Stewardship
Stewardship is about helping God’s people grow in their relationship with Jesus through the use of the
time, talents and finances that God has entrusted to them. It is a way of life.
time, talents and finances that God has entrusted to them. It is a way of life.
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Giving 2019
This month we begin our annual pledge drive. There are pledge cards available for you to complete. You may find them next to the bulletin board, in the leaflet slots. Pledge cards have also been mailed to all church members. The Stewardship Committee is comprised of Bob Steele, Rich Miller, Ed Moore, and Erin Zitz. Please approach any of them or a member of the Vestry if you have questions or comments about pledging. 
Holy Nativity depends on donations to sustain its programs and facilities. Each fall, during the annual stewardship drive, parishioners pledge to donate a certain amount of money over the next calendar year. The annual pledge drive raises general operating funds – the money that keeps the church doors open; pays worship, music and program expenses; and supports clergy and staff salaries.
Please consider making a 2018 pledge; the programs and activities Holy Nativity is able to offer depend directly on the generosity of our members and friends! |
Stewardship Letter
from Interim Rector, Rev. Luis Rodriguez September 2018
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The future looks bright for Holy Nativity. While the community remains in transition, we have hardly been standing still, and all over there are signs of new prospects and a fresh energy. Nevertheless, that bright future will call for a lot of hard, intense work. Most certainly in the coming year you will be preparing to call a new rector, and to enter into a renewed relationship with our school as the current work of the joint sessions of the Vestry and School Board bear fruit. In the last year, our facilities committee has become very excited about the possibilities for our campus, but that excitement has been coupled with a profound awareness that substantial maintenance and upgrades are required. With the coming of a new rector you will want to expand your established ministries to meet the needs of the gathered community and school, but also those of the changing local area. All of this, not to mention the simple day-to-day running of the church, requires resources: time, money, talents, commitment. It is with all this in mind that I write you at the request of the Vestry, and ask you to consider prayerfully your stewardship contribution for the coming calendar year. Please consider your pledge not simply as “giving money”, but rather as a continuing commitment to a shared vision for Holy Nativity, a response to all that God has already done and is doing this place. Enclosed with this letter you will find a pledge card. In prayer, please consider your response within the whole context of God’s goodness and abiding presence in your life. We will begin to close our campaign on October 14th . By a marvelous coincidence that day Bishop Fitzpatrick will be joining us for his annual visit so there will be much to celebrate. Still, while October 14th officially ends our campaign, you can of course return your pledge card before that day or in the days following it. If you have any questions, please feel free to speak with me or our curate Chris Bridges; any member of the Vestry; or of the Stewardship Campaign team: Bob Steele, Rich Miller, Ed Moore, Saro Verghese, and Erin Zitz. Any one of us will be happy to meet with you, offer any guidance we can and answer your queries. Yours, Rev’d Luis M. Rodriguez, MA, MTh (Oxon), Interim Rector, Church of the Holy Nativity |
