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This Sunday, September 5, is the final Summer Garden Service of the season. Don't miss this opportunity to worship outdoors before we kick off our fall season!
Kirk offices will be closed on Monday, September 6 in observance of the Labor Day Holiday. Regular business hours (Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) will resume on Tuesday, September 7.
A special expanded edition of the September Kirk News will be mailed to members and includes information about new service times and expanded Sunday School options, all beginning on Sunday, September 12!
Our Summer Carillon Series concludes this Sunday, September 5 with recitals at 10:00 a.m. and noon by Kirk Carillonneur, Dennis Curry.
Stewardship
In a church environment, the term "stewardship" is often considered the annual fundraising campaign to support the church's operating budget. Our intent is to move beyond that standard misconception, to look at stewardship as a year-round way of life.
The apostle Paul provides an excellent model for Christian stewardship in his first letter to the Corinthians (1 Corinthians 16:1-4). In these writings, Paul encouraged the church at Corinth to turn its attention outward, lifting up the needs of others above their own. This powerful model for stewardship conveys that:
• Giving is an act of worship.
• Giving should be consistent.
• Giving should be proportional to what we receive.
• Giving should be planned.
Stewardship can be expressed in gifts of time, talent and money. Christians are encouraged to expand the ministry of the church through all three in order to accomplish the mission to which we are called:
• Deepening Faith
• Serving Others
• Fostering Fellowship
Ultimately, stewardship is a natural response to saying, “I believe…”
To submit your 2010 giving intentions using our secure online form, click on the link below:
https://www.logiforms.com/formdata/user_forms/16712_2145391/50925