An Internship Fund in her Honor!
Many of you have been asking how to contribute to a retirement gift for Rev. Dena, and here is your opportunity: you can contribute to an internship fund in Rev. Dena’s name. We are establishing the “Rev. Dena McPhetres Internship Fund” at First Church, which will endow funds for future interns at FUSM.
Rev. Dena explains why her retirement gift request was combining legacy with hope for the future:
We are here because of what our ancestors in the faith did to prepare the way for us to arrive in this community. Decades ago, my formation as a minister was made possible by other ministers and congregations who devoted their attention to mentoring the next generation.
First Church is a great teaching congregation of which you should be proud! Establishing an internship fund ensures the opportunity to nurture future ministerial interns here, who will then go on to shape the future of UUism. As a lifelong UU, I can think of no better retirement gift than to know that this beloved congregation made a commitment to contributing to the growth of future generations of UU ministers.
To contribute to the fund, you can make a check out to FUSM with “Rev. Dena McPhetres Internship Fund” in the memo line, or donate at https://onrealm.org/FUSM/give/Internship.
We hope you will give generously to this legacy gift for Rev. Dena (and the church!), which will honor her service for years to come, and establish First Church as a teaching congregation in Unitarian Universalism. Together, we can grow Unitarian Universalist values for generations!