Stewardship is the ability to share one's gifts of life, time, talents and resources with others with no strings attached and no conditions.

Late Archbishop Thomas Murphy, Seattle

Our people must learn to spend their time doing good in order to provide for real needs.

Titus 3:14

So we are to use our different gifts in accordance with the grace that God has given us.

Romans 12:6

For your heart will always be where your riches are.

Matthew 6:21

Lord, God, I believe that You will always provide me with what I need, if I only ask. I know that whatever You give me is to be shared with others in my family, my parish, my community, my country and in the world. Create in me a spirit of trust, so that as I have been given, so will I give. Help me to use my gifts wisely, always aware that You are the source of all blessings. Grant that. I may share my time, talent, and treasure in ways that will bring glory to Your Son, Jesus, who reigns with You now and forever. Amen

O Lord, giver of life and the source of our freedom, we are reminded by the psalmist that yours is "the earth and its fullness; the world and those who dwell in it." We know that it is in your hand that we have received all we have, and are, and will be.

Gracious and loving God, we understand that you call us to be the stewards of your abundance, the caretakers of all you have entrusted to us. Help us always to use your gifts wisely and teach us to share them generously. May our faithful stewardship bear witness to the love of Christ in our lives. We pray with grateful hearts, in Jesus' name. Amen.

Thank you to all our parishioners for supporting our mission here at St. Alphonsus Liguori

Rev. Greg Wojcik, Pastor

 Based on the spiritual principles of the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus Christ, stewardship acknowledges our dependence on God for all we have and all we are. It changes both the lives of the giver and the receiver. 

Stewardship is returning our first-fruits.

It is central our Faith and to the way we live each day of our lives.

Time

What portion of our time are we investing to enhance our parish life and to deepen our faith through prayer, study, worship, social action and fellowship?

• Attending Mass - Daily or Sunday (Our Lord's Day) - Making it a part of our fmaily and individual lives
• Quiet daily prayer
• Praying the rosary
• Grace before and after meals
• Participation in the sacraments
• Making ourselves available to loved ones who need our attention
• Relaxation time spent with our families

Do we put God first in our daily lives? Is everything we do pleasing to God? What is our relationship with God?

Talent

What talents are we sharing for the betterment of our fellow parishioners? Are we praising God by all we do each day?

We respond in gratitude by sharing our God-given talents at our parish and at favorite charities. There many ministries to get involved in!

• Lector - Teen & Up
• Eucharistic Minister - Teen & Up
• Altar Servers
• Choir - Teen & Up
• Food Pantry
• PADS
• Hospitality
• Ministry of Care (multiple ministries)
• Religious Education Program (Grades K-8 and Adult Programs)
• Usher/Greeter
• Landscape and Garden Ministry
• Any of the many ministries - Volunteer Opportunities

Treasure

Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back. Luke 6:38 (RSV Catholic Ed.)

• Give of our First-fruits
• Give out of gratitude and love
• Give with joy
• Trust in God's abundance

All material possessions, wealth, and property have been entrusted to us by God.

What planned proportionate and predetermined percentage of our income are we giving in a weekly offering as a shared investment in our parish's well being?

"All we have is really a gift from God, who asks us to return a portion in the form of our time, talent, and treasure to support his work on earth."

"Stewardship involves developing a need to give, rather than merely giving to a need."

"Stewardship is an understanding of a total way of life, a conversion of mind and heart."

"Stewardship is not about something we do, it is about who we are, and whose we are."

"Stewardship is about asking ourselves, "What do we own, and who owns us?"

"Stewardship is an act of worship, not an act of obligation."

Every person is a steward of some kind. None of us can escape being a steward of God's possessions - whether in a good or bad way. This includes our handling of prayer, service, financial, treatment of other people, and our worship of God.

Decision Magazine, 1997