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Giving Our Thanks & Praise (Planning Workbook)

The Planning Workbook is a companion resource to the Giving Our Thanks & Praise program and includes practical tools for parish stewardship initiatives. It provides checklists and guidance for setting goals, planning activities and tracking progress, helping parishes inspire generosity, invite giving and express gratitude.

Suggested uses

  • Support parish-wide stewardship campaigns
  • Guide and train giving teams
  • Integrate storytelling, gratitude and engagement into parish worship and activities

Key themes

  • Parish stewardship, generosity and gratitude
  • Leadership and team collaboration
  • Engagement in God’s mission

Best suited for: parish leaders, stewardship committees, ministry teams and anyone seeking practical guidance to inspire generosity and gratitude within a congregation.

Cover page of the Giving our Thanks & Praise planning workbook

Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.