Every year, St. Peter's embarks on a stewardship campaign that aims to help our parishioners reflect on how God is calling them to steward the resources God has entrusted to them. In 2026, our campaign is titled Plenty Good Room. The theme is inspired by John 14:2, in which Jesus assures us,“in my Father’s house there are many dwelling places.” These words remind us that God’s abundance is spacious and generous. There is plenty good room in God’s household for each of us. Plenty Good Room also invites us to recognize the abundance God has already entrusted to us. Even in uncertain times, we are called to trust that there is enough: enough for our families, enough for our church, enough for our neighbours.
A significant component of this year's campaign is a series of letters that are being mailed to parishioners by the church this fall. We are also posting these letters on this webpage, as per their distriibution date. Please scroll to the bottom of the page to access the first one, and be sure to check back in the days ahead to find the others.
Below you also will find a reflection on financial giving to the church – an important aspect of stewardship – written by our wardens. Please give it some thought as you ask God what he is calling you to do in the area of stewardship this year.
Time, Talent, Treasure: The Act of Giving
Our vision of growing the church, of spreading the Gospel in our neighborhood and beyond, takes resources to grow God’s Kingdom. It takes our time, it takes our talents, it takes our muscles and yes, it takes money.
To paraphrase Esther 4:14, perhaps you have been entrusted with the resources you have for such a time as this.
Giving is not easy. We can make all the tools available, such as pledge cards, automatic bank debit, e-transfer and credit cards, but the final decision is yours. It is yours to make from your heart and in the spirit of love. Each of us is encouraged to reflect on how God is calling us to contribute.
Your church, your community, has fiscal challenges. Your clergy and council are therefore challenged to appeal to the church’s membership and community, in the spirit of love and goodwill.
Yes, we know that this challenge causes each of us to confront the conflicting priorities and pressures within our personal lives, of ongoing basic needs and desires to good in the name of God and of Jesus Christ.
“God loves a cheerful giver,” (2 Corinthians 9:7), but nobody said that you have to be happy about it right away. As Sir Winston Churchill said during World War II, “In finance everything that is agreeable is financially unsound, and everything that is financially sound is disagreeable.”
May the Holy Spirit guide you.