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Stewardship Sharing Your Gifts of Time, Talent and Treasure with God... In the Gospel, Jesus says that God is glorified when a disciple, grafted in Christ, produces abundantly and bears much fruit. The disciple must then be a good steward of that abundance.
A sincere “thank you” to all, we truly appreciate your gift. If you did not return your envelope last week, please return the pre-printed envelope that you received in the mail as soon as possible and place it in the basket in front of the Altar. We are gifted with a Parish and a resident pastor here in North Aurora. Did you have a child to be baptized? A grandchild? Do you know where the Oils used for this Sacrament come from? The Bishop blessed these Oils on Holy Thursday; four of our parishioners went to Rockford on that day to receive the Oils and brought them back for the Parish to use throughout the year. The same holds true for the Sacraments of Confirmation and the anointing of the Sick. The Diocese is part of parish life in so many ways that we take for granted, please reach out and lend your support. Father asked that if possible to give 1% of your income, if not consider a gift of $300.00 or a monthly payment of $30.00 beginning this month until April 2010 Your payment can be made monthly or quarterly and can be done through an electronic transfer, just attach a void check to your pledge card, or one may charge it to your credit card. Another option would be to make a pledge/gift on line at www.stewardshiprockford.org/donate/. Let us trust in the Spirit to guide us in giving our sacrificial gift. If everyone helps, we can make our parish goal of $59,200.00. |
Diocesan Stewardship 2009