RESOURCE LINKS
The following links are being provided as a supplement to our
Renewal Packets for Parish Stewardship Leaders

Follow the links shown below to find useful and practical tools that will help you and your Stewardship Committee plan and implement both the Financial and Time and Talent Stewardship Renewals as well as stewardship formation and planning throughout the year.

Most of the files below are in Adobe .PDF format and will open in a separate window in most Internet browsers. Other entries are links to specific sections of our website. Some files are big, and depending upon the kind of internet connection you have and web traffic conditions, may take a while to download.  Please be patient.  Don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader?  Click here to get it!

Click here to go to the Homepage of our website.
Click here to visit the special Leadership Section of our website.

N.B.  If for any reason a password screen comes up (perhaps if you had opened a MS Word document), just click "CANCEL" and it should go away with no problem.

Links to Sample Renewal areas of our Website:
Sample Theme: "We are the Hands of Christ"


(For other themes and materials, please order your Themes and Materials CD or give us a call at 516-379-4055 x3)

Sample Time and Talent Renewal Letters
Sample Time and Talent Renewal Parishioner Materials
Theme Graphics
 

These are .PDF files-
Right Click-Save Target As...

 
Sample Liturgy and Bulletins for "We are the Hands of Christ"
Sample General Intercessions, Bulletin and Pulpit Announcements in .PDF format-English

 

Financial/Accountability Resources

In-Pew Walk-Through Script (template) for Commitment Weekend
Sample General Intercessions, Bulletin and Pulpit Announcements in .PDF format-Spanish
Sample Annual Report of Parish Life (Simple)
Sample Annual Report of Parish Life (Christ the King, 2002)
Automated Giving Rationale
Developing a Parish Plan for Automated Giving
 
Lay Witness Talks
"So, You've Been Asked..." (What Do I Have to Do?)
Four Steps to a Witness Talk
A Parish Model for Lay Witness Talks for Annual Stewardship Renewals
Samples of Financial Stewardship Witness Talks
Samples of Time and Talent Witness Talks from Our Parishes
 
Gifts Celebrations
A Parish Gifts Celebration (Info Sheet)
Ministry Fairs (Info Sheet)
Sample Litany of Ministries

Time and Talent Renewal PowerPoint Show (takes a very long time to download!)

Starter Template for Ministry Directory (MS Publisher 2000)
Starter Template for Time and Talent Commitment Card (MS Publisher 2000)
 
Other Helpful Leadership Planning Tools
Fall, 2007 Financial Stewardship Renewal Packet
Spring, 2008 Time and Talent Renewal Packet
Time and Talent Statistics Form
Financial Statistics Form

A General Overview for Beginning Stewardship in a Parish
The Language of Stewardship (Talk the Talk)
Suggestions for Children's Stewardship (Walk the Talk)
Beginning a Stewardship Committee
Effective Stewardship Committees
What to do with God's Gifts?
Practical Suggestions for Effective Stewardship Renewals

Ministry Position Description Form
Guidelines for Developing Ministry Descriptions
Sample Completed Description Form
Effective Tools for Time and Talent Renewal Workbook
Customizing this Spring's Materials using MS Publisher
Time and Talent Renewal Pointers
Things to Consider when Printing Your Own Materials
Time and Talent Planning Sheet
Leadership Responsibility Worksheet
Task Sheet for All Year Long Stewardship
Other Stewardship Planning Sheets

   

 

 

 


To contact us:

Phone:    (516) 379-4055 x3    Fax:    (516) 379-3234
  E-mail
    stewardship@drvc.org
 
Office of Parish Stewardship
Diocese of Rockville Centre
200 West Centennial Ave., Suite 202
Roosevelt, NY 11575-1950