{"id":1717,"date":"2015-06-07T19:58:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-07T23:58:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.uuatheme.org\/?page_id=1717"},"modified":"2026-09-21T13:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T17:24:50","slug":"our-mission-and-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/about-us\/our-mission-and-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission and Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Ithaca Mission<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our mission is to <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">create connections<\/span><\/strong>, <strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">find inspiration<\/span><\/strong>, and <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">engage the world<\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Voted on May 28, 2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Ithaca Vision<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Unitarian Universalist presence in Ithaca, we envision ourselves as a vibrant, dynamic community. We cherish fellow seekers, nurture open dialogue and spiritual growth, and inspire action on matters of conscience, serving as a beacon of reason and hope in our interconnected world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Voted on May 22, 2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Annual Action Priorities (AAP) for the 26 &#8211; 27 church year<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The three priorities that we will be directing our energy towards are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1) Living our Fiscal Reality: To enhance engagement and energy around connection-based fundraising events and adjust our budget to align with changes in big donor pledging\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2) Visioning Ministry: The discernment of the congregations\u2019 vision for UU Ithaca\u2019s spiritual and congregational life leadership structure\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3)\u00a0Growing the Congregation: Working as a community\u00a0to increase membership and meaningful engagement as a path towards greater community representation and involvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Ithaca Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our mission is to <strong>create connections<\/strong>, <strong>find inspiration<\/strong>, and <strong>engage the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Voted on May 28, 2014)<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Ithaca Vision<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Unitarian Universalist presence in Ithaca, we envision ourselves as a vibrant, dynamic community. <a href=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/about-us\/our-mission-and-vision\/\"><strong>&#8230; read more<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":1705,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1717","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Our Mission and Vision - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/unitarian.ithaca.ny.us\/index.php\/about-us\/our-mission-and-vision\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our Mission and Vision - First Unitarian Society of Ithaca\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"First Unitarian Universalist Society of Ithaca Mission  Our mission is to create connections, find inspiration, and engage the world.  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