1. Copyright 2000 Planning The Church Year Rev. Richard N. Stewart

2. Copyright 2000 Planning the Church Year Calendar of Events –Religious Events –Secular Events –Community Events –Cultural Events –Special Events Festivals Parades Carnival Calendar of Goals –Christian Education –Stewardship –Property Maintenance –Mission Projects –Outreach to Men/Women/Children –Internal Celebration –Special Events Weddings Funerals

3. Copyright 2000 Planning the Church Year 2 Religious Holidays Fall Holidays Winter Holidays Summer Holidays

4. Copyright 2000 Two Religious Holidays Christmas –Advent - 4 Sundays Easter –Lent - 40 Days –Holy Week

5. Copyright 2000 Christmas Advent - Four Sundays Christmas Eve - Christmas Day Baptism of Jesus Old Year’s Night - News Years Day Epiphany

6. Copyright 2000 Holy Week Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Vigil Easter Sunrise Service Easter Celebration

7. Copyright 2000 Winter Holidays Martin Luther King, JR. Valentine’s Day President’s Day St. Patrick’s Day Easter Mother’s Day

8. Copyright 2000 Summer Holidays Memorial Day Pentecost Flag Day Father’s Day Independence Day Labor Day

9. Copyright 2000 Fall Holidays Labor Day Columbus Day Election Day Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving Old Year’s Night -Watchnight

10. Copyright 2000 Year Round Stewardship Is it Money?? What’s the Giving For? - Do you: –Know? –Ask? –Live in the Dark? –Know who benefits? –Care? Is it Mission??? –In Council Meeting? –In Our Homes? –From the Pulpit? –With Each Other? –With Our Children? –During Our Annual Visits? Do We Tell? Do We Ask? Do We Pray

11. Copyright 2000 ELCA’S Stewardship Strategy Calls For a Reintegration –A Reintegration to What –A Living Faith Finances Is About Faith

12. Copyright 2000 Stewardship Begins and Ends With GOD.

13. Copyright 2000 A Steward Fulfills : The Office of :Household Administration –Luke 16:2 The Apostolic Faith –1 Corinthians 9:17 The Divine Plan for Salvation –Ephesians 1:10; 3:9

14. Copyright 2000 The Life of a Christian Steward Includes: All Kinds of Giving –Time –Skills –Talents –Money

15. Copyright 2000 Calendar of Goals Christian Education Budget Building and Giving Evangelical Outreach Group Building Special Events - Anniversaries Recognition - –Mothers - Women’s Day –Fathers - Father’s Day –Seniors - Grandparent’s Day

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