Stewardship Ministry
The vision of the Stewarship Ministry is to educate us on the biblical principles of Stewardship. The team infuses these principles into each activity we experience at Imago Dei MCC.
Stewardship Reflection
I lift up my eyes to the hills… Psalm 121
When you read this message, I hope to be having some Sabbath and renewal time in the mountains of New Hampshire. I know that my help does not come from pine-covered hills, but from the God who made heaven and earth. Still it helps to get away even for just a week to a place of beauty and rest. I hope you have the chance to go somewhere you find restful, even if it is your own backyard. Perhaps the most violated of the Ten Commandments is the one about taking Sabbath time; God tried to establish a society where one of the basic rules was that no created being, not even a servant, should work all the time. We need to take time simply to, as an old Confession puts it, remember that our “chief end” is to praise and enjoy God.
In your Sabbath, whether a day off or a vacation, give of your mental capital, your spiritual energy, to listen for God this summer. Time for reflection, for wonder, for honest questions, for waiting on the Spirit all are gifts to ourselves, to God, and ultimately to our faith communities. This kind of time makes us whole, so that we can work with God to bring wholeness to the world. Give God time this summer. Oh, and don’t forget to send in your pledge, too!
Rochelle A. Stackhouse is the Senior Minister of The Church of the Redeemer, United Church of Christ, New Haven Connecticut.
Resources
360 Degrees of Financial Literacy offers help for all financial stages of life.
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Benefits Check Up offered by the National Council on Aging includes more than 1,550 public and private benefits programs from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's foreclosure prevention site.
Estate Planning Record. One of the most valuable gifts you can leave to your heirs is a well-organized estate and accurate records of your important personal data. Click here for a form to provide an organized structure for you to record important personal data. Your heirs will thank you for completing this information.
Financial Security: Managing Money in Tough Times. Learning positive money management techniques can help you adapt to tough economic times.. eXtension is an interactive learning environment delivering the best, most researched knowledge from the smartest land-grant university minds across America.
Housing & Mortgages for Gay & Lesbian Couples. This guide will help to explain the different approaches that same-sex couples can take to getting a mortgage, establishing ownership of a home, and creating legal documents that anticipate any legal or property-ownership issues that might occur if the couple breaks up or one partner dies.
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