{"id":3740,"date":"2020-02-28T11:11:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jp2-mqa.org\/jp2\/?page_id=3740"},"modified":"2020-03-22T10:33:01","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T14:33:01","slug":"stewardship-commission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jp2-mqa.org\/jp2\/committees\/stewardship-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"Stewardship Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Responsibilities\nof a Stewardship Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Carry out the Stewardship\nEffort of time, talent, and treasure on an annual basis. <\/strong>These\nefforts usually run two or three weekends every year. On the first weekend of a\ntwo-weekend effort and on each of the first two weekends of a three-weekend\neffort the pastor would deliver a homily on stewardship and a lay person or\ncouple would give a personal testimony on how stewardship is lived out in their\nlife or lives. The last weekend would always be a Commitment Sunday, where\nparishioners would bring their commitment cards of time, talent and treasure to\nMass and place them in a basket.<\/li><li><strong>Recruit individuals and\/or\ncouples to share their personal testimonies about stewardship with the\nparishioners.<\/strong> The lay witness testimony is\nprobably the most educational, motivational, and important part of the\nstewardship effort. The lay witness talk makes stewardship very real and\npractical for the people in the pews. The lay witnesses should be individuals\nfrom the parish who believe and practice the principals of stewardship in their\nown lives-those who give of their time, talent, and treasure. <\/li><li><strong>Prepare a time and talent\nlist or catalog of parish activities and organizations, and keep the list or\ncatalog current.<\/strong> A time and talent list or\ncatalog gives parishioners an opportunity to become aware of the number and\ntype of volunteer ministries available in the parish.&nbsp; They may range from altar server to youth\ngroup counselor. Some parishes develop an actual pamphlet or catalog that\nprovides a detailed description of each group or activity. Others may use a\nsimple listing with little details. While the primary emphasis is on current\ngroups or activities, items that you would like to start can be added. <\/li><li><strong>Ensure that those who\nvolunteer are contacted and asked to become involved.<\/strong>\nIt is important that the stewardship committee works with the appropriate\nparish commissions and groups to ensure that those who commit of their time and\ntalent are personally invited to become involved. If people are not contacted\nand instead just have their names put in a book or in a computer, then they\nwill not get involved in future stewardship efforts. They will also start to\nbelieve that stewardship is only about money.<\/li><li><strong>Evaluate the stewardship\neffort and awareness efforts on an annual basis.<\/strong>\nAll elements of the stewardship effort in the parish need to be evaluated.\nReview comments, criticisms and questions received with commitment cards.\nEvaluate the written materials used throughout the year-letters, brochures,\nbulletin announcements, newsletter articles, etc. discuss the verbal\npresentations-are the homilies and lay witness testimonies getting the\nstewardship message across? What more could we be doing to get stewardship\ninformation out to people? What kind of results are we getting from the\nstewardship effort? Always look to the spiritual life of the parish when\nevaluating stewardship. Do these efforts bring people closer to God? What\nsymptoms of spiritual change are evident in the parish?<\/li><li><strong>Publicize stewardship\nthoughts throughout the year in the parish bulletin.<\/strong>\nIt is very easy to put a few lines about stewardship in the bulletin each week.\nWith little effort, it can be one way to keep the stewardship message in front\nof people on a regular basis. These reflections can include Scripture quotes,\nquotes from books\/magazines, etc.<\/li><li><strong>Make appropriate stewardship\nliterature available in the parish booklet racks.<\/strong>\nIncluding stewardship brochures or pamphlets in the booklet rack provides\npeople the opportunity to read and learn about stewardship apart from any\nbrochures that may be used for the annual effort. Rotate three or four\nbrochures throughout the year.<\/li><li><strong>Publicize stewardship\nreflections in the parish newsletter or on a quarterly basis.<\/strong>\nStewardship reflections could include profiles of individuals or couples in the\nparish are committed to stewardship, Q &amp; A on stewardship, commentaries on\nstewardship, ministry spotlights, etc.<\/li><li><strong>Incorporate comments about\nstewardship in the Sunday homilies.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Encourage support for stewardship\nthrough the Prayers of the Faithful.&nbsp; <\/strong>The\ncommittee can develop Prayers of the Faithful with a stewardship message. <\/li><li><strong>Develop a welcoming program\nfor new parishioners.<\/strong> <\/li><li><strong>Develop a commissioning\nservice for those who volunteer in parish ministries.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Show appreciation for those\nwho are involved in parish volunteer ministry. <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Develop a program of\nstewardship education to be incorporated into the faith formation program for\nchildren, youth and adults. <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Add a children\u2019s component\nto parish stewardship efforts. <\/strong>Include children\nin the 2 or 3 weekend stewardship effort.<\/li><li><strong>Provide opportunities for\ngifts discernment.<\/strong> Parishioners should be given an\nopportunity to help discover their own spiritual gifts and then use those gifts\nin service to others. Parish stewardship efforts can include programs and\nworkshops on the discernment process.<\/li><li><strong>Provide in service and\ncontinuing education for stewardship committee.<\/strong>\nThe committee should attend diocesan-wide programs, regional workshops and\/or\nNational Catholic Stewardship\u2019s annual conference.<\/li><li><strong>Develop an annual plan.<\/strong>\nEach committee should develop a yearly plan that includes the organization and\npreparation for the 2 or 3 weekend effort as well as monthly awareness\nactivities. <\/li><li><strong>Expand your focus beyond the\nparish.<\/strong> Consider spreading the message of\nstewardship beyond the parish. <\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Responsibilities of a Stewardship Committee Carry out the Stewardship Effort of time, talent, and treasure on an annual basis. These efforts usually run two or three weekends every year. 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