ST. THOMAS MORE 

Stewardship is a way of life, a life of accountability and responsibility acknowledging God as Creator and Giver of all. Stewardship involves responsible management of our God-given resources of time, talent, and treasure. Stewards as disciples of Jesus Christ see themselves as caretakers of all God's gifts. Gratitude for these gifts is expressed in prayer, worship, offering and action by eagerly sharing our gifts out of love for God and one another.

Stewardship is based on the spiritual principles of the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus. Stewardship is not just a program, or a method of fundraising, it is a way of thanking God for all His blessings by returning a portion of the time, talent, and treasure we have each received.

Stewardship is a path to holiness. It makes us more like Christ who came not to be served, but to serve. It is a grateful awareness that all we have and all we are comes freely from God. When we offer our lives back to God in love, He blesses that generosity a hundredfold.

How can we live a stewardship life at St. Thomas More?

Time - Come join us in prayer with the Lord in the Mass.
Talent - We have over 50 ministries and groups -  See tab above "Ministries"
Treasure - As parishioners of St. Thomas More, we can share our treasure in a variety of opportunities.

Your treasure helps the parish fulfill its mission through the sacrificial, loving service to all peoples. Three percent of Sunday Stewardship is designated each month to organizations such as: St. Vincent DePaul Society, PADS of Elgin, Feeding Greater Elgin, ECC Phi-Theta Kappa Food Pantry, Poor Clare Colettine Monastery, Dominican Sisters, Corbella, Community Crisis Center, the Holy Land, Food for the Poor, Hope for Haitians and Christmas and Easter community assistance.  

Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work”  ~ 2 Corinthians 9:6-8

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT!