"I pray that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love…
so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 3)
Grounded in God
As I write this letter, a group of parishioners have been filling the planters in front of the church with good soil and lovely plants. Just as these plants will need good soil, water, and sunshine, so we too need to be grounded in God in order to grow spiritually.
This Fall we invite you to join us in the many ways we nurture and grow our faith---through worship, education, and action. We thank you for your continued generosity in giving back by giving to St. Philip’s. Your pledge of support means that we can continue to develop programs and ministries that continue this vital work.
Please prayerfully consider your pledge for 2025. Our ingathering Sunday will be All Saints’ Sunday, November 3. You can bring your pledge card to the service, mail it to the office or pledge online. If you are interested in setting up an automatic gift from your bank, or in donating stock or using your Required Minimum Distribution from an IRA or 401(k), please call Jayne Zellers in the office on Wednesdays to find out how.
Finally, we encourage you also to consider naming St. Philip’s in your will or estate documents. Over the past seven years, receiving two such gifts has dramatically enhanced our ability to carry out vital capital improvements, and to begin to build up the Heritage fund which exists to ensure that we continue to pass on our values and generosity for generations to come.
Yours faithfully,
Eric M. Williams, Rector
Jonathan Lindley, Stewardship Chair
