With special words, music, and refreshments, we launch Stewardship Month, as members and supporters make a financial pledge commitment toward growing our UUSS mission for the new budget year. At UUSS, our shared stewardship is grounded in love. Love is a slippery word, used in marketing slogans and heart-gripping movies. Yet in a congregation promoting openness, curiosity, compassion, and mutual support, love is not a slogan. It is vital!