Stewardship of Serving

03-31-2019Weekly Reflection

What are you really good at? Painting? Listening? Maybe you find opportunities to help people wherever you go.

Whatever your talent or skill is, guess what? It came from God and belongs to Him. He doesn’t bless us with talents so we can be looked up to or earn lots of cash. God wants us to steward those gifts for Him! Maybe you thought stewardship was just for your money. It’s so much bigger than that. Stewardship is about everything in our lives—and that includes our talents.

If we want to please God—if we want to hear Him say, “Well done good and faithful servant” when we meet Him in heaven—then we must faithfully use our talents the way He wants us to: blessing others and building His Kingdom.

Last weekend was St Rose’s second annual Stewardship of Serving commitment weekend. Food and fellowship was enjoyed by all, and we even had a few volunteers step forward.

If you are a parishioner that isn’t involved in at least one ministry, I challenge you to ask yourself why not.

The Church and St Rose parish are part of our family and it’s our honor and responsibility to support them. Saying we’re too busy isn’t an answer. There are ministries, like prayer chain as an example, that can be served from the comfort our your home during your regular time of prayer. Our liturgical ministries (greeters, ushers, altar servers, Eucharistic ministers and sacristans) can be served when you attend Mass. We have ministries, such as Adoration and Liturgical Ministries, that allow parishioners with changing schedules to serve in a substitute, as available, basis. If you’re not sure about the time commitment or any special requirements, call me in the office and I’ll get you the information you need.

God Bless, and once again, thank you to all parishioners who volunteer their time and talents to build the Kingdom of God here at St Rose.

Mark 10: 43 - 45.

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