Grateful Gratuity
Begin each day with a grateful heart.
When we look at our lives through the lens of gratitude it makes all the difference. Even in difficult times, with gratitude in our hearts, we can see unexpected blessings and live in the joy of them. Joy is not about our particular circumstances, it is about our daily mindset and about our hearts. Gratitude is a way of living and is deeply spiritual and satisfying.
Through the lens of gratitude, we invite you to consider making a grateful gratuity to Nardin Park Church. Even with our building closed to in person activities, so much good is happening through our church as we care for one another and care for our community. 36 check in zones have been set up in our congregation to keep us better connected
- New classes have started via zoom.
- Hundreds of masks have been made and shared.
- We have partnered with 3 local small businesses to serve 2 appreciation lunches for 60 Kroger employees at 11 Mile and Middlebelt, and provide 274 front line with a handwritten appreciation note and a gift card from our church.
- Most recently we have begun delivering blessing baskets of flowering plants to people going through hard times.
Why are we asking for this grateful gratuity? Even with increased weekly giving at church, our finance team is anticipating a $50,000 shortfall for the 2020 annual ministry expenses. One of the reasons is that with our building closed we anticipate that we will not receive the full amount of our annual $22,000 in rental income.
We invite you to consider giving a grateful gratuity to Nardin Park Church.
What is a grateful gratuity?
It is a 20% gift of the excesses many of us have discovered during this time. For example, my husband Jon and I have discovered that we are not spending anywhere near as much as we used to on gas for our cars, going to the movies and eating out. Our vacation rental for July was cancelled and the money we had put out for it returned to us. We have also received money back from our car insurance. We plan to make a 20% grateful gratuity to Nardin Park on these blessings.
Maybe a trip you were going to make has been cancelled, maybe you too are saving money on your car insurance, or travel, or you filled out your tax returns and received money back?
If so, consider a grateful gratuity to Nardin Park.
- Grateful gratuity gifts can be HERE by select the fundraising tab and type in Grateful.
- You can TEXT the amount you wish to give to 844-231-1970 and type in Grateful.
- You can SEND a check to the church made out to Nardin Park UMC and put Grateful in the memo line.
We will be updating you often on this campaign and hope you will join us in making that grateful gratuity.
With Gratitude,
Carolyn Bough and Pastor Melanie Carey