Parish Support Commitment 2011

September 17th, 2011

Greetings and God’s blessings to you!

A recent article in the Vineyard, a bimonthly publication of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee posed this question to its readers:

What if this year, we challenged ourselves to go beyond the status quo in our financial support of our parish, and other good causes? Perhaps we would take a step out of our comfort zones, and give from our sustenance rather than our surplus.

We pose that question to ourselves, as members of the parish Finance/Administration Committee, and now pose it to the parish as a hole, and challenge each and every one of us to pause and consider your answer. Can you step out of your comfort zone and give from your sustenance rather than your surplus? Or to put it another way, can you give from your first fruits?

It is the start of our stewardship campaign. Our theme repeats from last year. “Everything we have is from God.” As Psalm 116:12 reads, “How can I repay the Lord for all the good God has done for me?”

We live in, with and under God’s grace every day. There are times we are very much aware of God’s love and others when we look back and realize God was with us even when we were not in His grace. It is a love that we can never fully return, a love given to us all freely, and in infinite abundance.

Enclosed are the 2011-2012 Stewardship Commitment Reply Form and a St. Therese Ministries Brochure for time and talent commitments. Please kindly take the time to pray about your financial, time and talent commitments, and return the complete form. You may drop it in the collection basket, mail it to the Parish Office, or fill out the online form found on our website–www.saintthersemilwaukee.org.

Please return the 2011-2012 Stewardship Commitment Form no later than October 21, 2011.

Once again, we must ask ourselves: How can I repay the Lord for all the good God has done for me? Stewardship is a way of life, not just a ‘good idea’. It is a way to repay God. Step out of your comfort zone.

Thank you for everything.

The Finance/Administration Committee.