Food was the focus of today as we celebrated Corpus Christi, thanking God for the self giving love of Jesus, offered to us in the Eucharist. A few weeks ago now, during the Easter season, we focussed on giving in another way, exploring and talking openly and honestly about our giving to God, which included what we give financially. It can be a rather prickly subject but it is, of course, a matter of faith not finance. We give because we have been given to, we give because we belong to God.
The three week focus, which featured preaching and prayer and a number of opportunities and invitations to review our giving, has already borne fruit. It has resulted in eight people reviewing and increasing the amount they give regularly. This means that, as far as 'planned giving' is concerned, there is an increase of £153.67 per month, giving an annual increase of £1844, representing an increase of just over 13% on last year's total planned giving. This is such encouraging news. Giving is on the up at St Saviour's!
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