Tithe Sunday

Tithing Next Sunday's Collection

October is Pro-life month and again this year our parish will witness to the sacredness of human life, and our parish commitment to stewardship, by tithing the collection from the Masses on one weekend to St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities in New Albany. We will do this Saturday and Sunday, October 8 & 9.

St. Elizabeth offers a wide range of programs, but most significantly perhaps is their care for new and expecting mothers and their children. Young women are provided a safe, supervised environment where they can develop the skills needed to care for their children.

This Sunday we are going to tithe our Sunday collection to St. Elizabeth Catholic Charities. That is, one tenth of our weekend collection will be given to St. Elizabeth’s. This is your opportunity to send a positive pro-life message and contribute to their wonderful work. Increase your donation next week by ten percent, or more! You will be blessed for your generosity, as will the little children you help.

I would like to give a little witness to the power of tithing. While I know that there are many reasons that can be given for the solidifying (improvement) of our parish’s financial outlook, it has coincided with our parish tithing annually to St. Elizabeth’s and to our own St. Vincent de Paul Society, as well as our increased generosity in other confidential ways. Is there a direct cause and effect here? Only God knows. But it is a lovely coincidence.

— Fr. Joe