Stewardship
Using The Gifts God Has Given Us For God’s Work
Dear Friends in Christ:
This is the fourth year since the Stewardship Committee was formed and I want to thank the parishioners who pledged last year and the previous years. This has been a challenge but also the constant support we have received from you has been gratifying. As a thank you and a challenge the Stewardship Committee will donate $10.00 to the Community Lunch Program for every pledge that is returned. “The Soup Troop” has done a great job bringing our community together and need financial support. Our goal this year is 60 pledges and that would mean $600.00 to the Community Lunch Program. I hope we exceed our goal by a large amount. If anyone else would like to join in adding to this amount for each pledge returned please contact us.
“Using the gifts God has given us for God’s work” is the theme of our pledge campaign this year. Your gifts to St. Mary’s make ministry happen. We have a bright future full of challenges and opportunities to serve Christ.
In our congregation we have a wealth of experience and wisdom that we cannot afford to overlook in our ministries.
Celebrating our 100th Anniversary this year shows why we have the annual Pledge Campaign. It isn’t really a “should” or “ought to” necessity. It’s our bow to our ancestors: our remembrance and thankfulness for gifts from the past. It’s also our faith and trust and bridge to the future. If St. Mary’s wasn’t here we wouldn’t have a place to think and question and wrestle with this so very complicated world that is ours.
So, when you think about what you’ll be putting on that pledge card, perhaps a nod of your head and thank you to those who have passed before us, and a wink and whisper sent forward in time to those yet to be born, might put it all into perspective.
Thanks for Your Support,
The Stewardship Committee
Frances Cook, Bill Parker & Ralph Johnson
