God has been extraordinarily generous to us. He has given us the gift of life, the gift of the world and its resources, and the gift of himself on the cross. Everything we have is a gift from God. Stewardship is our care-taking of the gifts that God has given us and our return of a portion of our income to God through St. Andrew’s. Our pledge is a symbol of our awareness that all that we have comes from God.
Although the work of stewardship includes funding the church budget, it is even more importantly about helping people have a loving relationship with Christ. At St. Andrew’s, Stewardship is
Celebration: Sharing the milestones of our lives
- Weddings
- Baptisms
- Funerals
Children: Caring for and encouraging one of our greatest blessings
- Nursery
- Sunday School
- Junior Youth Group
- Youth Group
- Vacation Bible School
- Junior Daughters of the King
Community: Coming together as a church family
- Parish Picnic
- Summer party
- Camp Stevens
- Chili Cook-off
- Choir dinner
- Waffle Breakfast
- Pancake Breakfast
- Daughters of the King
- Branching Out
- Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Education: Life-long learning how to love one another as Christ loves us
- Sunday School
- Junior Youth Group
- Youth Group
- Tuesday Night Discussion
- MALES
- St. Scholastica Guild
- Centering Prayer
Future: Preparing for things to come
Hospitality: Welcoming all the people of God
Outreach: Caring for the world
- Soup Kitchen
- Clothes Closet
- FIES
- ERD
- Kairos
- UCI Canterbury Foundation
- UTO
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- ECW In-gathering
- Prayer Quilts
- DOK Collection for Women’s Transitional Living Cente
- CROP walk
- Special Projects
Planned Giving: Leaving a legacy for tomorrow
- St. Andrew’s Endowment Fund
Worship: Proclaiming God’s love, praising God, and praying in word and sacrament
- Sunday Services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
- Compline
- Thursday Morning Prayer
- Centering Prayer
- Brotherhood of St. Andrew 2nd Saturday service
- Special services for Advent, Christmas,
- Epiphany, at Holy Week
And also
Budget: Wise planning, paying a living wage
Maintenance: Caring for our beautiful campus