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Stewardship Day
Go to the Stewardship Day page for a playlist of videos featuring presentations given during the 2018 Diocesan Stewardship Day.
Welcome to our stewardship ministry section. Our goal is to serve you by providing resources that encourage the practice of stewardship, evangelization and discipleship, especially among the people and within the parishes of the Diocese of Davenport.
Fostering Stewardship
Pope Francis' Message of the Day
Sign up for Pope Francis Daily Video Message of the Day
Documents
1992 Bishops Pastoral Letter on Stewardship
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Sharing Faith First
Sharing our faith is an ideal way to begin any meeting. Family members are also encouraged to share their faith in preparation for the weekend liturgy. The following aid is here for you to share your faith at meetings, with friends and family.
2023
February 5: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 12: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 19: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
February 26: 1st Sunday of Lent
March 5: 2nd Sunday of Lent
March 12: 3rd Sunday of Lent
March 19: 4th Sunday of Lent
March 26: 5th Sunday of Lent
April 2: Palm Sunday
April 9: Easter Sunday, Resurrection of the Lord
April 16: 2nd Sunday of Easter/Divine Mercy
April 23: 3rd Sunday of Easter
April 30: 4th Sunday of Easter
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Bishop's Pastoral on Stewardship -
In 1992 the United States Bishops issued a pastoral letter entitled "Stewardship A Disciple, Response." This letter is the basis for our work in stewardship. Every parish committee needs to study this pastoral regularly.1992 Bishops Pastoral Letter on Stewardship -
The International Catholic Stewardship Council (ICSC) publishes a monthly newsletter on stewardship. Parishes can "cut and paste" any parts of this newsletter to use in the weekly bulletin or for a parish newsletter. This newsletter includes bulletin quotes on stewardship related to the Sunday Scripture readings. www.catholicstewardship.com
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The Diocesan Stewardship Commission members have developed a parish checklist for the parish to look at its own work in stewardship. This checklist is useful when it is completed by many people or several groups such as parish and finance councils and parish committees. The summarized results are useful for your stewardship committee to see areas for growth and to do more planning.
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Stewardship by the Book, a popular collection of stewardship messages published by Our Sunday Visitor but now out of print. Available free in PDF format. Contains bulletin bits based on the scripture readings for each Sunday of the liturgical year. (Cycles A, B, & C). Copy and paste for use in your bulletin or parish newsletter to foster stewardship as a way of life.
- Stewardship Quotes for Parish Bulletins Cycle C 2021-2022
Tool Box of How To Materials for Parishes
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