by Lisa McKelvey
Equal sacrifice, not equal gift amount. Recently, I was speaking with some of the new pastors from across the archdiocese and my favorite topic came up: stewardship.
We are all called to sacrifice as part of living a life of stewardship and participation in our faith. A sacrifice for one may be too heavy a burden for some, while for others it may seem too small.
This summer, the stewardship office has been busy working through the database conversion. As shared in our emails and in The Leaven, we introduced the database change this summer and it is our hope that no additional changes will be necessary in the near future. We are deeply grateful for the many who have shown such grace and generosity through this transition, whether by catching up on missed gifts or patiently working with us as we reestablished recurring gifts. Your kindness, understanding and encouragement have been a true blessing to our staff throughout the summer.
If you haven’t yet had a chance to restart your gift, we invite you to do so by calling our office or going online to: give.archkck.org.
At this point in the year, we are about $500,000 away from our goal for the 2025 Archbishop’s Call to Share annual appeal. ACTS funds over 40 vital ministries sharing the Gospel with people across the archdiocese.
Here are just a few ways your gifts made an impact:
• Over 1,700 young people attend Camp Tekakwitha at Prairie Star Ranch each summer. Your gifts help support the ranch and make camp accessible to all.
• The Totus Tuus program reached parishes throughout the archdiocese with three teams of young adult missionaries, 12 in total, bringing the program to communities in every corner of the archdiocese.
• The office of youth ministry provides the education and training of parish youth leaders across the archdiocese. This summer, those trained leaders made a significant impact in their parishes with vacation Bible schools, retreats, mission trips and conferences like Steubenville Youth Conference.
To those who have already supported Archbishop’s Call to Share this year, THANK YOU!
To those of you who have not made a gift this year, I invite you to prayerfully consider joining nearly 12,500 other families from across the archdiocese with a gift today.
To make a gift today, or to make an additional gift, go online to: give.archkck.org.
If you have any questions or if I can be of any assistance, please don’t hesitate to call or email the office of stewardship and development.
