What
is Stewardship?
Stewardship is a complete lifestyle, a life of total accountability and
responsibility acknowledging God as Creator and Owner of all.
Stewardship is responsible management of our God-given resources of
time, talent, and treasure. It enhances our relationships with God and
one another. Stewardship is living out a commitment to be
Christ-centered rather than self-centered and involves a conversion of
the heart. Stewardship is a lifelong journey with each person at a
different place on the path.
Stewardship is not just a program, a fundraising scheme, or about money
and donations. But stewardship can have some programmatic elements. For
example, every year Gesu conducts an annual renewal or pledge drive.
This opportunity allows all parishioners to prayerfully discern and
reflect on how much of their time, talents, and treasure they can
commit to our parish and community over the next year.
