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Forming Good Catholic Stewards

When we think of forming good Stewards, where should we start?  Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Everett has the right idea.  To form good Stewards they began at the beginning!  Third Graders at the school, created a Stewardship banner and had a Stewardship Prayer Service.  See below for how they began their prayer service.  Good Stewards in the making, indeed!  Please share with us any stewardship formation gems your parish or school might have by contacting parishstewardship@seattlearch.org.
 

Catholic School Stewardship Prayer Service

Student:  Good morning.  Welcome to our Stewardship Prayer Service. Stewardship is how we take care of everything God has given us.  God has given us a lot.  He has given us life.  He has given us family like moms and dads, grandmothers and grandfathers, or others who care for us.  God has given us a great world to live in and friends to share it with.

Student: Stewardship comes from the word steward.  A good steward is one who does a good job taking care of something.  If we want to be good stewards for God, we must take care of the many things God has given us.  That includes friendships and family, our gifts and abilities, our money and our world.  We respond to God’s great gifts by giving back to Him.  God is happy when we take care of these things and in return give to Him.

Student:  In order to be a good steward you must share yourself in prayer, service and giving.  There is nothing too big or too small for God.

Student:  God listens to ALL prayers.  God is always there willing and eager to listen to what we have to say.

Student:  God gives everyone the ability to do something well.  Use your abilities to serve your family, community and church.

Student:  Be giving of what God has given you.  Give your time, talent and treasure.  Give to make your world, your community, your school and your church a better place.

Student:  Be trustworthy; be a hard worker; be kind to others; be kind to the earth; be generous; and follow the Ten Commandments.

Opening Hymn (Please Stand) Choose your own hymn

Opening Prayer

Student:  We begin our Stewardship Prayer Service In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Good and loving God source of every grace and blessing.  We bring you thanks as we gather today to thank you for the many gifts you have given us.  We seek to be good stewards, Lord.  Bless us as we gather to share Your gifts.  Send us Your Spirit and be present among us – in the mouths of all who speak, in the ears of all who listen, as the heart of all we say and do, we ask in Jesus’ name.  Amen

 

(Customize Prayer Service as to the needs of your community)

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