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MARTIN-IN-THE-FIELDS
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Dear Friends,
I am delighted to have the
opportunity to write the final Stewardship Letter in this five letter
series. I’ve enjoyed and have been
encouraged by the first four. Thanks to
those writers for their sharing.
Paula and Andy and I arrived
on
What is it that I love about
Worship of God on Sundays is
such a joy. There are lots of folks,
including lots of children and youth. I
always know that we can try something new on occasion, and the congregation
will not be in revolt! And speaking of
youth, we at
There’s so much more I could
say. As I write this, I’m just back from
Diocesan Convention. It’s an opportunity
for me to brag about you to the rest of the Diocese. We may not be the biggest place in our
Diocese. Be we are one of the healthiest,
and one which is thriving.
So I give thanks to God for
my many, many blessings at
Blessings
to all of you.
(The Rev’d)
Earle C. King, Jr.
Pledge Card Enclosed
Enclosed you will find a Pledge Card for 2009. Your Stewardship Committee asks you to pray
about your blessings, and to consider how you might respond to God’s blessings
with your 2009 pledge. Most all of us, I
believe, have some understanding of how blessed it is to give. We’ve experienced the joy of helping someone
in need, or in giving to a cause greater than ourselves. We willingly give back to God some of what
he’s blessed us with – whether it’s our time, or our talent, or our
treasure. When we do this, we discover
that we’ve grown spiritually as Christians.
Proportional Giving
On
one side of the Pledge Card is a table for proportional giving. We would ask you to consider proportional
giving, if you’re not now doing that.
There’s a logical basis for proportional giving. When the income of a proportional pledger goes down, his/her giving can go
down accordingly and the proportional pledger won't
have to feel bad about reducing his/her giving below the original pledge. They're a proportional pledger/giver,
after all. Of course, we'd invite people
who pledge and then receive more income in the next year than they
thought they'd receive to increase their giving proportionately,
because their income has gone up. If you’re reluctant to pledge because
you’re unsure of what your income will be for 2009, proportional giving is just
the answer – simply adjust your giving proportionally by your income.
Fill it out
Please complete the Pledge Card. Instructions are included on the card.
Send it in, or bring it in
Part 1 of the Pledge Card goes to the Church. Please bring it with you to Church on Sunday,
November 9, which is Stewardship Sunday.
Or, please mail it to the Church at your earliest convenience.
Needed to plan the 2009 Parish Budget
As is the case with all of us at home, your Finance
Committee and Vestry need to have an idea about the anticipated 2009 income so
that they can plan a realistic budget.
Just like you, we need to be good stewards with the resources which the
Lord has given to us. Therefore, it is
very important for us to receive your pledge card for 2009.
Thanks so much
On behalf of the entire parish, thanks
for your timeliness and your generosity.
May the Lord continue to bless you in your service to him.
Phone/fax: 716-773-3335 ¨ padreking@aol.com ¨
www.StMartinsGI.org
Rector: The Rev'd Earle C.
King, Jr. ¨ Bishop: The Rt. Rev'd J.
Michael Garrison