For these reasons, everyone is asked to sacrifice, but not everyone is asked to give the same amount. It is not unusual to have more questions than answers when we talk about sacrifice. To make a sacrifice was to make something holy. Today, we link the words sacrifice and stewardship together. We intertwine them because they are directly related to our lives, our families, and the love we have for our church.
Stewardship builds happy, healthy families.
Stewardship is responsible management of our God-given resources of time, talent and treasure. It enhances our relationship with God and one another. Gratitude for these gifts is expressed in prayer, worship, offering, and action. We unite our offering with the rest of our Catholic community so that together we might care for the needs of one another, especially the poor. The bread and wine we offer at the Eucharist represents the whole of our lives.