Giving opportunities
There are as many ways to help build the church as there are individual members. As St. Paul tells us,
As a body is one though it has many parts,
and all the parts of the body,
though many, are one body,
so also Christ.
For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body,
whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons,
and we were all given to drink of one Spirit.
Now the body is not a single part, but many.
You are Christ’s body, and individually parts of it.
—1 Corinthians, chapter 12
Stewardship Prayer
Lord God, You alone are the source of every good gift, of the vast array of our universe, and the mystery of each human life. We praise you and we thank you for your great power and your tender, faithful love. Everything we are and everything we have is your gift, and after having created us, you have given us into the keeping of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Fill our minds with His truth and our hearts with His love, that in His Spirit we may be bonded together into a community of faith, a parish family, and a caring people. In the Name and Spirit of Jesus, we commit ourselves to be good stewards of the gifts entrusted to us, to share our time, our talent and our material gifts as an outward sign of the Treasure we hold in Jesus. Amen.
Contributing your personal gifts of time, talent, or treasure is an opportunity for you to thank God for his many gifts to you. At the same time, you become part of the “Great Commission”: healing, teaching, spreading the faith, building the kingdom of God.
Ways to give
- Bishop’s Appeal 2012: Coming Together in Christ, your support helps bring Christ alive in Catholic Education, reach the homeless and the hungry, support our priests who have served us for a lifetime and provide support for the elderly. Specifically your gifts support:
- Catholic Charities – Serves people in need in our communities through a variety of programs including Catholic Charities Counseling, Family Support Services, Interfaith Senior Service, Parent Place, Pregnancy Services, Samaritan Place and the Seton Thrift Stor.
- Clergy Formation – Provides for the intellectual, spiritual, human and pastoral formation of the priests, deacons and seminarians of the diocese.
- Christian Formation - Spreads the Catholic faith through the diocese by faith-formation endeavors for people of all ages including 10 Catholic schools, parish-based religious education, catechists formation, Marriage Encounter and RCIA.
- Youth, Young Adult and University Campus Ministry - Proclaims the Gospel and coordinates ministry with young people in the diocese.
- Justice and Peace – Promotes understanding of Catholic social teaching on critical contemporary issues through education, evangelization and advocacy, including 40 Days for Life. Go here to make a donation.
- Catholic Foundation of East Tennessee (CFET): CFET supports seminarian education and helps underwrite land purchases for new parishes. Over the years, CFET members have made it possible for many young men to be prepared for the priesthood and for several new churches to be built. Go here to make a donation.
- Online giving: The Diocese of Knoxville now offers online giving. Go here to make a donation.
- Talent and treasure: Opportunities are everywhere—from serving as an usher, greeter, reader, or chorister at your parish to volunteering at a local soup kitchen or getting involved with the Council of Catholic Women, Knights of Columbus, Ladies of Charity, Catholic Scouting programs, or any number of other worthy causes.
To learn more, contact Maura Lentz, Admin. Asst., at 865-584-3307.
Wherever you are, you can make a difference.
