1 00:00:03,40 --> 00:00:05,43 Hi, I’m Roger Jones, I’m one of the ministers 2 00:00:05,44 --> 00:00:08,57 at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento. 3 00:00:08,60 --> 00:00:11,70 We practice generosity here in several ways. 4 00:00:11,75 --> 00:00:16,23 We give away half of every Sunday morning’s offering to local charities, 5 00:00:16,30 --> 00:00:18,20 twelve of them every year. 6 00:00:18,25 --> 00:00:22,80 We cook and serve meals at two shelters every month, 7 00:00:22,85 --> 00:00:28,77 for four weeks out of the year we house homeless families as our guests here at the church. 8 00:00:28,80 --> 00:00:31,40 And we pay our Fair Share. 9 00:00:31,97 --> 00:00:37,70 We like to be connected to the larger movement by going to District and UUA events, 10 00:00:37,75 --> 00:00:44,03 by having youth retreats and conferences at our site, 11 00:00:44,10 --> 00:00:48,30 and by supporting the denomination’s work. 12 00:00:49,47 --> 00:00:55,53 We appreciate that the UUA keeps us connected to congregations all over the continent, 13 00:00:55,60 --> 00:00:59,93 even all over the world. 14 00:00:60,00 --> 00:01:04,67 We appreciate that the UUA keeps our movement visible and vocal 15 00:01:04,70 --> 00:01:07,95 on matters of justice and freedom. 16 00:01:08,00 --> 00:01:11,97 We appreciate the talent and the hard work of our UUA staff members 17 00:01:12,03 --> 00:01:16,27 and the many volunteers that serve our movement. 18 00:01:16,35 --> 00:01:25,00 We are proud to be part of this movement and we are proud to support it through our Fair Share.