From the Stewardship ChairDear Friends, Our Stewardship campaign is a chance to reflect on the many ways that we are connected to each other. Our theme this year focuses on the stories we tell and the ways we are called to share our words, our actions, our love, and our joy with the world. This year, with all that has been going on in the news, in our homes, schools and offices, and ever-shifting economic forecasts, the one constant has been the connections we have formed here in our church. Our stories bring us together. Each of us has a story to tell, a reason why we found this congregation and continue to participate. Each of us has dreams, ambitions, and great ideas, just as each of us has hardships and moments of difficulty. One of the joys of our Good News is that we can bring our whole selves and our story, to this place, to these people and receive the support, encouragement and praise that we need. We will be hearing so many stories in our campaign this year. Each of them focuses on the inspiration they receive from God and how their soul transforms those inspirations into art, music and words. This same process happens in you as you seek ways to share your gifts from the inspiration and blessing you have been given. With this letter, I am sending campaign material for you and for the spread of the word of St. Mary’s. Each hour spent volunteering, each good idea that you have, each dollar that you donate is transformed through prayer and Grace into ministry and mission. We could not be an example of love and compassion in our community without your many and various gifts. Please return your pledge cards by Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday, November 23rd, so that we may include them in our ingathering and bless them. Tell out my soul! The Greatness of the Lord! Spyros Konitsiotis
Stewardship Chair
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