Stewardship
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"...the practice of stewardship is important for the mission of the Church and for the spiritual well-being of each individual Christian. Everyone benefits from the sacrificial gift one makes of his time, talent and treasure..." -His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI
Stewardship of Time and Talent Committee
The Time and Talent Committee assists ministry leaders recruit, train, thank and provide retreats for volunteers. The Committee also produces the Ministry Directory.
Chair:
Stewardship of Treasure Committee
The Treasure Committee lead St. Mary's onging Capital Campaign towards debt reduction and the Diocesan Living Our Mission Capital Campaign that will take place in 2015. It looks for ways to increase funding by increasing communication regarding financial needs and through fundraising initiatives.
Chair: Jerry Diffell, diffell@yahoo.com
What is Stewardship?Stewardship is a way of life, a life of accountability and responsibility acknowledging God as Creator and Giver of all. Stewardship involves responsible management of our God-given resources of time, talent, and treasure. Stewards as disciples of Jesus Christ see themselves as caretakers of all God's gifts. Gratitude for these gifts is expressed in prayer, worship, offering and action by eagerly sharing our gifts out of love for God and one another.
Stewardship is based on the spiritual principles of the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus. Stewardship is not just a program, or a method of fundraising, it is a way of thanking God for all His blessings by returning a portion of the time, talent, and treasure we have each received.
Stewardship is a path to holiness. It makes us more like Christ who came not to be served, but to serve. It is a grateful awareness that all we have and all we are comes freely from God. When we offer our lives back to God in love, He blesses that generosity a hundredfold.
What Does Scripture say about stewardship?
As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.
—1 Peter 4:10But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given you besides.
—Matthew 6:33You have been told, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires of you: Only to do the right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.
—Micah 6:8