Thursday, August 25 2022
The following statement was read by Sending to Serve members in worship on September 21st, 2022. Good morning St. Paul’s friends, We are taking a moment this morning to celebrate the amazing work that you have done as God’s generous vessels through our quarterly offerings during this past year. As you may recall, a little over a year ago, Sending to Serve decided, based on feedback from many of you, to change how we do special offerings. We heard your concerns that there were too many special offerings, that they felt diluted and sometimes overwhelming. Some of you even said you were worn out from special offerings. So, Sending to Serve got to thinking. How could we bring the joy of giving back into our special offerings? How could we focus, renew our enthusiasm and perhaps have an even bigger impact with a few things? We decided three things were important:
So, how have we done? You all have been amazing! You have reached or exceeded every single goal Sending to Serve has put in front of you. I want you to listen closely as I share some of the impact numbers. During our 2021-2022 quarterly offerings, you:
Over the last year, you all have raised more than $60,000 to support the most vulnerable in our community. You have truly been God’s hands and feet and shown the grace of Christ to others. You are a generous people. Take a moment to give thanks to God and one another for this faithful work. Amen. |