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What are my talents? How do I share these gifts to build up God's Kingdom? How many lives have been touched by the gifts God has given me? Generous and loving God, You call us to be disciples of your son Jesus and good stewards of all your many gifts. Open our minds and hearts to a greater awareness and deeper appreciation of your countless blessings. Transform us through the power of your Spirit to nurture a stewardship way of life marked by faith-filled prayer, service to our neighbor and generous sharing. Teach us to be faithful servants of your gifts. We pray through Christ, our Lord. Amen. |
Stewardship
St. Mary - Solon
Stewardship Team Mission Statement
We believe stewardship is our grateful and obedient response to God’s redeeming love for all creation.
We are called through baptism to become followers of Christ.
Stewardship is a way of life, a way of love.
We acknowledge that our ability to respond faithfully to God’s love is empowered by the Holy Spirit.
We further acknowledge each person’s inherent need to give, and by encouraging and enabling our parishioners, they shall respond to God’s love by sharing their gifts.
If you would like to join this commission - please contact the parish office: 319-624-2228
See Local Outreach for Current Parish Tithing
St. Mary - Solon
Stewardship Team Mission Statement
We believe stewardship is our grateful and obedient response to God’s redeeming love for all creation.
We are called through baptism to become followers of Christ.
Stewardship is a way of life, a way of love.
We acknowledge that our ability to respond faithfully to God’s love is empowered by the Holy Spirit.
We further acknowledge each person’s inherent need to give, and by encouraging and enabling our parishioners, they shall respond to God’s love by sharing their gifts.
If you would like to join this commission - please contact the parish office: 319-624-2228
See Local Outreach for Current Parish Tithing
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“As each one has received a gift,
use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” Peter 4:10 The word “stewardship” refers to the Catholic approach to the gifts that God has bestowed upon us. These gifts include our time, our talents and giving alms. Through your gift of time: Attend Mass Weekly Pray for the Church and members of our community Support the Ministries of St. Mary's Parish Family Through sharing the Blessings God gave You: Stewardship of treasure is not about giving to a need, it's about developing your need to give - in thanksgiving for all that God has given to us. Electronic Giving |
Stewardship is an expression of discipleship with the power to change how we understand and live out our lives. Disciples who practice stewardship recognize God as the origin of life, the giver of freedom, the source of all they have and are and will be. They know themselves to be recipients and caretakers of God's many gifts… They are grateful for what they have received and eager to cultivate their gifts out of love for God and one another.
Stewardship: A Disciple's Response, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
Building Up the Body of Christ
Unity in the Body
I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, by striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call, one
Lord, one faith, one baptism; one god and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Diversity of Gift
But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ....we should grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body’s growth and builds itself up in love. Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-12, 15-16
I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in a manner worthy of the call you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another through love, by striving to preserve the unity of the spirit through the bond of peace: one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call, one
Lord, one faith, one baptism; one god and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Diversity of Gift
But grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. And he gave some as apostles, others as prophets, others as evangelists, others as pastors and teachers to equip the holy ones for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ....we should grow in every way into him who is the head, Christ from whom the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, with the proper functioning of each part, brings about the body’s growth and builds itself up in love. Ephesians 4:1-7, 11-12, 15-16