Members of the St. Luke’s congregation use the gifts God has given them to support the mission of the congregation, to reach out to the local community and share their abundance with the needy of this world.
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LENTEN AND EASTER OFFERINGS
The Lenten season begins Ash Wednesday, February 22nd. During the Lenten season, Christians are encouraged to
- Pray,
- Study the Scriptures,
- Worship,
- Assist Others and
- Give Alms.
Opportunities to assist in doing each of these things will be available to members of St. Luke’s again this year.
To assist in the ALMS GIVING, the following resource is suggested: Beginning with Ash Wednesday there are special weekly offering envelopes available for the six weeks of the season plus offering envelopes for Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and a SPECIAL envelope for Easter Sunday. There are a total of 8 offering envelopes plus Easter Sunday. Members are encouraged to use these envelopes for the giving of alms that can minister to ministries that assist people in need.
At the Annual Meeting of the congregation, a motion was approved that all funds exceeding the $20,000 projected for SEASONAL OFFERING would be contributed to MISSION SUPPORT for our ministries through the Metro Chicago Synod the Churchwide expression, ELCA. This action was approved after the Annual Meeting had approved the 2012 Spending Plan that reduced St. Luke’s contribution to Mission Support from 15% of offerings to 10% (reduction of $37,000.) There was a desire on the part of many members to provide a way to increase St. Luke’s contribution to Mission Support.
Are you being served? Think about how many ways you and our congregation, have used the services of the ELCA. Use this game to count the ways! How many ways have you been served by the ELCA?
An INGATHERING OF ALMS during Lent along with the Special Offering for Easter could make it possible to restore a portion of the contribution to Mission Support that was removed from the 2012 Spending Plan because of the lack of funds.
As you consider your Lenten Journey, please set a goal for yourself in ALMS GIVING that will make it possible to support our ministries to others through the synod and ELCA.
Please see the linked PDF file for the monthly financial statistics and other documents.
2012 January Financial Update
2011 Financial Overview
Spending Plan 2012-Income corrected
Spending Plan 2012-Expenses corrected
The following information is provided to guide you with your year-end giving:
