can eat in the Library so grab some coffee and snack from Fellowship Hall first.  I won't only be teaching people how to use Realm.  I will answer questions about Google Meet, Google Drive and anything else you want to know.  Let me know if you have any questions.  Cate

Okay, let's talk about the ramp.  It has taken a long time, yes. We have failed all three city inspections, yes. However there is a light at the end of the tunnel.  The contractor and the architect met with Jerry and I on Tuesday and we have a few options on how this is going to get finished, and it will get finished. I want to make one thing very clear. The solutions below will come out of the contractor's pocket not ours. Our cost for the ramp and installation is unchanged.  The issue that still plagues us is the bottom plate the transitions the ramp to the sidewalk.  The entire ramp is at the 1:12 ratio but that plate is not. So we have a few options on how rectify the situation.  1) The architect asks the city for a variance on that one piece. ( we will not bein ADA compliance) 2) We extend the ramp another 48 inches. If you want to get an idea of how far out that is there is an orange dot on the sidewalk that you can look on Sunday.  Part two of that s...