Stewardship
Stewardship is the grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes and receives God's gifts and who shares these gifts out of love for God and neighbor.
"As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace" (1 Pt 4:10).
What identifies a steward? Safeguarding material and human resources and using them responsibly are one answer; so is generous giving of time, talent, and treasure. But being a Christian steward means more. As Christian stewards, we receive God's gifts gratefully, cultivate them responsibly, share them lovingly in justice with others, and return them with increase to the Lord.
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Stewardship cultivates our prayer life, our life of service, and how we share our finances. Thankfulness is a feeling, but true gratitude is an action. It's the action of giving freely and living out that gratitude on a daily basis by recognizing how blessed we are on a daily basis. The goal of stewardship is to be a more vibrant witness out in the world.
2025-2026 STEWARDSHIP RENEWAL
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the holy Spirit." - Romans 15:13
Our entire life is meant to be a response to the goodness of God. Stewardship is our response to the abundant generosity of God to us. A Steward is the Servant of All. A grateful and generous heart is the fruit of prayer, participation, and generosity. As faithful stewards, we are invited to recognize that everything we have—our time, our talents, and our treasure—is a gift from God. Stewardship is not just about giving; it is about living a life of gratitude and discipleship, offering ourselves in love and service to God and neighbor.
Stewardship is our response to God’s generosity. It helps us answer the questions of:
- What have I been given?
- What might be if I develop my God-given gifts?
- How can I use them in service to others?
- What can I give back?
God has blessed you with talents and is calling you to use them. See how
YOU can use your talents to serve your parish! Please prayerfully consider how you will respond to the call for this year’s parish stewardship, which supports our parish, our ministries, and extends the mission of our Church to help others encounter Jesus Christ. We are happy to share the many opportunities that are available for you and your family to share your gifts and grow in faith with us.
Pillars of Stewardship - Ministries
YOU are the Church and this parish belongs to YOU!
How to Be a Steward
Which is better, being an owner or a steward? Fr. Mike reminds us of the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) as he points out how seeing ourselves as an owner is not as great as it seems. When we see ourselves as the owner of something, we hold onto it more closely for fear of losing it. When that thing is taken from us, we may become resentful.
Our lives are not our own, our bodies are not our own, our homes are not our own. Not even our children are ours. God owns all of these things, and we have done nothing to deserve them. God has entrusted them to us. If we see everything we have as a gift from God, we will always have a reason to be thankful.
In our culture, we may have been conditioned to think being owners is the American Dream, but being a steward is much better.
Which is better, being an owner or a steward? Fr. Mike reminds us of the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) as he points out how seeing ourselves as an owner is not as great as it seems. When we see ourselves as the owner of something, we hold onto it more closely for fear of losing it. When that thing is taken from us, we may become resentful.
Our lives are not our own, our bodies are not our own, our homes are not our own. Not even our children are ours. God owns all of these things, and we have done nothing to deserve them. God has entrusted them to us. If we see everything we have as a gift from God, we will always have a reason to be thankful.
In our culture, we may have been conditioned to think being owners is the American Dream, but being a steward is much better.
The Spirituality of Stewardship
Another way to participate in our parish life are the various parish ministries, including liturgical ministries, such as choir member, lector, altar server, and Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist; social justice ministries, such as visiting the homebound, serving the poor, volunteering at food pantries; and others, such as youth ministry, men's and women's groups, and with media to reach our parish family, to name just a few. God calls us to use our gifts and talents to glorify Him and make life better for other people. Please prayerfully consider these opportunities for getting involved in ministry. And if you have an idea for a new parish ministry, please contact us.
“The parish is where the Church lives. Parishes are communities of faith, of action, and of hope. They are where the Gospel is proclaimed and celebrated, where believers are formed and sent to renew the [E]arth. Parishes are the home of the Christian community; they are the heart of our Church. Parishes are the place where God’s people meet Jesus in word and sacrament and come in touch with the source of the Church’s life.”
-Communities of Salt and Light, p. 1