Tithing

Since 1997, St. Mary’s has taken 10% of its weekly collection and placed it in a tithing fund to support ministries that serve the poor and vulnerable. In response to Christ’s call to discipleship and stewardship, we take the first 10% as an automatic allocation.

Every quarter we give money to the following agencies:

• A-Meal & More,
• Bethany House,
• Blessed Sacrament Supper Program,
• House of Mercy,
• Mercy Outreach Center,
• Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network (RAIHN),
• Southeast Ecumenical Ministries ,
• St. Andrews Food Cupboard,
• St. Joseph’s House of Hospitality,
• St. Joseph Neighborhood Center,
• St. Martin’s Place,
• St. Peter’s Kitchen, and
• SWEM Community Services, Inc.

In addition we take requests from a variety of additional agencies and contribute to various other charities depending on the agencies’ needs and our financial resources. Decisions on recipients and amounts are made by a committee composed of Katie Kantz, Barbara Englert, Tom Hayley, Bob Hughes and Pat Goonan. Request to the tithing committee should be sent to Katie Kantz at St. Mary’s. For further information contact Katie at 585-232-7140 or by email.