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The Church is not an institution, no matter many outward similarities to an institution it may possess. The term ekklesia (the Greek version of the Hebrew qahal) means a gathering, an assembly. People assemble or gather—that is, people leave their homes to congregate in a particular place for a particular reason. But this is not just any assembly or gathering: it is an assembly to which Christ pledged His presence. Whenever we assemble together to remember Him, Christ is in our midst. We assemble, we “go to church” with the expectation of meeting Christ there. That is the whole reason for assembling, for “going to church.” |
Our Stewardship Goal for 2024
The primary goals of Stewardship are spiritual growth, strengthening our faith and becoming more like Christ.
What it Takes to Run our Parish
Our Parish church is not a business. That said, our Parish’s mission, vision and ministries are supported and enhanced by effective stewardship of all that it is entrusted to us by God
through His people.
The 2024 budgeted amounts below reflect actual operating costs only, without any costs associated with fundraising
| Office/Church Supplies | $39,100 |
| Archdiocese Commitment | $104,000 |
| Church Ministries & Other Expenses | $152,200 |
| Building Maintenance | $154,500 |
| Salaries & Benefits | $696,700 |
| Total | $1,146,500 |
Stewardship Simplified
“Let us commend ourselves and one another and our whole life to Christ our God.”
-excerpt from The Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom
Tithing is the Old Testament mandate to set aside 10% of all one possesses for the work of the Lord. That said, the thing that is critical is not the percentage but, rather, that one is giving the first and the best of one’s resources, time, and talents to the work of the Church—in honesty and out of a sense of thanksgiving to God for His many blessings.
The actual proportion of giving you choose when it comes to your time, talents and treasure should be an intentional, prayerful decision. If there is one word to describe “how much”, it would be “meaningful”. This will vary considerably with an individual’s situation. In considering the definition of meaningful, consider the lesson of the widow who gave two mites (very small copper coins). She may have given a tiny amount, but she gave everything she had to God.
“And He (Jesus) looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all; for all these out of their abundance have put in offerings for God, but she out of her poverty put in all the livelihood that she had.” (Luke 21: 1-4)
2024 Stewardship
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