23October 2016
The Life of God in the Life of the Parish
“The
Life of God in the parish implies an end of commercialism in the financial
affairs of the parish. If we cook, it will be for the hungry; if we sew, it
will be for the needy; if we collect clothes, it will be for the ill-clad; if
we eat, it will be for the joy of being together as children of God and not to
raise funds for Him who is the Creator and Owner of the world’s wealth. The
kingdom of God is not buying one another’s pies, but in faithful stewards of
the gifts with which God has bountifully endowed even the poorest. The problem
of parish finance is not getting into people’s purses, but getting God into
people’s hearts.” --
A.C. Piepkorn, The Life of God in the Life of the Parish – In the Church, p.
117-118.The Life of God in the Life of the Parish
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