Giving 2012

Dear St. Mark's Community,

 

Thank you for being a part of St. Mark’s.  Your presence really matters.  Every one of us is a gift to the other.

 

I hope you find St. Mark’s to be as wonderful a place as my family has.  In a recent sermon, Josh Hill reminded us of how difficult it can be to stay in a personal relationship with God.  True, but I am convinced that St. Mark’s helps empower each of us to have spiritual journeys that lead to a deeper communion with the Lord.  Here our deepest spiritual hopes can become a reality.

 

I write to you about stewardship at St. Mark’s and to invite you to make an annual pledge.  The giving of our time, talent, and treasure for the love of the Lord is a holy discipline and the “gasoline” that empowers the engine of mission and ministry at St. Mark’s.  The majority of parishioners make an annual pledge, which helps the church to make a budgeted ministry plan.

 

We have added an online option to our website to make pledging and giving as easy as possible.   During the past year there has been much talk of money and ministry at St. Mark’s, stemming from the Go and Grow Capital and Endowment Campaign that was begun in 2010.  We do not wish to fatigue you with too much talk about money, but if you missed much of the communal conversation, we would love to speak with you.  Just let me know.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

 

Sincerely,

 

Jack Poulson                                                                                                                                
2012 Annual Pledge Chair