Saints and Stewards

“Jesus said, ‘take care of my sheep’”

John 21:16

Hello Friends,

Since last week was All Saints Sunday and these last few weeks, I’ve been thinking about stewardship and how to get the congregation invested more in our ministr. I am beginning to understand why All Saints is celebrated during stewardship season in the church. The saints of every generation in every church are the ones that pass down the faith to the next generation, and giving is an important part of the faith we pass down. Maybe as we get older, faith becomes a more important priority. A steward is simply defined as one who takes care of what belongs to someone else. A steward manages, protects, and takes care of something on behalf of someone else. In a way, I guess elders are stewards as it is the session’s job to take care of the church and that care can include many different things, not just the care of physical property but also caring about the core values that help define who we are and what we believe.

So, there are many ways to be stewards and since everything we have is ultimately a gift from God, we are ALL stewards.

This Sunday is stewardship dedication, so please bring your pledge cards to present during the dedication part of the service. There will be extra pledge cards for this who “forget” to bring theirs. A stewardship letter and card went out to all members last week.

Thank you “Saints” for being good stewards!

Blessings,

Mike

Announcements

• Samaritans Purse Operation Christmas Child – It’s that time of year again. Christmas is right around the corner, Shoeboxes will be available next Sunday, October 25th. They will need to return by November 15th. 
• Presbytery Meeting – Tuesday, Nov. 10th.
• Men’s Group Dinner – Thursday, Nov. 12.
• Phillips Wedding, Saturday, Nov. 14th
• Stewardship Dedication – Sunday, Nov. 15th.
• Refreshments on the Lawn – Sunday, Nov 15th.
• Worship Service at Old Wappetaw Cemetery – Sunday, Nov 15th at 3:00pm.
• Christ King Worship Service – Sunday, Nov. 22nd.
• Session Meeting – Monday, Nov. 23rd.
• Thanksgiving – Thursday, Nov. 26th.
• First Sunday of Advent, Sunday, Nov. 29th.
• College Students – Please turn in your students address to Beth Gannon
• Church Directory – Copies of the church directory are available in the Narthex.
• A blood drive will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 9^th from 4:30 – 7:30.