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Stewardship: A Way of Life - A manual for Individuals
and Parishes
Our diocesan stewardship manual, Stewardship:
A Way of LIfe--A Manual for Individuals and Parishes,
describes a suggested process for introducing stewardship
as a way of life into your parish. Your particular parish
life and needs will call for you to personalize the various
elements of this process, but we provide you with a solid
starting point.
Stewardship
Manual
The introductory phase of the stewardship process includes
letters with descriptive brochures, mailed to parishioners
over a three week process.
- Week
one offers a sample question and answer
brochure which introduces your parishioners to the concept
of stewardship and how it can fit into their every day life:
- Week
two references a sample brochure emphasizing
the sharing aspect of stewardship:
- Week
three includes a sample commitment brochure
encouraging each parishioner to commit part of their time,
talent, and treasure:
The three brochures above are effective but
basic designs. As you review the stewardship process in light
of your parish community, we encourage you to tailor them
to reflect your particular parish life. The more these brochures
reflect your parish, the more your parishioners will be drawn
into participating and gifting of their time, talent and treasure.
To help you with ideas on how to personalize these basic principles,
we have included a number of useful samples in the appendix:
1. Here are various ways to present the concepts
of stewardship to your parishioners:
2. These models combine the concepts of sharing and encourage
'taking a step' in treasure commitments:
3. The following material was developed by St. Patrick Parish
in Grand Haven and incorporates the gifting of time, talent
and treasure nicely:
4. Finally, the Archdiocese of St. Louis developed a series
of explanatory brochures with included reflective questions
that present stewardship in a 5 step process. Of course, you
can always simplify the concepts presented into fewer brochures
and complement them with letters from your pastor:
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