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Stewardship |
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What is it? |
One dimension
of our relationship with Jesus Christ is coming to an
awareness that all of what we are and have is from the Lord.
We are called upon to be good stewards of the gifts, which
God has entrusted to our care. Stewardship is becoming
partners in God’s work on earth.
“Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what
comes from your hand.” (1 Chronicles 29:14)
We are accountable for the proper management of our faith
and spiritual gifts, our time and the activities we pursue,
our body and its mental and physical health, our talents and
the vocation to which we have been called, our finances and
all the possessions we have accumulated, our relationships
with family, friends and community.
The challenge of caring for the Body of Christ, the Church,
belongs to each one of us! Members of the Holy Family Parish are the “stewards” of our parish, our faith
community. Christian stewards gratefully receive God’s
gifts, cherish them justly and lovingly with others, and
return them with increase to the Lord.
Corporately, Holy Family is in Stewardship with
the Lord - giving sacrificially to the larger community. 10%
of the weekly collection is given to advance God’s work
outside our parish. This sacrificial gift is made first,
before addressing the other financial needs of the parish.
In the areas of time and talent, the Christian Service
ministry of our parish reaches out globally as
representatives of the parish-at-large.
“Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to
be generous and willing to share.” (1 Timothy 6:18) |
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