St. Joseph Church
New Kensington, Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania Charitable Trust
A Parish of the Diocese of Greensburg

The Reverend John S. Szczesny             The Reverend Alan W. Grote
         Pastor                                           Parochial Vicar

Stewardship and Development

            Stewardship is a necessary expression of what we say we believe.  We commit a portion of our giving through our Parish because it most clearly bears witness to the meaning and values we find at the center of our lives.  

            Stewardship means:

• Placing God first in our lives.

• Acknowledging our Creator as the
  source of all we have and all we are.

• Putting our trust and faith in God,
  instead of money and possessions.

• Planning our giving.

• Making an offering to God of the first
  and best portion of all we receive.

Take a Step to Sacrificial Giving

            Every year, you have the opportunity to reflect on and reevaluate your giving.  This chart provides some guidelines as you decide on the proportion of your income to give.  You are asked to give the appropriate percentage to our Parish, using the Sunday envelope, and give an equal percentage to other charities.

1. Find your approximate household income on the left side of the chart.

2. Move to the right along that line of the chart until you find the amount you currently give weekly to our Parish.

3. Move straight up the column to find the percentage of your income you currently give to our Parish.

4. Please consider taking a step--either by pledging at the next higher level, or by pledging the percentage you choose as appropriate.

5. You are asked to give an equal percentage to other charities, such as Mission Sunday, Peter's Pence, Catholic Stewardship Campaign, or the St. Vincent dePaul.

Please view our Parish's Stewardship Newsletter
including Our Annual Financial Report and
2007 Fall Capital Campaign Update