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To be co-responsible with Jesus Christ in the building of the kingdom of God and to promote discipleship and spiritual growth through hospitality, prayer, formation, and service.
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Stewardship Prayer | | |
As our Lenten journey brings us closer to Easter,
we see with a deeper awareness
our world's desperate need
to experience
the healing power of your justice and peace.
Make us sacraments of your mercy and instruments of
your compassion.
Show us how to be better
stewards of your people;
through our families, our brothers and sisters with
whom we share your
Eucharist, our neighbors, and the stranger.
Show us how to carry
the cross so that by dying to ourselves, we may give new life to others.
And strengthen our
faith, so that we may
proclaim your Easter
triumph more confidently, every day, in word and deed.
Amen
This prayer from ICSC April 2011 e-Bulletin
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| Bulletin Bits Based on Sunday Readings | | |
These bulletin bits are from Sharon Hueckel's book Stewardship by the Bookand are reprinted here with permission. Whether your parish is preparing to launch a formal stewardship "program," nurturing an earlier stewardship effort, trying to increase awareness of the link between discipleship and stewardship, or just trying desperately to keep the parish financially afloat, dropping Stewardship by the Book into the bulletin each week is one fairly painless way to work at stewardship education. Click herefor stewardship reflections for the March/April Sunday readings.
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| Prayers of the Faithful | |
We recommend that every week in every parish a stewardship intention should be included in the "Prayers of the Faithful." Click here for March/April
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| Stewardship Links
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Below are diocesan and publisher websites that contain resources on stewardship for use in your parish. Some of these materials can be downloaded, while others must be ordered.
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 Stewardship News & NotesAn e-newsletter provided by the Office of Development for those promoting the gifts of time, talent and treasure
March/April 2012
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Greetings and blessings to you during this Lenten season!
The signs of spring are already upon us with lighter, longer days and Easter will soon be here but if you're still looking for almsgiving ideas for Lent, read Jim Lamm's article Almsgiving: An Expression of Gratitude.
Being good stewards of our life in Christ is not easy as we are reminded in Stewardship and the Cross.
Do You Have a Stewardship Plan? Read this article for 12 critical elements of a good and successful stewardship plan for your parish.
What are your ideas? Send us creative ways to reach out to our brothers and sisters (mhampton@rcdb.org) and we will try to publish them in this newsletter or on our web pages.
LET US HELP YOU!
Diocesan Stewardship Council:
Chairperson: Val Allen, St. Mark's, Boise
Debbie Gallegos, Holy Spirit Catholic Community, Pocatello
Dan Makley, Our Lady of Rosary, Boise
Father Jesus Camacho, St. Mary's, Boise
Gail Estes, All Saints Catholic Parish, Lewiston
John Hart, Holy Apostles, Meridian
Deacon Mike Eisenbeiss, Sacred Heart Parish, Boise
Office of Development:
Margaret Hampton, Coordinator for Office of Development, mhampton@rcdb.org
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 Do You Have a Stewardship Plan?
It is rare that we can accomplish something really special or great without a plan. No parish would even think of building a new church without a plan. Yet, we somehow think we can build a vibrant, new parish community without much of a plan at all.
If stewardship is going to take root and grow in our parish communities, we need to develop a plan and follow it. The 12 critical elements of a good and successful stewardship plan are: Read More
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Almsgiving:
An Expression of Gratitude
Adapted from an article by Jim Lamm, Director of Stewardship, St. Louis Catholic Church, Austin, Texas
When we look at the three traditional "disciplines" of Lent, prayer, fasting and almsgiving, we know that almsgiving gets the least attention. Yet, the Bible places emphasis firmly on almsgiving: "Prayer and fasting are good, but better than either is almsgiving accompanied by righteousness . . . It is better to give alms than to store up gold; for almsgiving saves one from death and expiates every sin. Those who regularly give alms shall enjoy a full life" (Tobit 12:8-9). Read more
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Stewardship and the Cross
This article taken from the April 2011 issue of ICSC e-Bulletin
 Do you ever think about how you experience the cross of Jesus Christ? Do you ever think about the power of that cross in your daily life? Is the cross even relevant to your life? It is to stewards of the Lord, who recognize the hope Christ brings through the gift of his cross. They acknowledge that for them, the cross is their only hope.
Being good stewards of our life in Christ is not easy, but to embrace the cross is not only . . . Read More
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FREE Stewardship Webinars
March 13th - Building a Community of Faith: Essentials of a Capital Campaign
April 17th - It's Not Just the Sunday Bulletin Any More The Office of Development purchases a diocesan-wide registration from Our Sunday Visitor that allows any parish staff or volunteers to attend one-hour webinars offered every 2nd Tuesday of the month at no cost to you. There is no limit on the number of attendees from our diocese or your parish. You may participate from your own personal computer at home or at the office. All you need is an internet connection and a phone. Click hereto find out more about these upcoming webinars and to register. |
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For Your Bulletin: What Is Stewardship?
Copyright Archdiocese of St. Louis. Reprinted with permission.
Part 5 of 5
As we strive to live as faithful and generous stewards, it is important that we understand all of the facets of stewardship. Here are just a few key aspects of stewardship. Stewardship is:
- Thankfulness Stewardship calls us to be ever grateful for the gifts that God has given. Not only are we called to be grateful to God, but we also must be grateful to one another. Just as we thank God everyday, a stewardship parish must also show gratitude, recognition and appreciation to those who have given generously to the support of the parish.
- Counter-Cultural Stewardship is counter-cultural. While society encourages us to continually strive for more and more, stewardship helps us to recognize that we already have more than enough. In fact, we have enough to share.
- Discipleship Stewardship is discipleship. We strive to put God first in all things and to follow where Our Lord might lead.
All fifteen of the aspects of stewardship, identified by the St. Louis Archdiocesan Stewardship Education Council, can be found in archived issues of this e-newsletter on our website at www.CatholicIdaho.org under the Office of Development. Click on the "Stewardship" button on right side of the page to find the Stewardship Newsletter Archives.
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