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As disciples of Jesus, we live out of a humble awareness that all we have, and all we are, has been given to us freely from God. As responsible caretakers (stewards) of these many God-given gifts, we are called to give towards the needs around us. It's through our stewardship of time, talent and treasure that we offer our lives back to God in love and gratitude.
WAYS to GIVE at ST. MARY’S
WAYS to GIVE at ST. MARY’S
WAYS TO GIVE-2.pdf**Need Help/Advice/Suggestions? Contact Charlene Jennings (accounting) for assistance with your parish donations — directly by phone (403) 932-2944, ext. 228, or email at: accounting@stmaryscochrane.ca.
The Needs of Our Parish*
* St. Mary’s is a registered charity and donations are eligible for a tax-receipt.
WHY we need your kind, generous donations . . .
The Building Fund:
Our current Parish Centre (Phase One) was completed in 2007. The mortgage at the time was $5 million. We continue to work towards becoming a debt-free community with the wish that one day we can complete Phase Two of our parish complex — the Sanctuary of the church. We invite you to join us in this goal.
Meantime, we work diligently to finish paying down that 2007 mortgage plus interest payments (the Building Fund) along with other expenses (such as: program/ministries costs, our yearly obligatory Diocesan Assessment, insurance, salaries, property taxes, heat, light and so on). The challenge is to adopt a sustainable, proportional spending strategy, with your help.
We THANK YOU in advance for any way
that you can contribute.
MORE Ways to Donate/Give at St. Mary's
— By Supporting Our PARISH FUNDRAISERS (click the titles for information)
Reflections on Stewardship:
“He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and
followed Him.” Matthew 4:22
Just as Jesus called the first apostles, He calls each of us to follow Him, too. Not everyone is called to leave their business or family behind, but we are expected to put God first in everything — everything from our TIME in daily prayer, to our TALENT in participating in our parish community, and our TREASURE to support the financial needs of our parish mission.
STEWARDSHIP is all about acknowledging our own special God-given TIME, TALENTS, and TREASURE and then handling them responsibly.
Besides your contributions of TREASURE, learn how you can offer your TIME and TALENTS at St. Mary's by checking out the list of opportunities in ministries on the "SERVE" page.
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