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Financial Support of St. Anne
Our primary task as a church is to proclaim the Good News and to invite and support others to grow in holiness. All baptized are called to grow in holiness by developing a relationship with Jesus Christ that is expressed in how we live. We believe that stewardship provides a way of life or spirituality for us to grow in discipleship as a parish and as individuals.
Background
Stewardshipteaches us that everything we have and are – our time, our talent, and our financial resources – is a gift from God. We hold these treasures in a sacred trust from God. We are called to give freely and expect nothing in return, to live in witness to God’s love with such enthusiasm that we freely and gratefully share our gifts with others. As disciples, we are called to:
Stewardship is part of our Catholic tradition and who we are as Church. It may be something new for many of us to learn and embrace. We commit ourselves to learning and teaching stewardship in our journey as we build a church at St. Anne.
The first call of stewardship is to make time for prayer. The second invitation is to witness our gratitude by the way we use our time, talents and financial resources. Each year we invite every parishioner to pray and consider his/her stewardship commitment to St. Anne.
The bible speaks of a “tithe” or 10% of one’s gifts. We have chosen to commit 10% of our stewardship contributions and offertory collections to be shared with those in need in our community, diocese, nation, and world. It enables us to reach out in charity, compassion, and justice for those in need.
Our invitation to parishioners to make stewardship a part of their life suggests 5% given to our parish and 5% to the many other charities and needs outside of our parish. A way to concretize this type of giving is to look at 2 hours per week, which is 5% of a 40-hour workweek. This would be 8-10 hours per month.
Financial Support of St. Anne
We will invite each parishioner to financially support St. Anne in the context of stewardship in three ways:
We will also invite individuals from outside the parish to support St. Anne through memorials at the time of death, gifts in honor of others at special moments in life, gifts in gratitude, and/or SCRIP.
Gifts other than money presented to the parish will be gratefully accepted, e.g. stocks, bonds, and/or automobiles. Such gifts will be liquidated in a means consistent with this policy.
Financial Support for Causes Outside of St. Anne
Throughout the year we will invite parishioners to consider financial support of a variety of other worthwhile causes. This provides an opportunity to live stewardship outside of St. Anne. The causes we have made available thus far include:
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