January – 2022: Your year for generosity (271 words) In this “month of love” we can explore this. “Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” The somber words of Ash Wednesday provide a lens through which we can regard our lives and faithfully steward our lives.įebruary – Love yourself as your neighbor (328 words)Įveryone struggles to balance love of neighbor and love of self, but if we are to be good stewards of our lives, we have to get this right. March – Ash Wednesday Stewardship (370 words) What does that mean for our individual and corporate stewardship? Give them a resurrection reset. Is it time to simplify?Īpril – Easter stewardship: Resurrection reset (297 words)Įverything is different, changed and made new because Jesus rose from the dead. No wonder our homes and our minds and hearts are cluttered. We live in a culture of accumulation - not only of possessions and stuff, but also of ideas, loyalties, desires and emotions. May – Getting rid of ‘all the crap’ (296 words) Many of us take a few weeks off from church during the summer for travel and vacations, but there’s no holiday for your congregation’s bills! Here are strategies for keeping your offering current during the summer. June – Don’t let your offerings take a holiday (297 words) But Christians, called to be salt and light to the world, can help (and should). We are in a precarious place, where many political and social experts say we are in danger of unraveling altogether. Politics have never been as polarized and ugly as today. July – Stewardship of our nation (287 words) We are stewards of our wealth, certainly, but so much more! What do you value most? And how are you stewarding that non-financial “wealth” with which God has blessed you? The Danes practice something we could certainly learn from!Īugust – Stewardship of your whole life(233 words) September – Life stewardship lessons from the Danes (254 words)ĭenmark, a nation smaller than West Virginia, routinely counts ranks at the top in contentment, whereas the United States way down the list. How will you cultivate your life harvest? October – Cultivating our life’s harvest(276 words)įall harvest provides a wonderful analogy for how, as stewards of our lives, we are responsible for making the most of our time on earth. Other uses? Inquire: – Your budget is a statement of faith (286 words)ĭoes your church look at the annual budget as an accounting tool, a spreadsheet that shows where the money goes? There’s another way that can help you express your church’s mission! Please just be respectful and include the copyright notice. Receptionists are available Monday – Friday, 10am-4pm.įor a full list of staff and contact information, please click here.Every month I add another newsletter article that your congregation is free to use - just cut and paste! It’s free for local, nonprofit use. Nuestra Hora Santa Virtual está disponible aquí. La Capilla de Adoración Eucarística Perpetua Santa Katharine Drexel ya está abierta. The Saint Katharine Drexel Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel is now open. The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is available on Saturdays from 4:00 – 4:45pmĮl Sacramento de la Reconciliación está disponible los sábados de 4:00 a 4:45 pm Holy Days of Obligation / Días Santos de Obligación Lunes a sábado: 8:00am (seguido del Rosario y la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia) Monday – Saturday: 8:00am (followed by the Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet) The text of the Sunday readings is available here. If this sounds like you and you’d like to give writing for NewStan a try, e-mail Paul at please find current and past issues.
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