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Things to Do
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Greetings!
Don't Miss this upcoming conference!
Empowering CongregationsPresented by the Episcopal Church Foundation
 Date: Sat. Nov. 20, 2010Time: 11:30 am - 2:30 pmLocation: Bishop Jones CenterCost: $10 for lunchThe Stewardship Department will host two professionals from the Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) for a three-hour mini-conference Saturday November 20, 2010 from 11:30 am - 2:30 pm in the Mission Room of Chapel House at the Bishop Jones Center.Whether or not your congregation is currently considering a capital campaign, this is a perfect opportunity to learn the basics and see the organizational similarities to annual giving campaigns. ECF has helped Episcopal congregations, dioceses, and other communities of faith around the country raise millions of dollars for property, program, endowment, debt retirement, and outreach. The Discern-Study-Ask methodology has a proven track record of success. And ultimately, successful campaigns instill, foster and reinforce a culture of philanthropy in which the concepts of giving, asking, sharing and gratitude permeate the life of an institution.Planned gifts, gifts made through bequests in wills or through life-income gifts, hold enormous potential for Episcopal communities of faith. Establishing and maintaining an active planned giving program is a vital ministry that offers church members the opportunity to make a final testament about the importance of their Christian faith, and can help ensure resources will be available in the future to do the important work of the Church. Each congregation with attendees will receive a complimentary copy ($35 value) of Funding Future Ministry: A Guide to Planned Giving produced by the Episcopal Church Foundation. This newly revised, updated, and comprehensive manual ensures that clergy and lay leaders know the most effective ways to encourage legacy gifts, all set in a theological framework.FULL INFORMATION, click here. TO REGISTER through the online registration system, click here. |
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Things to Read
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The Episcopal Network of Stewardship (TENS)
latest Networking Newsletter now available
Articles of interest include:
- Sharing Your Story: The Greatest Gift You Can Give, Bruce Rockwell, longtime TENS member and former president of TENS' Board of Directors
- Money and Liturgy: Some Things to Do with the Plate, The Rt. Rev. Gregory H. Rickel, Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia
- Why I Wish My Church Offered Online Giving, Barbara Green, manager of Information Design & Development for ACS Technologies
Click here to view the complete PDF file on the Diocesan website.
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ECF Vital Practices now online
The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) announces the online extension of Vestry Papers.
 Since 1995 ECF and Vestry Papers have provided vestry memebers with spiritually grounded, practical resources to help vestries build healthy congregations in service to God's mission.
In addition to Vestry Papers articles the website will include practical tools for parish leaders, a lively blog where readers can share ideas and experiences, examples of congregational practices, and live chats with leaders, teachers, authors, and more.
Free to everyone, www.ecfvp.org offer us opportunities to create community among Episcopal leaders and foster learning about congregational issues among not only vestries and rectors, but also all lay people and clergy who lead congregations. Sign up now to receive ECF Vital Practices.
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