Vestry Leadership Day - flyer and registration form MEACHEM FUND GRANT APPLICATION 2012 (due Feb. 01, 2012)
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Application for Mission and Development
Financial Aid in 2013 will be available on-line in Spring 2012.
We have moved up the application deadline to late Spring in order to help those applying for aid know the results early enough to plan their budget for the coming year.
A change the Commission made starting in 2010 for those who did receive financial assistance was to have liaisons from the Commission make visits to aided congregations. What we discovered was new relationships were forming in a variety of ways. Our visits help us understand the congregation better and the congregation knows what resources the Diocese has to offer. It also has helped us make connections either in leadership or ministries between the congregations we are meeting with and others in the Diocese.
As a result of this discovery we believe a crucial part of our application process is to meet together to have conversation. In applying for aid you will also have an interview scheduled this summer as part of the application process. Please review the application and if you have questions please contact Peggy Bean at 414-272-3028 or bean@diomil.org. Those serving on the Commission on Mission and Development are: Joanne Skidmore as convener; David Huxley, Deb Woolsey, Barb Lentz, Bob Lambert, Ed Elder, Anna Doherty, Henry Peters and Peggy Bean as staff. |
Don’t forget the 2012 Challenge Grant.
Due Date: July 1, 2012 Many of us think we know what Christian Stewardship is, but I have to wonder . . . do we? Simply put, itmeans to manage someone else's property. As Christians, we believe all belongs to God and we are His stewards -- to manage and care for His property. How, then,do we cultivate a stewarding community? A community managing and caring for all God has given. Believing we have a God of abundance and generosity we have much to care for and so our question becomes, how are we stewarding all God has given us in a way pleasing to Him? In stewarding, we do need to manage property and financial resources, yet there is so much more. In this year's challenge, we woudl like you to think about what the 'more' is and how you as a stewarding community are called to manage and care for God's abundance. Please see the 2012 Challenge Grant application for detailed instructions on developing a plan to engage an area of 'abundance' stewardship not currently being addressed in your parish -- as well as instructions for applying for funding to help your plan become a reality. The application also lists a number of very helpful resources to help you get started! |