Stewards of God's Word

We are stewards of God’s Word—the Gospel; we exercise this stewardship of the Word by

receiving the Word, sharing the Word and reflecting on the Word.

An Expression of Discipleship

Stewardship is an expression of discipleship with the power to change how we understand and           live out our lives.

Seeking God's Presence

Stewardship calls us to seek God’s presence in each guest, in each stranger and in one another.

Communicating Enthusiasm

A good steward communicates enthusiasm.

Feast of the Annunciation of the Birth of the Lord to Mary

Stewardship is all-encompassing:  it provides a place for the simplest individual gesture of kindness as well as for a community working for peace and justice.

Stewardship of Property

Our stewardship of property calls us to receive God’s material gifts to us with gratitude and to share these gifts with people in need.

Stewardship as a Way of Life

FEAST OF ST. BENEDICT, FATHER OF WESTERN MONASTICISM

Stewardship is not simply making donations to take care of buildings and grounds; taking care             of the buildings and grounds and the environment we enjoy is a spirituality, a way of life.

Life as Stewardship

The way we live our life  is a stewardship; it makes a way for those who come after us:  a path of blessing, a path of beauty.

               

Good Stewards

Feast of St Joseph, the Husband of Mary

 

A good steward is one who works as partners with God in the redemption of the world.

Spirit of Accountability

Feast of St Cyril of Jerusalem, bishop/doctor of the Church

Stewardship calls us to stand before the Lord in a spirit of accountability.

 

Gratitude

Feast of St Patrick, bishop, apostle of Ireland

Stewardship calls us to receive the gifts of God with gratitude and to cultivate them responsibly.

 

Our Talents as Stewardship

Our talents are a stewardship:  God gave each of us specific talents so that we might share in His       plan in our own special way.

 

Health of Body as Stewardship

Health of body is a stewardship:  God gave us miraculous bodies to be treated with loving care and respect to accomplish His work on earth.

 

Health of Mind as Stewardship

Health of mind is a stewardship:  God gave us superior minds to be used to fullest capacity in discovering God’s plan, in understanding ourselves and others.

 

Time as Stewardship

Time itself is a stewardship:  we don’t know how much time we have on earth, but God expects  us to use the gift of time wisely on every activity throughout the day.

Life as Stewardship

Life itself is a stewardship.  God depends on us to use our lives to accomplish his purposes.

Feast of Sts Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs

 A good steward serves God out of love and gratitude for the gifts he has received knowing that         it is not how much he has that is important,  but what he does with what he has.

God has made each of us a steward and given us unique abilities and talents to use in His                 service.

Managing God's Affairs

Ash Wednesday  --  the first day of the Lenten season

 As stewards, we are the managers of the affairs of God on earth.

 

Life of Stewardship

Feast of St Casmir, Prince of Poland       

 

MARDI GRAS ….celebrate

 Every person is called to a life of stewardship—a life of reverence for each person, a reverence

  for each tool he uses, a reverence for the environment.

Stewardship

Feast of St Katherine Drexel, virgin

·         March – STEWARDSHIP

We commit ourselves to care lovingly for the persons and goods of this place.

Text:  “Regard all …as sacred vessels of the altar.” Rule of Benedict 31