Sent to monthly meeting finance contacts and subscribers.
Dear Friend, "Use your capabilities and your possessions not as ends in themselves but as God's gifts entrusted to you. Share them with others; use them with humility, courtesy and affection." (Faith & Practice)
Below are stories, wisdom and resources from meetings in the community on the topic of financial stewardship. Monthly meetings rely on financial support from members. In service to the meeting, finance committee members or meeting treasurers are responsible for asking Friends to give. The work of tending to monthly meeting finances and asking members to give can be supported by the sharing of best practices among meetings. Please share this Threadletter with others in your meeting and join in the conversation as we nurture a culture of giving within our community of Friends.
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Message from the Field
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Giving as a Spiritual Discipline
Solebury Meeting relies upon each individual's spiritual connection to Quakerism and their conscience to financially support our organization. We ask each member and attender to examine their resources and will to contribute $500 each year toward our basic operating expenses only. We rely on each individual's conscience in response to our call for financial needs. As Tom Jeavons once stated, "Giving is an extension of worship."
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Reflection from Experience
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Thoughts on Stewardship
Does your charitable giving feed your spirit? Does it reflect your values? Maia Simon (Trenton Meeting) shares her journey of learning about the blessing of giving. "I have been richly blessed. I found that even when I lost my career to illness that there was still 'enough' to go around. It still seems that the more I give, the more I have." Read Maia's story online.
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Resource
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Online Giving Service
There is an easy way for Friends to give to their monthly or quarterly meeting! Philadelphia Yearly Meeting's donations webpage has a section for contributions to monthly and quarterly meetings. This is a secure way to give online and is also an easy way to set up an automated recurring gift to a monthly or quarterly meeting.
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Events & News
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Check it Out!
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Thank you Friend!
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The Finance Threadletter is published twice a year to help strengthen our faith community through communication, connections and relationships.
Please forward it to friends and families in your meeting so that information about the Yearly Meeting programs can reach them directly. Just click the Forward to a Friend button in the column at the bottom right of this message.
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