Stewardship Messages

5/13

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:46:00 CDT

The first of the two themes in our ongoing “Enhance and Advance” Capital Campaign is that of Enhancement. We are truly blessed with an outstanding historic facility here at St. James. With all of the charm and character that accompanies the privilege of enjoying a storied church building comes the responsibility not only for its upkeep, but also being stewards of its improvement. We have the opportunity, through this campaign, to restore the luster of the beautiful hardwood floors in our church, to ensure that all members and visitors alike have access to modern restroom facilities, to make our campus footprint more recognizable and even more aesthetically pleasing, and to ensure that our wonderful century-old church bell continues to ring out the mission of hope of this parish church for generations to come.

5/6

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:24:00 CDT

Part of our calling as Christians and members of Christ’s church is to be good stewards of God’s bounty. One of the greatest blessings included in that bounty that we enjoy at St. James in particular, is the magnificent historic church where we are privileged to worship. As a parish, we are tasked with not only maintaining that which we have, but also facing, head on, the challenges of our future. We find ourselves at a critical crossroads in the storied life of our parish. It is the ardent hope and prayer of your Vestry that you will reflect on the challenge before us, meditate with God on the tasks at hand and commit to joining, to the best of your means, in the Capital Campaign efforts to Enhance and Advance the continued mission of hope here at St. James.

4/29

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:31:00 CDT

Stewardship is…….

Using the gifts God has given us to do the work God is calling us to do. Therefore:

?h Stewardship involves joyous acts of thanksgiving in response to all that God has given us.
?h Stewardship is about changing lives.
?h Stewardship programs should be guided by grace, not guilt.
?h We are God’s stewards. What we do grows out of our relationship with God.
?h Stewardship is fun – we are learning about God’s love

4/22

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:45:00 CDT

When we give, we have the opportunity to change the lives of others. When we give WE change. This powerful transformation comes from letting go and trusting God. We struggle to let go of things that we value and feel that we do not have enough of. We are influenced by the messages of fear that make us dwell on scarcity. We are challenged to change into giving people by practicing stewardship as a way of life. In these uncertain financial times, it allows us to turn to God for what we really need. In 2012, let us look at how we have changed by giving.