The Stewardship Committee of Christ the King Parish Greenmeadows was created in 2005 when then acting parish priest Bishop Honesto Ongtioco DD formally set up the stewardship program in CTK. This year, in September 2016, the parish celebrated its 11th anniversary as a stewardship parish.
Stewardship is comprised of:
1. Gifts of service and ministry (talent)
2. Gifts of prayer and worship (time)
3. Gifts of financial offerings (treasure)
Whether our resources are money or the ability to do something well, the practice of stewardship helps us realize that God is the source of all we have. Realizing that God is at the center of all that we have helps us keep a proper perspective about our ownership of the “stuff ” we work hard to accumulate and the acclamations we receive for our special abilities.
Stewardship is defined as a practice of discipleship that begins with the realization that all we have and all we achieve is a gift from God. It has also been defined as: ‘What I do, with all that I have, after I say – I believe‘ and ‘Using the gifts God has given us, to do the work God is calling us to do’.
For the past 11 years, CTK’s Stewardship Committee, led by Ben and Linda Famador, has taught and nourished the concept of Catholic stewardship as a way of life for all of our CTK parish community. It continues the never-ending mission of building a parish environment where all members come to understand their giftedness, their role as stewards of their gifts and how they can graciously return some of their gifts to God.
In 2015, the CTK Stewardship Committee led by Ben and Linda Famador embarked on the project ‘Stewardship – Our Mission and Gift: Reaching Out in the Year of the Poor. For 10 months, from February to November 2015, the committee and the Parish Pastoral Council focused on a particular sector per month, with a corresponding outreach.
As a result of this full-year program, CTK Parish Greenmeadows won the Best ‘Year of the Poor’ Project, out of 24 participating Diocese parishes.
In early 2017, Benjie and Wins Mirasol, who had been members of the Stewardship Committee ever since it was formed in 2005, took over the reins of leadership from Ben and Linda Famador, who were promoted to head the Stewardship thrust for the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Vicariate, consisting of CTK and six other parishes.
The Stewardship Ministry is now headed by David and Fely Ong.
