With the Fall programs, and regular attendance in church, every member canvasses will be getting to their final stages\u201d\u201dunless you use year-round canvasses. But, has your Vestry implemented a planned giving program to benefit your church? I had a phone message last week from a Rector informing me of a $50,000 bequest of which the church was notified. That is one Vestry with a pleasant task of dealing with the remembrance of its mission efforts. This type of task is one that comes from a planned giving program which starts with wills\u201d\u201dhave you remembered the Church in your will?<\/p>\n
The receiving of bequests is the result of intentional teaching of the gospel and its message of abundance and thanksgiving. The Foundation is a resource to provide you with materials, speakers, and information to assist you in informing our members of this scriptural requirement. It would be a blessing to report to Convention that EVERY church in the Diocese had received an appropriate bequest. This will not happen without intentional instruction from our church leaders.<\/p>\n
–Rick Harrison Smith, the Executive Director of the Episcopal Foundation, as quoted in the Aurora, the online newsletter of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
With the Fall programs, and regular attendance in church, every member canvasses will be getting to their final stages\u201d\u201dunless you use year-round canvasses. But, has your Vestry implemented a planned giving program to benefit your church? I had a phone…<\/span><\/p>\n