Stewardship

At St. Irenaeus Parish School all students are involved in a formal Stewardship Program which focuses on using our God-given gifts to help, care, and serve one another locally and globally, including our environment. The goals of the Stewardship Program are to:

Help children recognize their own gifts and how to share them for the benefit of everyone.
Help children understand that we use our gifts to do “God’s work” in serving others.
Help children develop a life of “Lived Stewardship."
Help children develop the joy and satisfaction that comes from Stewardship.

In addition to the formal curriculum, school-wide and grade-level service projects have been developed to provide the students the opportunity to live out the gospel message of Stewardship.

St. Irenaeus Stewardship Projects

H.O.P.E. Food Collection Monthly
Respect Life Baby Shower in October
Participation in the #GivingTuesday Movement
Giving Tree in December
Toy Drive in December
Collection of coats and jackets for the homeless
Disaster relief collections for Catholic Charities (Nepal, Philippines, Hurricane Katrina)
Giving back to our community with baskets of baked goods to local services like the police station, senior center, and post office
Making scarves for the elderly and delivering to a local nursing home