Three easy steps to compute your pledge for the Annual Campaign

1. Write down the amount of your expected 2011 income. Remember: If your circumstances change, you can always adjust the amount of your pledge—up or down.
2. Pick a percentage. Are you new to the idea of proportional giving? Try using the national average of 2.6%. Or, if you have been giving for a while, take last year's percentage and try adding 1% to it. The biblical standard of 10%, the tithe, is referenced more than 60 times in the bible and is considered the standard in the Episcopal Church.
3. Multiply. Multiply your income by the percentage you select. This is your pledge for 2011. If you want to pay in weekly installments, divide your total by 52. Or, if you wish to pay monthly, divide by 12. Out of town part of the year? Consider Flexipledge (link here.)

How do you feel about this number?

Will this gift bring you joy?

Is it in proportion to the importance of God in your life?

How does it compare to the other ways you spend money?

Discovering the joy of giving

Becoming a faithful steward of God's abundant blessings enables us to experience the joy of giving.

Some have humourously suggested that we should give until it urts, while the discipline of stewardship suggests that we give until it feels good. Discovering God's will for our lives and resources in an opportunity for spiritual growth and a deepening of our relationship with God.