STEWARDSHIP MATTERS

Thanks and a Gentle Reminder

Once again, we can celebrate the ways in which we are deepening our community and spiritual connections. An 11.5% increase in your donations is necessary to fund the Strategic Plan you worked so hard to develop and which you approved at our Annual Meeting last spring. Your Stewardship Team has wonderful news… Early returns indicate your ideas are being supported with your dollars. As of February 26^th, we have 44 pledges, with an average individual/family increase of 11.1%. Many thanks and congratulations!

And now for the gentle reminder: By mid-March, our Finance Committee members need to know how much money we have pledged so they can develop our budget for next year, send it to the BOT for their April meeting, and have it ready to present to you for approval at our Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 4^th. Whew!

So, here is our collective challenge. In order to meet our goals, 44 pledges, or 50, or even 100 are not enough. We need support from our entire congregation, and that means you. Pledges were due February 28^th.  If you have not sent us your pledge, please mail it or bring it to the church as soon as possible. If you are able to give the amount you donated this year, or increase it to help accomplish our goals, or even if you need to give less because circumstances have changed… all will be welcome. It is the commitment to our church home that is important.

If you have not been contacted or if you have not received your pledge packet, please contact Mona Shannon by phone at 217-649-5049 or via e-mail at mona4shannon@gmail.com

Thank you for supporting our church home.

– Kathleen Holden and Kathleen Robbins, 

Co-chairs Stewardship Team