Chapel of
Saint John the Divine

Stewardship

To the Members of Chapel of St. John the Divine

Dear Friends,

This is the season of STEWARDSHIP.

If you look up the word "Stewardship" in the dictionary you'll see that it refers to the servant in a prosperous household who sees to it that the wishes of the head of the household are properly carried out.

We are stewards of God's household on earth, one small room of which is our parish church of St. John's. As such it is our calling to see to it that God's purposes are carried out here.

That's what we do when we gather to worship God in prayer and music, when we reach beyond ourselves to feed the hungry, when we welcome the stranger, when we study God's holy word and seek to teach it, when we offer comfort to the troubled and the ailing. All of that fulfills God's purposes, makes us proper stewards.

Each of those acts of stewardship is made possible by the steady supply of the money you pledge and provide each year. Without that supply, our efforts to carry out God's great purposes will fail.

As you consider your pledge to St. John's this year, remember that you are a Steward of its life, someone called to see to it that God's purposes are fulfilled through your parish church of St. John the Divine.

Ever faithfully,
+Hays Rockwell