Stewardship Minutes

STEWARDSHIP TALK
09 JULY 2005

Good evening. My name is David Speer. My wife Nancy and I and our two sons, Ryan age 13 and Daniel age 9 have been parishioners here at St. Nicholas since 1994. Nancy and I want to take a couple of minutes to talk to you about stewardship and what it means to our family.

Stewardship is truly a family affair with the Speers and we have all been involved in it for some years. Daniel was in Funshine Kids and he still actively participates in all clothing, food, and toy drives. Ryan was also in Funshine Kids, volunteered at Vacation Bible School and currently participates in Liturgy as an altar server. Nancy chaired Family Network for two years, taught Christian formation, assisted in Vacation Bible School, and currently works with the Parish Nurse Ministry by assisting a handicapped parishioner during mass. I have been on Parish Council, have been a lector, have served in the Nursery, and currently serve as one of the catechists for the Children’s Liturgy of the Word during Mass.

We participate because we really love the faith community at St. Nicholas and we have felt God’s grace change our lives for the better. The giving of our time and talents is something we can do to contribute to our faith community. Whether we give clothes to poor families in Appalachia, cheer up the guests at the M.E. Cox center next door, or conduct Scripture lessons with children, we try to always live with the love of Christ in our hearts and try to live the example Jesus gave us in the Gospels. Our family has received so many blessings from our stewardship efforts and we have felt God’s grace in our lives by this giving of ourselves. We encourage you to jump in and join the stewardship way of life and feel the joy of serving.

We feel so strongly about the positive effects of stewardship that both of us have recently joined the Stewardship Committee and we are very much looking forward to this wonderful opportunity God has presented us with. We will be available in the lobby after Mass to discuss with you any questions you may have about stewardship. Thank you.