Witnessing at Saint Andrews
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 02:19PM A Talk given on Sunday, May 25, 2008 by Parishioner and Vestrywoman Susan Wabuda, Ph.D., F.R. Hist.S., Associate Professor, Fordham University.
I wish to thank Father Alton and Lorraine de Preta, Chairperson of the Stewardship Committee, for inviting me to speak today.
Although I have been on your Vestry for nearly 1 ½ years, and I have served St. Andrew’s in other capacities, it still surprises me that I only started to attend here less than three years ago.
Why did I come here, and once I did, why did I stay? I have discovered in my three years here, and indeed immediately once I arrived, that St. Andrew’s is a genuine community of faith. The people of St. Andrew’s enjoy the reputation for being sincere and committed Christians. We are serious in our respect for the liturgy, and for our music. The beautiful buildings of St. Andrew’s attracted me first, but the genuine spirit of all of you encouraged me to stay. St. Andrew’s is sincere. This is a real community of faith.
Like everyone else, I wish I could support St. Andrew’s to the full extent of its value to my spiritual life, though financially I cannot. I wish I could tithe: give 10% of my income to the Church, and though I am working toward that goal, I’m not there yet. What I can do is that I can pledge. Even if all of us cannot do as much as we want for each other, we can pledge: we can pledge 10% if you can manage it, and if not, pledge something as a sign of thanks. A pledge can be as little as $5 a week, $5 a month, or even $5 a year, but if you have not pledged, please pledge. Lorraine is writing us to tell us how, and pledge cards are available in the parish office. We need to show Bishop Smith in Hartford what St. Andrew’s means to us. We need to show Stamford what we think of St. Andrew’s. And we also need to show ourselves what this church, and we its people, mean to each other.
Thank you.
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