Meet Katie Klauser: A Parishioner Actively Living the Faith and Embodying Stewardship in Action

In the sermon on the mount, Jesus instructs His disciples to be lights unto the world saying, “your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father” (Matthew 5:16). At the heart of Christ’s message is the stewardship practice of sharing our time to spread the love of God through acts of service.

For the past eight years, Katie Klauser has been a light in our St. Anthony of Padua community. She has embodied the stewardship spirituality of discipleship by offering much of her time to the parish.

“Serving others provides a certain kind of joy that’s hard to describe,” she says.

Katie jumped into parish life and ministry with both feet! She has assisted in almost every facet of our parish community. At Mass, she has served as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion. Within the parish community, she has served behind the scenes by generating the parish directory booklet, organizing various parish events, and creating parish flyers and brochures.

In addition, Katie has been a humble leader for St. Anthony of Padua by being a member of the Stewardship Committee and the Marketing Committee for St. Dominic School. She also serves on the school board for St. Dominic’s and is the Assistant Director of Birthright.

Most recently, Katie has taken on the task of handling St. Anthony of Padua’s social media and online content — creating event flyers and posting banners on the various social media accounts to inspire faith.

Katie finds great happiness in helping others, which drives her to do more.

“When I see a need for something, I try my best to do what I can to help because that’s what God calls us to do,” she says.

Through her sharing of time, Katie has grown in faith and devotion — specifically cultivating a deep relationship with the Holy Spirit.

“I pray to the Holy Spirit a lot to help keep me going and to help guide everything I do,” Katie says.

While her involvement with the parish can create a busy schedule for her at times, this only encourages Katie to surrender to God the Holy Spirit even more.

“The satisfaction of helping other people or particular causes brings so much joy to my life,” she says. “When I give of my time, I feel like I’m fulfilling God’s call and am doing what is pleasing to Him.”

Katie is living proof of how sharing our time is a profound response to God’s love. Her stewardship spirituality drives her relationship with God and is the foundation of her life of discipleship. She offers all of her fellow parishioners encouragement to share a portion of their time with God and our parish.

“It’s a great way to connect with other parishioners while doing God’s work,” she says.

Katie Klauser with her husband, Scott, and daughters, Ellie and Ava