Stewardship is so much more than filling out a pledge card and dropping a check in the plate. Scripture, tradition and reason all require that we return a portion of our blessings to God’s work.

Many parishioners ask how much they should give. A spiritually healthy way to think about your annual gift is to pray about it, pick a percentage of your income and begin there. Scripture sets a standard of ten percent (a “tithe”) and while we do have parishioners who are doing exactly that, we recognize not everyone is able to make such a commitment.

What is most important is that we all remember the scriptural admonishment repeated in our liturgy, “All things come of thee, O Lord, and of thine own have we given thee.”

PLANNED GIFTS

We actively encourage parishioners to remember Holy Trinity in their estate planning. The Book of Common Prayer admonishes each of us to plan for the inevitable:

“The Minister of the Congregation is directed to instruct the people, from time to time, about the duty of Christian parents to make prudent provision for the well-being of their families, and of all persons to make wills, while they are in health, arranging for the disposal of their temporal goods, not neglecting, if they are able, to leave bequests for religious and charitable uses.” - Book of Common Prayer p. 445

For information about remembering Holy Trinity in your estate plans, please contact Harvey Ward at hlward@htefgnv.org.

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN 

In 2012 and 2013 Holy Trinity embarked on our “Listening to the Spirit” capital campaign. Our generous parishioners pledged almost four million dollars during the course of the campaign, and fulfillment of those pledges is ongoing through 2018.

We have been able to complete a long list of items from the campaign already, as follows:

Holy Trinity Episcopal School Construction and Reorganization

• Pipe Organ Enhancements 
• Flower Shop Roof
• Church HVAC Replacement
• Church Sound System Replacement
• All Fundraising Costs of the Campaign

Projects still to be completed are as follows:

• Holy Trinity Episcopal School Operating Funds 
• Kitchen Renovation
• Church/Phillips Building Classrooms, Hallways and Restrooms Renovation 
• Douglas Property Acquisition/Mortgage

FOUNDATION

Since 1968, the Holy Trinity Episcopal Foundation, Inc. has been receiving financial gifts and putting them to the God’s work through the activities of Holy Trinity Church. The purpose of the foundation is to secure the long-term financial health of the Parish. More information about the foundation and how you can support it is available at the foundation’s website. http://holytrinityepiscopalfoundation.org/