Stewardship

November 6, 2023

“Kindness is Your Superpower,” November 3, 2023

D. Scott Stoner, LMFT Holly Hughes Stoner, LMFT November 3, 2023 Kindness is Your Superpower On a recent walk, we came across a sign that said, “Kindness is your superpower.” The message was quite timely. If you ever doubt the power of kindness, you can quickly become reassured of the difference it makes by trying it. Make an effort to say a kind word to someone today. You might call someone who could use a kind word, send an email, or text to someone who could use some encouragement. Or you could make a meal for a friend, help a […]

May 2, 2023

“What’s Your Joy?”: A Sabbatical Journey

What is joy? What is your joy? Where does it comer from? How do you know it when you see it? How can you live a life filled with joy regardless of circumstances? While I’m away on Sabbatical (May 1st – July 31st of 2023), I’m inviting our community to explore Joy. I’m suggesting we do this together, while we’re apart, and that we will share our discoveries when we’re reunited in August. Here are a couple of suggestions on how we will do this together:

January 17, 2023

Welcome to “Where Your Heart Is”

Having trouble viewing this email? View in your browser. “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also” (Matthew 6:21). It Begins Both the book of Genesis in the Hebrew Scriptures and the book of John in the New Testament have creation stories. Beginnings. In these stories, slowly but surely, things come together. In the U.S. we’re taught to “start out strong,” but my own Celtic heritage comes with a different take. Instead of urging worshipers to start out strong, the ancient Celts said pragmatically, “Every beginning is weak.” In other words: nothing comes out […]

November 21, 2022

We give thanks… for you.

Dear St. Christopher’s Friends, Members, and Supporters, At St. Christopher’s we have much to be thankful for… there have been physical additions to our facilities like the new flooring downstairs or the gazebo and the new playground equipment outside. We’ve had marvelous programs and events the Thanksgiving potluck, Evensong, and new book studies. And there are signs of recovery from the Pandemic all over. But we are most grateful for God’s work in and through you. So many of you give of your time and talent and treasure. You come to worship. You pray for this community. You share […]

October 11, 2022

Where do our Tithes go?

Recently I’ve spoken about the necessity of tithing for the effective functioning of the Church. To recap, the Tithe is the Biblical principle of giving 10% of your income to God as an act of thanksgiving and faithfulness for the accomplishing of God’s purposes in the world through the Church. But what is your local church doing with those tithes? Where does that money go? Every year at the annual meeting we publish a Narrative Budget.* It’s an accounting of what we do in story-form rather than a line by line itemized version.* This year’s budget was broken down into four […]

January 11, 2022

Stewardship Workshops by Thrivent: “Love & Money”, “Investing for Retirement”, & more

View in Browser The 2020s have impacted us all. Whether good or bad, you may be reexamining your life and asking yourself, ‘What do I want and how can I achieve it?’ Knowing where to start can be the hardest part. Since the same actions may produce the same results, the simple solution is to take it one step at a time. This winter, our focus is to help you Do One Thing Differently to achieve financial clarity. Tuesday Jan 2506:30 p.m. PT Stop Overthinking. Start Doing.with Jon AcuffKeynote Virtual Event Join Us Tuesday Feb […]

September 21, 2021

Wolves Among Sheep: Attempted Fraud at StC

Well, I hoped the title would grab your attention because I want you to be aware… On September 21st, someone used a phone number not known to be associated with anyone at St. Christopher’s to impersonate Fr. James. So here’s what you need to do… the last one may surprise you! (yeah, that was a click-bait technique… but read on.) Make sure you know Fr. Jame’s real phone number and the true phone/text numbers of St. Christopher’s: – Fr. James #: 360-628-[not shown online]– Church #: 360-866-2111– Auto Text Message #: 360-810-3292– Jodi, our Church Manager’s text number: (361)-524-[not shown […]

November 17, 2020

Stewardship Message from Bishop Greg

“Even with our buildings closed, we are still the church, alive and well, and working every day, creating an environment, and issuing and walking the call that comes from the gospel and our Lord to redeem this world.”Bishop Rickel offers his gratitude for the generosity he has seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and urges those who have to means to continue giving to your local church and the many causes that need your support in this time of crisis. To give to St. Christopher’s, you can donate here: https://stchristopherolympia.org/giving/ or text message GIVE to (360) 810-3292 our text […]