Stewardship
"As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God's varied grace." - 1 Peter 4:10
Stewardship Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
My parish is composed of people like me; I help make it what it is.
It will be friendly, if I am.
Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them.
It will do great work, if I work.
It will make generous gifts to many causes, if I am a generous giver.
It will bring people into its worship and fellowship, if I invite and bring them.
It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith,
and a parish with a noble spirit, if I, who make it what it is,
am filled with these same things.
Therefore, with Your help, O God,
I shall dedicate myself to growing our faith
by being all things that I want my parish to be.
Amen
Volunteering at Annunciation:
Parishioners are invited to volunteer regularly by completing the Time and Talent Form below. Choose the ministries each member of your family would like to offer participation. If you have questions, contact the parish office for assistance.
Supporting Annunciation:
Parishioners are invited to support our church through tithing. Envelopes are mailed to parishioners for monthly donations and online giving, one-time or reoccurring, is available. If you have questions, contact the parish office for assistance.
What Identifies a Steward?
Safeguarding material and human resources and using them responsibly are one answer; so is generous giving of time, talent, and treasure. But being a Christian steward means more. As Christian stewards, we receive God's gifts gratefully, cultivate them responsibly, share them lovingly in justice with others, and return them with increase to the Lord.
We plant seeds, knowing they hold hope for the future. We lay foundations, knowing much building must follow. There is a sense of liberation, however, in realizing this. We can do something, and we can do it very well. We can take the first step in making a difference, knowing that we may never see the end of the road, the results of our actions, the recipients of our giving. We receive and offer the gift of hope. The harvest will come.
Many of our days are spent "growing dirt," preparing the soil for future plantings. That is an act of hope. We know we are only workers, not the Master Gardner. Accepting the gifts of silence, light, the guiding Spirit and hope, we are co-creators of the future, which is in God's hands.
Pillars of Stewardship
The four pillars of stewardship are Hospitality, Prayer, Formation and Service. These pillars invite parishioners to experience, witness and live the stewardship way of life in response to their baptismal call to discipleship. Each baptized person is called to give of time, talent and treasure to strengthen these four pillars that support the parish community – your parish community.