Elham, St Mary the Virgin

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Elham, St Mary the Virgin
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Our Church Family
Prayer
Worship
Giving
Commitment
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Thank you!
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What about the money?
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• In 2009 it will cost
• 1,302
• each week
• to run our church

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Weekly Expenses

• Ministry Expenses 29
• Church and services 250
• Building fund 108
• Parish share 899
• Sundries 16

Total
1,302
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Parish Share Ministry Costs
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Parish ShareShared costs

• Clergy training including curates
• Lay training
• Specialised ministries
• Services
• Administration
• National church
• Senior clergy

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Our weekly income is
813

• we need another
• 489
• each week to break even

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• Direct giving 319
• Gift aid 79
• Cash Collections 91
• Fundraising 67
• Other income 256

813
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Restaurant meal Theatre Concerts Books Travel Bo
ttle of wine Newspapers Gardening
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A CHALLENGE . . . .

• We need an average
• of an extra
• from each of us
• every week
• Can we do it?

3.90
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PRIORITY HONOUR THE LORD WITH YOUR WEALTH AS THE
FIRST CHARGE ON YOUR EARNINGS (Proverbs 3.9)
PLANNED ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK EACH SHOULD
SET ASIDE A SUM OF MONEY ACCORDING TO THEIR
MEANS (1 Cor.16.2)
PROPORTION GIVE IN PROPORTION TO YOUR INCOME (1
Cor.16.2)
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Are you going away this summer?
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Gift Aid
Gift Aid
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What we give is betweenUS and GOD

• What God expects is
• We shoulder our responsibility
• as a member of our churchs family
• to the best of our ability

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REVIEW OUR GIVING
GIVE REGULARLY
BE TAX EFFICIENT
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Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were an offering far too small
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my life, my soul, my all.
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