Giving & Stewardship Opportunities

“Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7). Christian stewardship is a grateful response to God’s generosity. Through our giving, we help sustain the worship, ministry, and mission of the Church and share in the work of proclaiming the Gospel.

At My Church Fellowship, the online ministry of the St. John of the Cross Catholic Cluster and Christian Life Center (CLC), we provide information about opportunities to support the life and mission of our Catholic community. Your generosity can help maintain our churches and facilities, support pastoral and faith-formation ministries, assist charitable outreach, and strengthen the Church’s mission in our local communities.

Ways You Can Support the Mission

Visitors and parishioners may explore opportunities for:

• Parish Offertory — supporting the regular worship and ministry of our parishes.

• Special and Second Collections — responding to particular needs of the Church and charitable causes.

• Catholic Appeal — supporting the broader mission and ministries of the Diocese of Portland.

• Capital Campaigns — helping fund significant parish projects, improvements, and long-term needs.

• Memorial and Legacy Gifts — remembering loved ones and leaving a lasting gift to support the mission of the Church.

• Other Stewardship Gifts — sharing your resources in support of the Gospel and the needs of God’s people.

“God is able to make every grace abundant for you, so that in all things, always having all you need, you may have an abundance for every good work” (2 Corinthians 9:8). Your gift is more than a financial contribution; it is a participation in the mission of Christ. Through generous and faithful stewardship, we help ensure that the Church continues to worship, serve, form disciples, care for others, and proclaim the Good News.

Thank you for prayerfully considering how you can support the mission of the St. John of the Cross Catholic Cluster and the Christian Life Center. May every gift offered in faith and gratitude become a blessing for others and an instrument for building up the Body of Christ.

Fr. Simon, SMA
Pastor, St. John of the Cross Cluster
Director, Christian Life Center (CLC)

The Stewards of God’s Flock and Gifts

Christian stewardship begins with the call to shepherd God’s people with humility, love, and responsibility—rooted in Jesus’ own self-revelation: “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” (John 10:11). In this shepherding spirit, the risen Lord entrusted Peter with pastoral care—“Feed my lambs… Tend my sheep… Feed my sheep” (John 21:15–17)—a commission Peter echoes to other leaders: “tend the flock of God that is in your charge… not under compulsion but willingly” (1 Peter 5:2–3). Stewardship, then, is not merely administration of resources; it is a Christ-shaped care for souls and a faithful cultivation of the Church’s spiritual and material life for the sake of the Gospel.

At the same time, Christian giving reflects the joyful generosity celebrated by St. Paul, who teaches that “whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully… for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:6–7; cf. 9:8). Our offerings—time, talent, and treasure—become instruments of grace that strengthen worship, service, and evangelization, just as the early believers shared so that the needs of all were met (Acts 4:32–35). In this way, stewardship participates in God’s abundance: what we place in His hands is multiplied for the flourishing of His people and the building up of the Body of Christ.

Jesus Himself models a “table‑fellowship” style of mission that shapes our stewardship: He reclines at table with tax collectors and sinners to bring mercy (Luke 5:29–32), dines with Zacchaeus to restore a generous heart (Luke 19:1–10), feeds the multitudes from a few loaves and fish to reveal divine abundance (Mark 6:34–44; John 6:1–13), and gives Himself at the Last Supper as food for the life of the world (Luke 22:14–20). Around the table, Jesus turns hospitality into holiness, shared resources into sacrament, and ordinary meals into moments of conversion and communion. Following His example, our stewardship embraces welcome, presence, and shared life—where gifts are offered, hearts are opened, and Christ is recognized in the breaking of the bread (Luke 24:30–35).

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