2. PART I: Stewardship, a spirituality
and a way of life
The Basics of Stewardship
PART II: Personal Journey and
School of Hard Knocks
PART III: Sustainability of the
Church of the Poor
3. PART I: BASICS OF
STEWARDSHIP
A Spirituality and A Way of Life
4. Stewardship is a Spirituality
and a Way of Life
Catechism of the Catholic Church
Biblical Foundation
Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response
USCCB, 1992
Pastoral Statement on Stewardship
CBCP, 2021
5. “In the Church, nobody is
so poor as to have nothing
to give, and nobody is so
rich as to have nothing to
receive.”
–PCP II, 1991
Under the Church Renewed
Part II, No. 2, page 39
7. “He who offers a
sacrifice of
thanksgiving honors
me.”
–Ps:50:23
8. “I will praise the
name of God with a
song and glorify him
with a hymn of
thanksgiving.”
–Ps:69:31
9. “The Lord remains
close to the
brokenhearted, and
he saves those whose
spirit is crushed.”
–Ps:34:19-20
10. “Not only that, but we even boast of
our afflictions, knowing that affliction
produces endurance, and endurance,
proven character, and proven
character, hope, and hope does not
disappoint, because the love of God
has been poured out into our hearts
through the Holy Spirit that has been
given to us.”
—Rom 5:3-5
11. “Jesus paid a debt he
did not owe, because
we owed a doubt we
could not pay.”
–Fr. Andrew Kemberling
14. “All scripture is inspired
by God and profitable for
teaching, for reproof, for
correction and for training
in righteousness."
—2 Tim 3:16
15. “In the beginning God
entrusted the earth and
its resources to the
common stewardship
of mankind to take
care of them, master
them by labor, and
enjoy their fruits.”
CCC 2402
16. “#1. The Church, through the
initiatives of CBCP, should
develop a comprehensive theolog
of stewardship and, in light of th
theology, should make ecology a
special concern of the social
action apostolate down to the
parochial level, with the end in
view of making everyone a true
steward of God’s creation.”
Title VI, Sec.
4, Art. 31,
Sec. 1
17. “#1. The Church, through the
initiatives of CBCP, should develop a
comprehensive theology of stewardship
and, in light of this theology, should
make ecology a special concern of the
social action apostolate down to the
parochial level, with the end in view of
making everyone a true steward of
God’s creation.”
—PCP II Acts & Decrees
Title VI, Sec. 4, Art. 31, Sec. 1
18. “Tithing, after a good
pastoral catechesis, shall
be introduced with the end
in view of the gradual
abolition of the Arancel
System.”
—PCP II, Title XII, Section 6, Article 118
19.
20.
21. 1. Receives God’s gifts
2. Cherishes and tends them responsibly
3. Shares them in justice and love for all
4. Returns them with increase to the Lord
Who is the Christian
Steward?
22.
23. Stewardship
Four Core Values
Identity
“For you are all sons of
God through faith in Christ
Jesus.” Gal 3:26
Trust
Blessed is the man who
places his trust in God.”
Ps 40:5
Gratitude
“O give thanks to the Lord,
for he is good;
His steadfast love.endures
forever!” Is 118:1
Love
“We love because [God]
first loved us.”
1 John 4:19
32. STM Stewardship Model received numerous awards from the International Catholic Stewardship Council
Archbishop Thomas Murphy Memorial Award : 2007 ; Outstanding Stewardship Materials: 2005
Honorable Mention: Archbishop Thomas Murphy Memorial Award: 2005
33. God cannot be outdone in generosity.
Peace of mind
Less attachment to money
Joy of giving
Why embrace stewardship ?
Resources are available to do God’s
work
34. 1. Stewardship is all about money
3. Lack of training of priests about money
4. Adhere to giving to a need vs. need to
give
Obstacles to embracing
stewardship
5. Great homilies, beautiful choirs,
outstanding R.E. and youth programs will
compel people to giving.
2. That money is dirty
41. “Bring the whole tithe into the
storehouse, that there may be good
in my house, and try me in this,
says the Lord of hosts, shall I not
open for you the floodgates of
Heaven, to pour down blessings
upon you without measure.”
—Malachi 3:10
42. Blessed with 50 years of married life,
two children now married, and four grandchildren
47. Fiscal
Year
Amount Increase
Percentag
e
Comments
1989-1990 $1,211,600 Second year of Fr. Walsh
1990-1991 $ 1,433,581 $221,981 18% First stewardship increase
1999-2000 $2,853,645
$1,642,04
5
136% Last year of Fr. Walsh
2013-2014 $4,957,998
$2,104,35
3
74% Last year of Fr. Andrew
51. Bishop Labayen receiving “Pennies from Heaven” collected by St. Thomas More
children; Bishop Julio X. Labayen, OCD, with Archdiocese of Denver’s Archbishop
Charles Chaput, OFM, and Fr. Andrew Kemberling in Infanta, Quezon, before the 2003
Cebu Conference.
57. Fr. Israel Gabriel was convinced in the spirituality of stewardship and started teaching the
message of thanksgiving who the time, talent, faith, vocation and the earth. Fr. Mario Establecida
who succeeded him a year later continued with the stewardship of treasure through a series of
workshops.
58. Fr. Israel liked the idea of the altar call with children bringing their offertory gift to the
altar that we did at St. Thomas More, that he decided to copy it, but with everyone
making the offering.
59. “I appeal to you therefore,
brothers and sisters, by the
mercies of God, to present your
bodies as a living sacrifice, holy
and accessible to God, which is
your spiritual worship.”
—Rom 12:1
60. We created an envelope system and counting procedures and protocol for
security and to safeguard the confidentiality of the records. This system has
been copied by many parishes.
69. “Stewardship is a
way of life, a life of
thanksgiving for
God’s countless
blessings.”
70. We have a need to give vs. giving to a
need
We give God the first and the best: the
tithe
Stewardship is a mean to an end:
evangelization
Other Take Aways From our
Conversation
