Ingathering Sunday

Ingathering Sunday is the traditional day that we bring our pledges and promises of service forward in church. We are grateful to all of you who have already pledged for 2022. But there are many of you who are still thinking about it—or forgotten that Ingathering Sunday is only two weeks away on November 7.

Why does timing matter? The Vestry meets before December 31 to approve a budget for the upcoming year. But unless the Finance Committee knows what income to expect (from pledges), it can’t make plans and recommend a budget to the Vestry.

The good news is that more “normal” worship has resumed on Sundays. The less good news is that we are still limited in how we may gather. That means we can’t celebrate Ingathering Sunday as we would like—or as we have in the past.

We would love to offer you cookies and cider and distribute “I pledged!” stickers for you to wear gladly. But until it’s safe to do that, we will rely on your generosity and thank you virtually.

Despite COVID-19 limitations we will celebrate Ingathering Sunday on November 7, and pledgers’ names will be printed in the December 3 issue of Bell & Tower (except for those donors who request to remain anonymous).

There are two ways you can pledge:  by clicking on the button below and visiting Saint Philip’s secure website or by filling out the form you received in the mail. You can return it via snail mail or drop it in the collection plate if you worship on-site.  And if you need a pledge form, you will find one in the church office on Sundays. And don’t forget to have a look at the 2022 Ministry Opportunities on the other side of the page.

Let’s celebrate the fullness of our lives together at Saint Philip’s and look forward to the coming year with hope for a joyful fellowship reunion.

Thank you for your generosity of spirit,

 —Bonnie Winn, Stewardship Chair