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Stewardship

In welcoming new parishioners, we encourage good stewardship, a Christian concept whereby each member of the parish gives of his time, talent and treasure. Volunteers are constantly needed for our many ministries and activities to succeed. One way of keeping abreast of the many opportunities for service is to read the weekly bulletin and the web site regularly and then volunteer for something that interests you. Our parish needs your active participation in order to thrive!

In the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly encourages his disciples to be living stewards of the many gifts given to us by our loving God. An important way that we exhibit our gratitude to the Lord is to share our material wealth by contributing weekly to the Sunday offertory collections. At Saint Joseph’s, we espouse the notion of Sacrificial Giving which is a spiritually motivated way for us to carry out the stewardship of our treasure - our money. Sacrificial Giving is based on four principles:

1) In gratitude to God we return a first portion of our income.
2) Our gift should be a sacrifice.
3) We should give on a planned basis by using the parish envelope system and by participating in the annual Parish Share Program.
4) We should use the biblical tithe of 10% as a guiding principle for our giving.

Christ continually calls his followers to have complete faith in him. We are called by the Lord to build up the Kingdom of God on earth by supporting his Mystical Body, the Church and by helping the poor. Sacrificial Giving is a step in that direction, and people who practice it find that they develop a closer relationship with the Lord and never seem to be in need. At the same time, they have the satisfaction of contributing to the mission of the Church and the needs of the poor.

This Week's Stewardship

Children's Envelopes

If you would like to obtain offertory envelopes for your children, they are now available in the rectory office. This little tool is a great way of teaching children to share what they have with others in need.

Money Counters

Currently our parish has two teams of money counters who take turns every other Monday from 8:30 to 11:00 AM to count the donations given on Sunday Masses. If you would like to be a part of one of these teams, please please contact Anne Mankowski in the rectory.

Cemetery Collection Envelope

In your monthly packets of envelopes there is a brown envelope for St. Joseph Cemetery’s care. In order to continue with the improvements of our cemetery, please use this envelope and be as generous as possible with your donations to help us maintain the beauty of our cemetery. Thank you!