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Everyday Stewardship – Inspiring and Practical Insights on Stewardship as a Way of Life Tuesday, February 7 – 6:30-8 pm, St. Patrick, Elkhorn Wednesday, February 8 – 10-11:30 am & 6:30-8 pm, Cousins Center, Milwaukee ursday, February 9 – 6:30-8 pm, Holy Family, Fond du Lac For more details or to register – www.archmil.org/synod or Rosalita Villa, [email protected] or 414-758-2217 ignite renew energize ignite renew energize ignite renew energize Proclaim Christ Sacramental Life of the Church. and Make Disciples through the Spirituality of Stewardship Following the archdiocesan Synod, I asked that from time-to-time we “shine a spotlight” on top priorities that came from the Synod. We have been focusing on Evangelization and the Sunday Mass for a little over a year and have seen more emphasis being placed on inviting people to Mass and helping parishes to focus on moving from “maintenance to mission.” If we are serious about moving from a maintenance approach to mission focused ministry, we need to continue to develop the area of Evangelization and the Sunday Mass while expanding our focus to other areas as well. With this in mind, we will be “shining the spotlight” on the Spirituality of Stewardship in the New Year. Many of you are familiar with my top three priorities - Catholic Identity is Who we are, Evangelization is What we do, and Stewardship is How we do it. Stewardship is how we use our time, giſts and financial resources to further the mission of the Church. Stewardship isn’t just about giving money. Stemming from each individual’s personal relationship with the Lord, true stewardship is not about what we do, but rather about who we are. It defines a way of life for intentional disciples. Each human being has been given a unique set of giſts; family and friends, interests and talents, material goods and financial resources. Faithful stewards are continually making conscious decisions about how these giſts, even those that have increased through hard work and individual diligence, will be shared with others and returned to the Lord. At first glance, returning giſts with increase to the Lord can be difficult to grasp. Obviously, God does not need our talents, money or other resources. Yet, we are called to build his kingdom here on earth through good works and active ministry. Whether we are sharing our time, talents, or material resources, we are extending ourselves, and becoming instruments of Christ in this world. We give great praise to God, the giver, by sharing our giſts gratefully in justice and love with others. Focusing on the mission Jesus gave us, stewardship and giving of ourselves, is how we form ourselves as intentional disciples. I look forward to exploring this area with you further throughout the year. Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki

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Everyday Stewardship – Inspiring and Practical Insights on Stewardship as a Way of LifeTuesday, February 7 – 6:30-8 pm, St. Patrick, ElkhornWednesday, February 8 – 10-11:30 am & 6:30-8 pm,

Cousins Center, MilwaukeeThursday, February 9 – 6:30-8 pm, Holy Family, Fond du Lac

For more details or to register – www.archmil.org/synod or Rosalita Villa, [email protected] or 414-758-2217

A newsletter devoted to the Archdiocesan Synod i g n i t e • r e n e w • e n e r g i z e • i g n i t e • r e n e w • e n e r g i z e • i g n i t e • r e n e w • e n e r g i z e

Proclaim ChristSacramental Life of the Church.

and Make Disciplesthrough the

Spirituality of Stewardship Following the archdiocesan Synod,

I asked that from time-to-time we “shine a spotlight” on top priorities that came from the Synod. We have been focusing on Evangelization and the Sunday Mass for a little over a year and have seen more emphasis being placed on inviting people to Mass and helping parishes to focus on moving from “maintenance to mission.”

If we are serious about moving from a maintenance approach to mission focused ministry, we need to continue to develop the area of Evangelization and the Sunday Mass while expanding our focus to other areas as well. With this in mind, we will be “shining the spotlight” on the Spirituality of Stewardship in the New Year.

Many of you are familiar with my top three priorities - Catholic Identity is Who we are, Evangelization is What we do, and Stewardship is How we do it. Stewardship is how we use our time, gifts and financial resources to further the mission of the Church.

Stewardship isn’t just about giving money. Stemming from each individual’s personal relationship with the Lord, true stewardship is not about what we do, but rather about who we are. It defines a way of life for intentional disciples.

Each human being has been given a unique set of gifts; family and friends, interests and talents, material goods and financial resources. Faithful stewards are continually making conscious decisions about how these gifts, even those that have increased through hard work and individual diligence, will be shared with others and returned to the Lord.

At first glance, returning gifts with increase to the Lord can be difficult to grasp. Obviously, God does not need our talents, money or other resources. Yet, we are called to build his kingdom here on earth through good works and active ministry.

Whether we are sharing our time, talents, or material resources, we are extending ourselves, and becoming instruments of Christ in this world. We give great praise to God, the giver, by sharing our gifts gratefully in justice and love with others.

Focusing on the mission Jesus gave us, stewardship and giving of ourselves, is how we form ourselves as intentional disciples. I look forward to exploring this area with you further throughout the year.Archbishop

Jerome E. Listecki

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A newsletter devoted to the Archdiocesan Synod e n c e n d i d o s • r e n o v a d o s • a n i m a d o s • e n c e n d i d o s • r e n o v a d o s • a n i m a d o s • e n c e n d i d o s

Proclamemostravés vida sacramental Iglesia.

a hagamos discípulosa de lade la

y

Espiritualidad del Discipulado Después del sínodo arquidiocesano,

pedí que de vez en cuando nos enfoquemos en las prioridades principales que surgieron del Sínodo. Nos hemos enfocado en la Evangelización y la Misa dominical durante más de un año y hemos visto que se ha puesto más énfasis en invitar a la gente a Misa y en asistir a las parroquias a pasar de “mantenimiento a misión”.

Si tomamos en serio el avanzar de un enfoque de mantenimiento a ministerial en misión, debemos continuar desarrollando las áreas de Evangelización y la Misa dominical mientras ampliamos nuestro enfoque en otras áreas también. Con esto en mente, estaremos “acentuando” la espiritualidad del discipulado en el Año Nuevo.

Muchos de ustedes ya conocen mis tres prioridades - la Identidad Católica es quiénes somos, la Evangelización es lo que hacemos y el Discipulado es cómo lo hacemos. El discipulado es cómo usamos nuestro tiempo, dones y recursos financieros para promover la misión de la Iglesia.

El discipulado no es sólo dar dinero. Partiendo de la relación personal de cada individuo con el Señor, el verdadero discipulado no es sobre lo que hacemos, sino quiénes somos. Define una manera de vivir para los discípulos intencionales.

A cada ser humano se le ha dado un conjunto de dones especiales; la familia y los amigos, intereses y talentos, bienes materiales y recursos financieros. Los discípulos fieles están continuamente tomando decisiones conscientes sobre cómo estos dones, aún aquellos que se han aumentado a través de duro trabajo

y diligencia individual, serán compartidos con los demás y consagrados al Señor.

A primera vista, restituyendo los dones con aumento al Señor puede ser difícil de entender. Obviamente, Dios no necesita nuestros talentos, dinero u otros recursos. Sin embargo, estamos llamados a edificar su reino aquí en la tierra a través de buenas obras y siendo activos en ministerios.

Si compartimos nuestros dones, ya sea nuestro tiempo, talentos o recursos materiales, estamos compartiéndonos a nosotros mismos y convirtiéndonos en instrumentos de Cristo en este mundo. Alabamos a Dios inmensamente, el dador, compartiendo en agradecimiento nuestros dones con justicia y amor con los demás.

Enfocados en la misión que Jesús nos encomendó, en el discipulado y en el acto de compartir nuestras vidas con los demás, es como nos formamos en discípulos intencionales. Espero explorar más esta área con ustedes a lo largo del año.

Arzobispo Jerome E. Listecki

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