Harvey First Lutheran has 4 Easy ways to help support our Missions at First Lutheran Church.
1. Use this QR code to schedule when and what amount you wish to give from your personal bank account, credit card or debit card. You can change the amount or schedule at any time from your phone using the myVanco.com Mobil App. 2. Send a Check or Drop off at Church First Lutheran Church 1520 Advent St. Harvey, ND 58341 3. Text 2 Give Instructions: Use Text To Give – Send text to 833-376-1678 with dollar amount in the text message field (1 = $1.00; 50 = $50; etc.). First timers will receive a link to tap on & register your contact and payment information.
4. Give Electronically through your bank. Call Karla at 701-324-2548 and she can get you set up. We hope you enjoy these new way to share your generosity, and we thank you for helping our Missions at Harvey First Lutheran. flocknote
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LIVING GENEROUSLY
CHRISTMAS STEWARDSHIP Christmas Stewardship are two words that most of us probably would not put together. But, take a moment to think about all that God has blessed you with. The list is yours to make, and for most of us, it is most likely quite long as well. Then, take another moment and think about how you are stewarding those blessings this Christmas season. During the Christmas season, we tend to scramble and make sure that we have everything under control. But, amid the scramble, we tend to neglect resting in God’s goodness, which in what he has entrusted to us. Here are a few ways that we can practice “CHRISTMAS STEWARDSHIP” this season. PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN (How many times are we continuing to hear this?) Your email, text message, or aimless scrolling can wait. Consider ditching your phone for hours at a time. Turn it off and set it somewhere far away from you. The people around you and the time spent practicing gratitude are far more important than whatever is on your phone. TRADE PRESENTS FOR PRESENCE We shop more during Christmas time than we do the entire year. There is nothing wrong with giving physical gifts. But there are other ways that you can show the people who you love that they are valued, through quality time. This goes hand in hand with the point above. Be intentional with your time this season. FOCUS ON THE REASON FOR THE SEASON Do not let Christmas pass you by this year without pausing to remember why we celebrate in the first place. Through worship, we are stewarding the personal unique relationship we have with our Creator. At this time of the year, it is worth stopping to think about things that we have no control over that make our life so special. The unconditional love of family, the warmth and support of friends, the generosity of strangers, and the opportunity bequeathed by previous generations to live in a nation such as ours. Whether we thank God or good fortune, we know that much of what we value most in life we have not earned. It is a GIFT. Once we understand the importance of the gifts that we have received, only then are we able to see the importance of the gifts that we have – to family and friends, and to the stranger who has been less generously blessed by birth and circumstances, and for whom Christmas comes too. STEWARDSHIP IS EVERYTHING THAT WE DO AFTER WE SAY THAT WE BELIEVE! “I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens |