{"id":720,"date":"2012-04-28T18:52:26","date_gmt":"2012-04-28T22:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/?p=720"},"modified":"2012-04-28T18:52:26","modified_gmt":"2012-04-28T22:52:26","slug":"annual-diocesan-evangelization-and-stewardship-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.renewaloffaith.org\/blog\/annual-diocesan-evangelization-and-stewardship-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Diocesan Evangelization and Stewardship Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

For several years the Diocese of Rochester<\/a> has held an annual Stewardship day with a featured speaker.\u00a0 This year it was a combined theme of Evangelization and Stewardship with a guest speaker.\u00a0 The New Evangelization calls us to learn more about our faith.\u00a0 Our understanding of how our call to be good Christian Disciples should include an understanding of stewardship.\u00a0 To be a good steward is to recognize the gifts God has given us and how we are called to use these gifts to help other people (Matthew 10:8<\/a> – “Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.”)<\/p>\n

Sr. Donna Ciangio, O.P. spoke of the importance of knowing who we are and what we are called to be.\u00a0 If we seek to invite others to join our church and\/or become active participants, we need to know what we are inviting them to.\u00a0 The most basic question is ‘what is our mission?’<\/p>\n

Here is where a mission statement can be helpful.\u00a0\u00a0Ultimately, our mission to help people develop and deepen their relationship with Jesus.\u00a0 We\u00a0need to think in terms of how our ministries fit our mission.\u00a0 If we don’t have a mission statement, how do we agree on what is the point of our ministry?\u00a0 That is the point of a mission statement.<\/p>\n

Sr. Donna spoke of three types of parishioners, those who are engaged in parish activities, those not engaged, and those who are actively disengaged.\u00a0 People in all three categories attend church.\u00a0 Many of them may attend parish events.\u00a0 When we use the term “engaged”, we are referring to those who don’t just show up at Mass and church events but are part of helping making the events happen and\/or see it as an opportunity to deepen our own relationship with Jesus.<\/p>\n

Sr. Donna also spoke of the importance of a ‘Welcome Ministry’ to help the people feel welcomed and <\/em>help them find a place for themselves in the parish.\u00a0 We need to help them see how our faith is relevant today and how we can put our faith into practice.\u00a0 I think back to an online conference I attended a few years ago.\u00a0 There it was said that we help people see how our faith is still relevant today and enter in to a deeper relationship with Jesus.\u00a0 Then in turn these people will not simply be willing<\/em> to help with parish activities but will actually want <\/em>to live and share their faith.<\/p>\n

What does our Catholic faith mean to you?\u00a0 Does our faith motivate you to share it with others?\u00a0 What do you need to do to deepen your personal relationship with Jesus?<\/a><\/p>\n

Peace,<\/p>\n

Fr. Jeff<\/p>\n

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For several years the Diocese of Rochester has held an annual Stewardship day with a featured speaker.\u00a0 This year it was a combined theme of Evangelization and Stewardship with a guest speaker.\u00a0 The New Evangelization calls us to learn more about our faith.\u00a0 Our understanding of how our call to be good Christian Disciples should …<\/p>\n

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