Annual Appeal

PLEDGE

Our essential effort is to present Christian Stewardship as a spiritual practice in which we give to God the first fruits of our labors. We make the promise to contribute a share of our personal financial resources, our time and our talents to support our church and those persons and ministries that make it thrive. Supported by this community of faith we dare to believe in God’s own generosity. Christ expressed this generosity as “a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, (which) will be put into your lap…” (Luke 6: 38).

What is a pledge?

• A pledge is an annual commitment made in good faith to give to the church an amount of money, chosen by you, in regular installments (weekly, monthly, quarterly, or annually).

Why should I pledge?

• Pledging is a spiritual practice.  It confirms your identity as a child of God and a member of Christ’s body in the Church.  It promotes your spiritual growth.
• You are a steward. Led by the Holy Spirit, you can commit yourself to making sincere and purposeful promises about how best to use God’s gifts.
• In our Eucharistic celebration, we pray for “strength and courage” to love and serve God. Part of our love and service is to support the work of our Church. We don’t have membership fees or dues; instead, we ask our members to join in the voluntary practice of pledging.
• Jesus bids us to be intentional and serious about our giving. He said, in his Sermon on the Mount, “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”  Pledging is thus a holy “habit of the heart.”

With gratitude from your Stewardship Team