{"id":363,"date":"2023-12-24T20:38:15","date_gmt":"2023-12-24T20:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/?post_type=church&#038;p=363"},"modified":"2024-03-07T14:48:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T14:48:38","slug":"giving","status":"publish","type":"church","link":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/church\/giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"363\" class=\"elementor elementor-363\" data-elementor-post-type=\"church\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d218094 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-bottom elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d218094\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdfcc2a\" data-id=\"fdfcc2a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76815eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76815eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Giving<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c709249 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c709249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5700e0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b5700e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"#about-tithing\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About Tithing<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b62ae38 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b62ae38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"#need-envelopes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Need Envelopes<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f88abd elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"3f88abd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c49527d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c49527d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd4367c\" data-id=\"cd4367c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f267cb8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f267cb8\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"about-tithing\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b6be89\" data-id=\"7b6be89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b24790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b24790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Tithing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62dc379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62dc379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Although the grace of God is free, nevertheless the Church has material needs in this world. One of the precepts of the Catholic Church is to \u201cprovide for the needs of the Church.\u201d (<i>Catechism of the Catholic Church<\/i> #2043)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>It is the duty of the Faithful to supply the material needs of our neighbors and to support our local parish, each according to each\u2019s ability.<br><br><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tithing is the practice of giving a portion of one\u2019s income to the Church.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span>The word \u201ctithe\u201d literally means \u201cone-tenth.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp; <\/span>The practice of giving one-tenth of one\u2019s income is tied to Abraham\u2019s donation to Melchizedek.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6d38c5 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"b6d38c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tMelchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. He blessed Abram with these words: \u201cBlessed be Abram by God Most High, the creator of heaven and earth; And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your foes into your hand.\u201d <b>Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. <\/b>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Genesis 14:18-20<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a160db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a160db3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">While we Catholics are not obliged to give a definite percentage of our income, we are expected to give cheerfully from our livelihood, not just from our surplus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94575ce elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"94575ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tEach must do as already determined, without sadness or compulsion, for God loves a <b>cheerful giver.<\/b>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">2 Corinthians 9:7<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7959d78 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"7959d78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tWhen [Jesus] looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, \u201cI tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those <b>others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood.\u201d<\/b>\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Luke 21:1-4<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e154de7 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet\" data-id=\"e154de7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02166eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"02166eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6148feb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6148feb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1318815\" data-id=\"1318815\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f7078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3f7078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/giving-page-bottom-pic-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3096\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/giving-page-bottom-pic-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/giving-page-bottom-pic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/giving-page-bottom-pic-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/giving-page-bottom-pic-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/giving-page-bottom-pic-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98ea287\" data-id=\"98ea287\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-202d561 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"202d561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Some choose to give a portion of their tithe to Sacred Heart Parish and another portion to various other charities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>The way you choose to make your gift is a matter to be determined in conversation with God.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"p1\">As you prepare to give to Sacred Heart Parish, be sure to pray and discern with your family how much you will give.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Offer God your \u201cfirst fruits\u201d out of a spirit of joyful gratitude.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc54f6b elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cc54f6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/giving.parishsoft.com\/App\/Form\/5390785a-c826-4840-a26c-22945ee168d5\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Give Now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-160db47 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"160db47\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"need-envelopes\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7028f1d\" data-id=\"7028f1d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139ce75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"139ce75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Need Envelopes? <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d3c5ac3\" data-id=\"d3c5ac3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75a8f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75a8f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">No gift is too small! If you need more donation envelopes for giving to Sacred Heart Catholic Church, please contact Stacie Forshee at the Parish Office at <a href=\"tel:9407592500\">940.759.2500<\/a> (ext. 8) or email <a href=\"mailto:sforshee@shmuenster.com\">sforshee@shmuenster.com<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"class_list":["post-363","church","type-church","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/church\/363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/church"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/church"}],"version-history":[{"count":74,"href":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/church\/363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4786,"href":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/church\/363\/revisions\/4786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amwdev.info\/scchurch\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}