As we consider God's blessings, we can't help but to be in awe of God's immense goodness towards us. With each new day we are reminded that everything we are and everything we do and everything we have is a result of God's abundant gifts. God is the great giver and the greatest of gifts is Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives.

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God has given each of us gifts or skills and we are meant to use our gifts to bless others. One way of doing that is passing our God-given gifts to the church. Our gifts empower the church to be Christ in the world. The church is a vehicle for us to exercise our roles as Christian caretakers. The church is many things: we are a place of worship and friendship, we build relationships, we provide pastoral care and healing, outreach, in-reach and Christian education.

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At St. John's Episcopal Church we may be the "little church on the hill" but we are doing BIG things for God's kingdom and we cannot continue to build up the kingdom of God in Springfield Gardens without you and without your resources. We believe that God is our ultimate source and provides all that we need. We believe that Jesus "came so that we might have life, and have it more abundantly". (John 10: 10) We are BELIEVERS IN GOD'S ABUNDANCE!

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St. John's is asking that you commit to your Christian role as a steward (caretaker) of God's bountiful gifts and offer your time, skills, and financial resources to help St. John's continue to care for the congregation and the community at large.

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2023 Commitment Card: I ask that you pray and discern what your financial, time, and talent commitment will be for the new year. As you pray, know that this is a commitment that you are making to God as to how you will give through St. John's. Please note that the commitment card is two-sided, on the front-side please complete your financial commitment and on the reverse, please complete your time and talent commitment by selecting from the various ministry opportunities available.