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Parish Stories
Stewardship of Vocations“Called by Name”  On May 15, 2010, Mike Rapp from the Archdiocese of Denver was one of five young men ordained to the priesthood by the Archbishop, and one of four whose vocations were fostered at St. Thomas More in Centennial Colordo. A graduate of St. Thomas More Parish School, Mike was among 147 identified by fellow parishioners in 2002 as one who might have a vocation to the priesthood. Today, after many, many prayers and support from his family, friends and parishioners, Father Mike is serving as parochial vicar at St. Michael’s Parish in Craig, Colorado. |
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A Stewardship Parish ...The US Bishops Pastoral Letter on Stewardship tells us that a steward is one who receives God’s gifts gratefully, cultivates them responsibly, shares them lovingly and in justice, and returns them with increase to the Lord. These 4 attributes of a steward match up with 4 areas of focus for both individual Catholics and the parish: we receive God’s gifts gratefully through prayer and worship focused on thanksgiving; we cultivate them responsibly through formation and education focused on learning more about stewardship and how to be better stewards; we share our gifts lovingly and in justice when we share them with others especially the less fortunate; and we can return them with increase to the Lord by giving adequately to the Lord’s instrument here on earth, our Church. We will detail ideas for how parishes can lead efforts to do this in the following tabs. |
2012 Annual Conference
September 16-19, 2012 |
