Copied from Houston Serbin church where father served in Dallas many years ago.

 

Dear brothers and sisters,
Grace, peace and joy in the love of God! We would like to thank you for your support and contributions to your Church. We all feel very blessed by God and grateful that he has given us our Church Community and our new Church. At this time of year, many of us will go on vacation with our family. Some will have the opportunity to visit Serbia and see their relatives and friends. It is our prayer and the prayer of the Church that this will be for all times of joy, rest and leisure.
This is also the time when many from our parish will not always be able to attend the Holy Liturgy due to the holidays. We want you to know that your Church prays for you and your family and continues to serve God even when you are away. Our Church is constantly continuing its mission. This is important for all of us and that is why we should continue to support our Church and its mission through our regular contributions.

The church has its monthly expenses of between around $XX,000. That is how much it is necessary to have and maintain our beautiful Church, to help our Diocese, and above all to have the opportunity to glorify God together, to meet and have our glories, our councils, a place where we hang out, we play football, where our children participate and enjoy church school and Sunday lunch. To have a place where we can joyfully watch our children grow up in a healthy environment in the knowledge and love of God.

Each of our families in and around Houston needs to donate $XX a week to cover all expenses. Do your part. Don’t wait for others to do it for you.

Please try to help your Church at this time by continuing to contribute financially even if you are not present. You can do this in several ways. One is to send your contribution by mail every month. Another way, which is very simple, is to bill your bank online. This way, you can make sure that your bank regularly sends a check by mail, either every week or once a month.

Many people ask, “How much should I financially give to the Church?” The Bible teaching is to give a percentage of our income to the work of the Gospel in our parish, i.e., 1%, 2%, and then prayerfully seek to increase a little each year toward ten percent (“tithing”) which is the Scriptural ideal. Number of our parish families are giving 10%, and they are not only being blessed by doing so, but they are also truly advancing the work of the Church in a great way.

In addition, we have a credit card terminal through which you can make contributions. It is very important that we try to come regularly and help our Church of St. Save. Let us always be grateful and thankful to God for everything!

Thank you once again for everything you do to help your Church. May God bless you and repay you a hundredfold with His gracious gifts.