Recently some friends and I were
discussing name origins. One of the names that we discussed was
Stuart. When we looked up the etymology of the name, we found that
it comes from the Scottish steward. A steward was a person who was
responsible for the Laird’s resources – land, money, food,
cattle, horses and everything needed to run an estate.
The question arose about how this
person would operate and what they would do in the modern world.
Airplane flight attendants (formerly known as steward and
stewardesses), and cruise ship attendants were two modern positions
we discussed.
A third includes the steward of a
church. Church stewards manage church resources – building,
grounds, money and people to name a few. They either volunteer or
contribute monetarily to the church or both. A steward should
maintain and wisely use the resources of a church. So are you a
steward? Do you help maintain and use the resources of the church
wisely?
We are currently in our stewardship
campaign which ends in April. This is the time you should make your
commitment to the church to provide, maintain and use the resources
of the church. Have you done so? If not, please do. Our programs
for the next year depend on your commitment.
In Faith,
Lucy Neel
President
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