Stewardship Bulletin Announcements

September 6 – 7, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life: “Everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.”    Luke 14:33

When we first hear this statement, it seems that Jesus is making an unrealistic demand upon us.  How can we renounce all of our possessions?  We need them to live.  However, what we must renounce is the belief that they belong to us.  Everything that we have belongs to God alone.  All of our resources are entrusted to us not only for our own use, but also so that we can help others.  Once we renounce the idea that we possess or are entitled to anything, it is much easier to share the many gifts that God has given us.  Then we truly are His Disciples.

September 13 – 14, 2025
Stewardship as a Way of Life “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son.”    John 3:16

God created us to be in relationship with Him.  Sin broke that relationship.  Jesus came to earth so that we may reconcile our relationship with God.  Following Jesus’ example, we can be blessed with a joy-filled life on earth and eternal life in Heaven.  These four points are known as the “kerygma” – the first proclamation of the Gospel.  This core message is the basis of our Catholic faith.  How do you live this out in your daily life? 

September 20 – 21, 2025

Stewardship as a Way of Life: “No servant can serve two masters.  He will hate one and love the other, or be devoted to one and despise the other.  You cannot serve God and mammon (wealth).”    LUKE 16:13

Jesus knows that for many of us, God and money run “neck and neck” as top priority.  Is money a “god” that you put before God?  Giving money to support the Church and other charity is a pillar of our faith, just like attending Mass every Sunday and participating in parish ministry.  Giving money frees us from becoming a slave to money.  It increases our dependence on God and our trust that God will provide all that we need.

September 27 – 28, 2025

Stewardship as a Way of Life: “My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.  Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established…”     Luke 16:25-26

When God created the world He declared that it was good and He gave it to all mankind for us to enjoy.  However, over the years we have created a chasm between those who have great gifts and those who do not.  In today’s Gospel we see that with our own generosity we must bridge that gap between those who have much and those who have little, or we may find ourselves on the wrong side of the chasm in the next life.