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Stewardship 2026
STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIN LETTER 2026
Dec. 7, 2025
Dearest Stewards and Friends of Saint Gregory:
Can you believe we are quickly approaching 2026? It has been a year of spiritual growth, friendship and vitality at our parish home. We look forward to all 2026 can bring if we look to God and open the manger of our hearts wide to receive Him.
With this in mind, our 2026 theme is based on the journeys and strivings of Nehemiah, who felt moved to rebuild the destroyed walls of Jerusalem—a sign of protection and “homeland” for the Jewish people. In the 2nd chapter of this Old Testament book, we see Nehemiah asking his king for permission to journey, making the trip and beginning this creative process. In 2:18, Nehemiah tells his cohorts how “good” God has been to him and exhorts them, “Let us rise up and build.”
What Does This Mean for Us?
About now, we might be asking ourselves, rise up and build what? A wall, a city? For the ancient Israelites, the wall was home, the protection of God, a visible sign of their covenant with Him. So it wasn’t so much about rebuilding something physical that had been destroyed—but about rebuilding that ever-important relationship with God. For us, here and now, this becomes an exhortation to rebuild what has been lost between us and our God. Further, it signals us to rebuild and remake relationships between one another and within the greater community: to finally see everyone as made in the image and likeness of God. Where relationships are hurting, God empowers us to “rise up and build” something beautiful, something new.
Rising and Building at Saint Gregory in 2026
As mentioned above, 2025 has been a spiritually fruitful year. Over the last twelve months, we saw a reinvigoration of many of our ministry groups and remarkable support for our parish via Stewardship and involvement. Yet this fall we often noticed fewer worshippers in our holy space than in past months, which makes us concerned for the spiritual life of our parish—especially our children. While significant offerings like our Men’s Bible Study, Long Range Planning Committee, TCI (Thriving Congregations Initiative) work and Philanthropy Committee are encouraging, we clearly have much more to “build.” For example, a 2026 parish summer camp and new women’s Bible study are in the works, among many other fledgling projects. With God’s help, we can put our creativity at the disposal of God’s goodness and miraculous love in the new year.
Next Steps for Stewardship 2026
With these things in mind, on behalf of our Steward Ministry Committee, we invite you to consider our 2026 Stewardship Ministry campaign, outlined within this packet. These resources will help us better understand the importance of our desire to journey toward the holy places and to “build” both individually and as a parish, in the context of presenting our “time, talent and treasure” to the Lord. In addition, a 2026 Commitment Card is included, and an electronic version will soon be available within the Stewardship pages of our parish website.
Considering our parish’s financials struggles over the past several years, this may be the ultimate time to re-engage our individual and communal gifts, while prayerfully seeking to multiply them. Our challenges are substantial, but with God we move beyond what is humanly expected, what we are used to experiencing. In 2026, we can make the time to reflect on and journey toward our talents in new and creative ways—for the sake of our parish’s sacred mission. With God, anything is possible.
With love in the Lord and profound gratitude,
Fr. Alex Chetsas, Presiding Priest
Phil LaFond, Stewardship Ministry Chair
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Christian Stewardship Is...
…learning how to be a responsible and concerned caretaker of Christ’s Church; it is learning how to enjoy Church life and be happy in Church work, for in Her dwells the fullness of the Spirit of God.
…our active commitment to use all our time, talent and treasure for the benefit of humankind in grateful acknowledgment of Christ’s redeeming love.
…caring for the needs of others.
…offering one’s self to God as He offered Himself to us.
…what a person does after saying “I believe…”, as proof of that belief.
…devotion and service to God and His Church as persons, as families, as parish, as diocese/metropolis, as national Church and as Church universal.
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