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Contact Information

Position Chairperson
Name Mary Klinge
Email mklinge1@sbcglobal.net
Phone

620.285.3035
Name  
Members 
  Elaine Coulson
  Sheryl Giessel
  Don Kazmaier
  Brenda Langdon
  Mary Mitchell

 

Meeting
Date

The second Thursday

of each month
Meeting
Time		 6:30 pm
Meeting Location Parish Center
 

Stewardship Council

The Stewardship Council for Sacred Heart Parish was established in June, 2014 with the general responsibility to promote stewardship awareness and the annual stewardship renewal.
Stewardship is defined as the grateful response of a Christian disciple who recognizes and receives God's gifts and shares these gifts in love of God and neighbor.

The four Pillars of Stewardship include Hospitality, Prayer, Formation and Service.

Some of the responsibilities of this Council include:

1. Carry out stewardship renewal on an annual basis.
2. Promote stewardship within the Parish throughout the year.
3. Prepare and maintain a time and talent list
4. When parishioners volunteer, ensure that they are contacted to
become involved.
5. Evaluate the program on an annual basis.

 

Stewardship Council September 2014 minutes

Stewardship Council

September 11, 2104
PARISH OFFICE

Call to Order: Mary K led the group in prayer reading a stewardship prayer that she had obtained at one of the conferences.

Members Present:
Fr. Warren
Sister Rebecca
Mary Klinge
Donny Kazmaier
Sheryl Giessel
Mary Mitchell
Brenda Langdon
Elaine Coulson

Stewardship Fair Feedback

  1. Mary K. talked about the Dodge City stewardship conference.  She shared a book called Stewardship MD which has many suggestions for the development of a stewardship way of life.  She said that the author said to welcome new participants, not to invite because that means that they have to respond.
    2. Sr. Rebecca talked about the breakout session that she attended that talked about spiritual development.
    3. Donny attended the session on media development which could be a way to encourage participation of the youth.
    4.  The Great Bend Fair also good.  The themes were very similar.  The 2nd day was more about sustainability while the 1st day was more about development.  Stewardship is a way of life, it’s not a program.  Hospitality is of huge importance.   It was mentioned the importance of the annual renewal of commitments.  If someone wants to do something, make room for them.
    5. Mary K. provided a copy of the Bishop’s Pastoral Letter.

Old Business:
A.           Donny did speak with Regis.  He also went to the website to get ideas for the lay witness talks. He suggested Rebecca Ford as another possible speaker.   Fr. Warren welcomes as many as who would like to speak.  Sheryl said she spoke with Tom and he would like to respectfully refuse at this time. David and Stacy Sanger were suggested as a potential couple to share. Brenda will speak with them.  We are looking at 3 masses, 2 in Larned and 1 in Belpre.   It was suggested that Fr. take the 1st Sunday to lay out what the 4 Pillars of Stewardship are and lay the foundation for the next 3 weeks of Lay Witness talks.
B.           Brenda brought samples of the form for review. A few corrections were suggested.  Donny suggested having 2 weeks lead time for optimum.  Fr. Warren suggested 750 copies to allow that 1 would be mailed to each household and includes a copy of the Stewardship Booklet.  Donny volunteered to assist with the printing since that is his expertise. We need to get corrections to Brenda prior to the next meeting.
C.           Mary K. will email Eric and ask about the Stewardship Posters.  If all will agree, we’ll need to know what date they would be available.
D.           Mary K. asked about the language of the Heart to Heart Ministry. We agreed that it captured the intent of the proposed ministry.  Sheryl offered a suggestion to add another line that says it could be displayed in many different manners. 
E.            Directory of Ministries

Next Meeting: October 9th at 6:30 PM