Give and it will be given unto you V I mentioned several times that

Give and it will be given unto you V I mentioned several times that these articles are not designed to get you to give more money to the Church. However, I would like to think with you about how I learned to tithe. In my first year of college I found my way into the Episcopal Church. How I got there is another story, but when I started attending services at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Napa, they were talking about an “Every Member Canvass.” That was “stewardship” in that church, and they were going to come to each member’s home and ask them to sign a pledge card. The canvass was on a Sunday afternoon, so I waited all afternoon for someone to come by, and no one did. A teenager, I was not on their radar screen, and they probably didn’t expect me to make a pledge, but I wanted to participate fully in my faith, so I got a pledge card on my own and signed up. I had a job, and I was making about $50 every two weeks as a delivery boy for a local drug store. Believe it or not, I was one of the richest kids on the block, able to pay for my own car and gas – you could get two gallons for a quarter in those days, and I had money to have fun with. I began saving some each pay period, and I wanted to pledge $5.00 per week. That commitment scared me because it seemed like an awful lot of money, so I scratched out the 5 and wrote 2 on the card, but resolved to give the original $5 if I had it available in my wallet on Sunday. To be continued... IHM Pray for us. Father Jerry Dad y se os Dara V Mencione varias veces que estos articulos no fueron preparados con la intención de que usteden dieran más dinero a la Iglesia. Sin embargo, you quiero pensar con ustedes sobre como yo aprendi a donar. En mi primer año de Universidad me encontré yendo a la Iglesia Episcopal. Como me encontré alli es otra historia, pero cuando empeze asistir a los servicios de la Iglesia Episcopal de Santa Maria en Napa ellos estaban hablando sobre “Solicitud de cada Miembro.” Eso era “administración” en esa iglesia y ellos iban a casa de cada miembro y pedir que firmarán la tarjeta de compromiso. La solicitud fué un Domingo en la tarde, asi que espere toda la tarde para que alguien viniera y nadie vino. Como un joven, yo no estaba en la pantalla de su radar y ellos probablemente no esperaban que yo diera un compromiso pero yo queria plenamente participar en mi fé asi que consegui una tarjeta de compromiso y la entregue. Yo tenia un trabajo y ganaba como $50 cada dos semanas como un repartidor para una farmacia de la vecindad. Aunque no lo crean, yo era uno de los niños mas ricos de la cuadra, que podia pagar por mi propio automobil y gasolina—uno podia comprar dos galones de gasolina por 25 centavos en esos dias y también tenia dinero para divertirme. Yo empeze a guardar un poco de dinero cada vez que me pagaban y quise comprometerme a donar $5.00 cada semana. Ese compromiso me asusto mucho porque parecia una cantidad grande de dinero asi que borre 5 y escribi 2 en la tarjeta de compromiso pero resolvi dar la cantidad original de $5 si lo tenia en mi billetera el Domingo. Esto será continuado... ICM Ora por nosotros Padre Jerry