Our Mission

For over 60 years of Catholic collaboration, the International Catholic Stewardship Council promotes and supports Catholic teaching on stewardship by providing education and resources for dioceses, parishes, and institutions of the Roman Catholic Church.

2024 Annual Conference

Called to be Saints

SEPTEMBER 15-18 | NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA The theme for this 62nd anniversary conference is Called to be Saints. The conference image is that of the Adoration of the Holy Trinity by Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1511. The painting gives us the opportunity to experience a dazzling vision of the kingdom of heaven from two perspectives. We see both heaven and earth which keeps us mindful that though we live on this earth, we are as Saint Paul describes in his first letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 1:2), counted among the saints in heaven through our Baptism and profession of faith in a Triune God.

ICSC NEWS AND NOTES

IN GRATEFUL RECOGNITION

ICSC recognizes one of its seven GOLD Strategic Partners, GP Catholic Services

GP Catholic Services is a leading fundraising consulting firm serving the Catholic Church. It specializes in designing and managing fundraising campaigns for dioceses, parishes, religious orders, and congregations and offers practical solutions grounded in advanced knowledge of the fundraising industry. Understanding the unique need for a strategic and inspired stewardship and development program to engage and accompany the faithful, especially in this moment in the life of the Church, GP Catholic Services customizes its services based on the specific needs of each clients.   Continue Reading…
Prayer

ICSC July Stewardship Prayer

Prayer is the first principle to embracing stewardship as a way of life. Through prayer, we confront our own spiritual disorganization and chaos and create a sacred inner space within ourselves where we can meet and have a conversation with God. Exercising good stewardship over our life of prayer is the first essential step to our ultimate goal in the spiritual life: to live unceasingly with a deep joy in the presence of God. On the next page we have included a July stewardship prayer for your consideration.   Continue Reading…
Awards

2024 Diocesan and Catholic Foundation Awards

Each year ICSC recognizes arch/dioceses and Catholic foundations that best promote the theology of stewardship and Catholic philanthropy throughout the year. Please click the link below to access instructions for submitting applications for all categories of awards. Thank you for sharing your creative stewardship ideas! Application deadline is June 30th.   Continue Reading…

NEWS AND FEATURES

Tools for Growth

Monthly eBulletin

Receive helpful resources to enhance stewardship in your ministry. Discover prayers, featured articles, and Gospel reflections on a stewardship way of life. Be inspired, be equipped, and be transformed!
Wisdom

From Our Strategic Partners

Each month ICSC provides practical information, whitepapers, and tips, as well as other insightful information from our Strategic Partners in this monthly e-resource, Wisdom From ICSC Strategic Partners.
Models of Stewardship

Stewardship Saints - Saint Martha – One of Jesus’ Closest Friends

On July 29 we celebrate the feast of Saint Martha, one of Jesus’ closest friends and well known for her hospitality and industriousness. She was the sister of Lazarus, who was raised from the dead by Jesus, and Mary, with whom Jesus compared her. She is the patron saint of homemakers, hospital dieticians, domestic workers, waiters and waitresses, and others who work in the culinary and hospitality industries.
Inspiration

Stewardship of Leisure Time: Refreshing Our Spirits

The anticipated number of travelers on the highways and in airports for the first week of July is a hopeful sign that people are “catching their breath” and beginning to wind down and relax a little. Those in the mental health fields argue that because of the stress and anxiety in our daily lives we need to get away for extended periods of rest and relaxation, especially now in the summer months.