Stewardship

"Go, rebuild my Church". These are the words Francis of Assisi heard from Christ in a vision. He initially took this to mean a physical church structure. He later realized that The Lord meant the Church, the mystical body of Christ.

Christ entrusted the church to us, his followers. For all Christ did for us, for all God the Father of all creation did for us, and does for us, we owe a debt of gratitude.

At Sts. Joachim and Ann Parish, our principal source of sustenance is the weekly Sunday offering of our Parishioners. We strive to follow the Christian principles of Stewardship, giving to God the first fruits of our labors, as a sign of our gratitude for His goodness to us. Our emphasis in this Stewardship is thoroughgoing. We support the Ministries & Services of our Parish with gifts of Time, Talent, and Treasure. Envelopes for use in making the Sunday offering are mailed to parishioners every other month. There is also the option of providing material support of the parish through online giving. Information is available from the Parish Office. We also have an additional endeavor that is unique to us at Sts. Joachim & Ann called our Christmas Club for Major Needs. This is a fund, in addition to theSunday Offering, which has enabled us through the years to eliminate substantial construction debt and to accomplpish a wide variety of capital repairs and improvements without need for any capital campaigns or any lump sum sacrificial offerins from our parishioners.  Every family in the Parish is asked to set aside an additional sum of money per month to contribute to this endeavor.  This can be given monthly, at year's end, or in any intervals that work best for your family.  Please be as generous as you are able in supporting your Parish!