Every Sunday, we share half of our undesignated plate offerings with an organization that works toward our UU values. In April, half of the undesignated funds in the plate will go to Faith Linking in Action. FLIA, is a group of Bangor-area congregations working together to “go upstream” to address the reasons people are falling into and getting stuck in poverty. Participants include most major faith traditions in our region.

FLIA is actively involved with multiple local organizations, including the Greater Bangor Area Housing Coalition, Dignity First, Food AND Medicine, Right from the Start, and the Maine Association for the Education of Young Children. They also help organize the annual Interfaith Martin Luther King Service.

Faith Linking in Action maintains calendars to share all the local free community meals, food pantries, and other services with regular updates, so all people can access the help they need.

In February, we shared $356 with the UUSB Food Programs, including the bean suppers, bag lunches, and donations to Salvation Army’s lunches!

You can give to the collection plate through the UUSB website and Vanco or by mailing a check to the church office.