STEWARDSHIP AT SAINT STEPHEN’S Why give to Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church? Because… our children need a place and programs to Sow a seed ... learn and grow in faith. Reap a Harvest Because… our adults need a place and programs to learn and grow in faith. Because… we all need a great and inspiring place to worship God. Because… our community needs great and inspiring place to remind them of God’s presence in our world. Because… sacred music and song lift our spirits to God. Because… the poor/needy who knock on our doors need a warm place to sleep and a friendly welcome in from the streets. Because… our Food Pantry needs enough food to feed those who cannot afford food to be nourished. Because… those in the hospital need visits and prayer. Because… the elderly and the infirm need visits and prayer. Because… young singles and married couples need a place to meet and explore the spiritual side of life. Because… we need a place to pray, and our world needs prayer. Because… our Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter dinner guests find nourishment here for both body and spirit. Because…the Bible Study group and Sunday school need a place to meet and support to grow. Because… more visitors enter our church on weekdays/Sundays throughout the year to seek and to pray. Because… we have to pay electricity, oil, telephones, and all the other expenses of running a parish church. Because… our building needs continual care. Because… supporting a vital community of faith is perhaps the best investment one can make in our world today. Because… we need to hear the Good News of God’s Loving Salvation in Jesus Christ, and so does the world around us.
Because… God loves you.