St. Mark's asks that you think of stewardship
as a spiritual discipline. Like prayer and the reading of scripture,
stewardship is a religious devotion. Developing the good steward
in you is a life long process.
The discipline of giving yourself away, through the gifting
of your time, talents and your treasure, is an exercise in piety
worth advancing and growing. One of the paradoxes of the gospel
is that we are most alive when we give ourselves away.
Stewardship is a spiritual discipline that will aid in the development
of your own personal faith, but it is also an exciting opportunity
to engage in mission. When you make a pledge of your time, talent
and treasure to St. Mark's, you are investing in the mission
of the parish.
The mission of God is a winning cause, and the
mission to which God has called St. Mark's is a winning cause.
Your gifts of time, talent, and treasure are that on which
the foundation of God's mission at St. Mark's is built.
Charles Hawkins, Rector |