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Board of Stewardship |
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BOARD MEMBERS: Encourages and motivates congregation members to live a life of full discipleship in which we each dedicate our time, talents, energy and resources fully to the work of God's Kingdom.
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Help support St. Paul Lutheran Church and School!
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| Applying Bible Principles
“God Owns It All” is the chapter heading in a book by a Christian author who presents this chapter first as the foundation for money management and giving. God does own it all! That is the teaching of Psalm 24:1 which says, “The earth is the Lord’s.” Psalm 50:10 says that all of the animals of the forest belong to God, and that the cattle on a thousand hills are His. Haggai 2:8 says that God even owns the silver and gold in all the mines. Now, He allows us to use what rightfully belongs to Him, but God continues to retain the ownership. We are just managers and stewards of what God has entrusted to us. Someday, when we stand before Him, we shall give an account of what kind of job we have done in managing the resources which God has allowed us to use. That’s why every spending decision becomes a spiritual decision. Every time we use some of God’s money, we are making a decision which has eternal ramifications. Are you using money and possessions as if they belong to you, or are you making spending decisions with the full realization that “God owns it all”? |
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| Contributors to Jesus Christ's ministry at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School through Simply Giving (Trade Mark) and/or Website Giving have the option of placing an offering card into their giving envelope for collection during worship service. This will serve as a reminder for our financial records that you are giving in this way. Everyone is welcome to print and copy the card. |
Thank you for giving to the Lord! July 1, 20010 - June 30, 2011- The income needed through church envelopes, loose plate collection, fund raising, etc. is $375,000.00. Divided by 52 weeks equals $7,211.54 needed per week. Our people responded with gifts of: Week of August 22nd |
| Envelope/Loose Plate Offerings | $5,463.25 |
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| Other: Simply Giving 486.00, Bld Use 150.00 | $636.00 |
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| Total | $6,099.25 |
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| Over/(Under) Budget for the week | ($1,112.29) |
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JOIN THE ST. PAUL SIMPLY GIVING® PROGRAM ENDORSED BY
THRIVENT FINANCIAL BANK St. Paul Church and School has renewed its agreement with Thrivent for Lutherans to continue offering the Simply Giving® direct deposit payment plan. The Stewardship Board encourages you to consider this method of giving to support Jesus' ministry at St. Paul. It is the same as other electronic fund transfer arrangements you may already have for your mortgage, car payments, or insurance premiums through an automatic withdrawal from your checking or savings account. Thrivent has hired Vanco Services to administer the Simply Giving® plan. Vanco Services applies a high level of security to protect all personal account transactions through the electronic fund transfer method. Also, no fee will be charged to you for using this giving option. Why do this? Here are 5 excellent reasons:
* Satisfaction of giving regularly and first to Jesus’ Ministry at St.Paul.
* Strengthens participation and support in the Church.
* Easier to fulfill Stewardship commitments.
* Allows you to give even when you are away.
* Easier personal budgeting
You may contact Brad Townsend for more information. (email btown196@aol.com) PLEASE CLICK THE ADOBE PDF BELOW TO DOWNLOAD THE ENROLLMENT FORM. Return the completed form along with a cancelled check to the Church office for processing. Thank you!
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If you do not use your regular Sunday offering envelope please provide your number, either on the envelope you use or on your check. This will be very helpful for the offering counters. |
St Paul Church & School has established an account with the brokerage firm TD Ameritrade. This account enables our members and others to transfer stock and mutual fund shares into our Church account for general operating expenses. The advantage for the donor is two fold: 1. There are no taxes on earnings in the account 2. The total value of the gift can be deducted from federal income taxes For further information, please contact Ernie Koening of the Board of Stewardship or the Church office. |
