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What is Christian Stewardship?"The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the world and those who dwell therein. (Psalm 24:1)" Christian Stewardship at St. Mark's begins with this fundamental affirmation. Christian Stewardship involves all of us and all that we have. How we live our lives affects our relationship with God. Thinking of stewardship in terms of time, talent and treasure helps us focus and apply the concept of stewardship to our life. How we use our time for God's service, for work, for the care of others or the care of ourselves is all a matter of stewardship. How we use our talents, whether driving, cooking, teaching, building or just making a call to check-in, is a matter of stewardship. And finally, there is of treasure. We are invited to come into a relationship with God, the owner and generous giver of all that we have, through our financial giving. Being intentional in our giving, and recognizing that we are giving back to God, consciously making choices on how we "spend" what has been given to us, are matters of stewardship. How we use our treasure to support and enhance the church is a matter of stewardship.Stewardship of TreasureSt. Mark's Episcopal Church has been a community of faith in Evanston since 1864. Our ministry and mission in Evanston and in the broader community is funded through our Annual Operating Budget. Eighty percent of St. Mark's program budget comes from pledges and financial contributions from parishioners. These are the funds that keep the doors open, pay the staff, support our worship through music, support Christian Education and our outreach to broader communities. You can make a pledge of financial commitment for this year's Operating Budget at any time by completing a Pledge Form (pdf) and returning it to the church office.Other ways to ways to support St. Mark's Episcopal ChurchPerhaps you would like to make a gift to fund a specific project or area of St. Mark's. Periodically there will be a special appeal published here that may be of particular interest to you. We welcome your generous support to any ministry of the church that is important to you through a special gift to one of St. Mark's special restricted funds .As you are doing your estate planning, you may wish to consider a bequest to St. Mark's. A bequest in your will has significant tax advantages and makes certain that your intentions to support the church are carried out. St. Mark's can direct your bequest to the General Operating Budget, the St. Mark's Trust & Endowment Funds or several restricted funds that will assure that your gift is used for a special area of ministry that you wish to support. Ways to Give to St. Mark's Episcopal ChurchOnce you've made a pledge of support to the Operating Budget, there are many convenient mechanisms for fulfilling your pledge. Pledges can be scheduled for payment annually, quarterly, monthly or weekly. Payments can be made in cash using a pledge envelope, by check, credit card, ACH direct debit (download pdf form), or stock transfer. Gifts for special project appeals and bequests will be gratefully accepted by cash, credit card or stock transfer.Learn more about special projects, bequests, and other methods of payment. For any questions contact your Stewardship Cluster at stewardship@stmarksevanston.org: Stewardship of Time and TalentSt. Mark's Episcopal Church is eager to have you join in our many ministries. Without you and your gifts of time and talent the church is not the church. There are many ways to serve God and the church by giving of your time and talent. Here are some of the many opportunities for service at St. Mark's.
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