2012 Theme:  Lord, what do you want me to do with all the gifts you have given me?
The Stewardship Commission is excited about our 2012 theme.  Throughout the year we'll be developing programs and sharing ideas based on this theme.   Please take one of the Stewardship "Little Burgundy Books" in the gathering space.  You will find daily prayers and readings to keep Stewardship top-of-mind between Christmas and Lent. 

Through April our sub-theme will be Personal Stewardship: actively caring for ourselves body, mind and spirit.  Each of our lives is a gift from God and whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one Spirit with Him.  Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?  It is in caring for ourselves tenderly and with vigilance that we are best able to serve God and one another.  You are a beloved child of God graced with unique qualities - some inherent and some learned through living your life.  All you have and all you are is a gift from God.  It is your mission to care for yourself so you are best able to use your gifts for the good of all.  

A Spiritual Renewal by James Kelley, speaker on Christian Stewardship
The Stewardship Commission offered a Spiritual Renewal program that encouraged a more meaningful and fulfilling spiritual awareness of our relationship with Jesus Christ.  They welcomed national author and speaker on Christian stewardship, James Kelley, Director of Development for the Diocese of Charlotte in North Carolina and past Board President of the International Catholic Stewardship Council. Due to inclement weather, the renewal was canceled, however, Mr. Kelley gave permission to St. Columban to video his speech. A DVD was also provided to each commission and made available to the various ministries.  Click here to view the video.