“Like humility, generosity comes from seeing that everything we have and everything we accomplish comes from God's grace and God's love for us.”
Desmond Tutu
Our 2023 Stewardship Campaign, We Are One Body, concludes this Sunday. Over the past few weeks, we have had the opportunity prayerfully to consider how we give back to God in thanksgiving for the abundance that God has given us. Thank you to those that have already made their pledge for the coming year!
We have an ambitious and necessary goal of $640,000 in pledges for 2023. For 2022 we have 120 households pledging a total of $500,000; our current campaign progress to date reflects 70 pledges for a total of $363,089, which is 57% of our pledge goal.
While our stewardship campaign is in response to God’s generous love, with gratitude and thanks for the joys and abundance God provides, we must also be mindful of our financial life together as a parish and our ability to be fiscally responsible.
NOW is the time to enter into deeper discipleship by participating in our fiscal life together. Pledging is a spiritual practice – every bit as important as prayer and worship. As St. Paul reminds us, we each with our individual gifts work together for the common good. In order for The Falls Church to fully live into its mission, we must ALL participate in the life of the body together.
How are you giving back to God for all that He has given you?
Please join me, the Stewardship and Outreach Committees, and the Vestry this Sunday, November 20 for our Celebration of Giving. We will make an offering to God and serve our neighbors in need through food packing for the Arlington Food Assistance Center. The time, talent, and resources that ALL OF US provide are vital to the strength of this parish as we serve each other, our community, and our world.
You can pledge online through Realm (Watch the video below to learn how to make your pledge on Realm) or return your pledge card in the offering plate this Sunday or by mail. If you didn’t receive a pledge packet either at church or in the mail, and would like one, we will have some available at church on Sunday.
Thank you again for being a part of this amazing place and for making a financial commitment for the coming year to ensure The Falls Church can continue building the Kingdom of God in our community and beyond.
Veronica Kannan
Stewardship Committee Chair
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