Christian Stewardship
Stewardship is the management of another’s possessions. (Psalms 50:10-12) Possessions may be abstract or concrete, spiritual or material. Stewardship involves the totality of life expressed in four principal areas (1 Peter 4:10; Gen.1:28):
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Weekly Offering Focus
The “Offering Focus” changes every week. The “Loose Offerings” collected each Sabbath go towards the weekly offering focus. The first and third Sabbath offerings are for our Local Church Budget.
We pray that we will all continue to give offerings to our Local Church Budget (also called Combined Church Budget) every time we return our Tithe. The Local Church Budget offerings support our local church expenses. We have not given an offering if we only return the Tithe. The Tithe belongs to God. All the Tithes collected are sent to the Ontario Conference for biblically assigned purposes.
The suggested giving guide for our Local Church Budget is 3-5% of our income.
The focus of this Sabbath’s loose offering is for:
Local Church Budget
if you are unable to attend in-person church, the following giving options are available:
- e-Transfer (Interac) facility from your own Bank Account to the email address “mtzionfiltreasurer@adventistontario.org” using Mount Zion Filipino as the Contact name. A passcode is not required since your e-transfer is automatically deposited into the Church Bank account. If cell phone number. is needed, use 647-466-0430, otherwise leave it blank. It is also important that you fill in the “Message Box” with a breakdown of your giving (i.e., Tithe, Combined Church Budget (CCB), Ontario Conference Advance, SS Mission, etc.).
- Regular Mail – you may also send your cheque to Martina Ninalga, 50 Robert Hicks Dr., North York, Ontario M2R 3R4.
- Pastor’s Office drop-off – you may also drop off your tithe envelope in the church with Pastor Ardz Bernardo every Wednesday from 2:00 – 7:00 p.m. or 1st & 3rd Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 2:p.m.
Church Financial Support Is Divided Into Five Key Areas:
| Offering | Where do the tithes and offerings go? | How much should I give? |
|---|---|---|
| Tithe | For the support of pastors, evangelists, Bible teachers, and administrators. | Biblically mandated as 10% of our income. |
| Local Church Budget | Church operating expenses, children’s magazines, teaching supplies, worthy student fund and school subsidy, utilities, maintenance, insurance, etc. | My Personal Giving Plan suggests 3–5% of our income. |
| Conference Advance | Christian education, local evangelism, Vacation Bible Schools, Union magazines, summer camps, and more. | My Personal Giving Plan suggests 1–2% of our income. |
| World Budget | General Conference medical and educational institutions, world mission support, evangelism. | My Personal Giving Plan suggests 1–3% of our income. |
| Special Projects | Capital campaigns for church or school projects, mission trips, supporting ministries, etc. | As God has prospered. |
2019 – 2021 Offering Readings