It is our collective responsibility to sustain the parish’s finances. This is not merely a case of “donating” to the church; rather, it is part of one’s spirituality wherein we acknowledge that everything we have comes from God’s graciousness to us, and we respond in kind by making a sacrificial offering. The very concept of stewarship means a responsible overseeing and maintaining of something valuable or worthwhile that has been entrusted to our care, and the life of our parish community is certainly something worth caring for.

We are all called to give according to our means, and this giving takes the form of our time, talent, and/or treasure. A gift of time can be something like offering to volunteer for a parish function or serving as a liturgical minister. A gift of talent involves the use of a particular skill or aptitude you have for the benefit of our parish community, such as volunteering for the choir or teaching a CCD class. A gift of treasure involves making a financial contribution to the parish, typically in the form of weekly collection envelopes at Mass or via Parish Giving, an electronic contribution service.

The use of envelopes or Parish Giving is particularly important since it enables the parish to budget its finances based on what it anticipates its income to be. If you already contribute to the weekly collection, we are grateful for your generosity. If you are not currently using envelopes or Parish Giving in the process, we ask you to please consider doing so. Envelopes are automatically sent to parishioners once they register, and Parish Giving registration can be found on the home page of our website.

We ask you to prayerfully consider your available time, talent and/or treasure and to make an offering to the parish accordingly. It has been said that “God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7) and that He will not be outdone in generosity. When we give cheerfully of our time, talent, and treasure, God will surely respond by bestowing His graces upon us in generous measure.