2027 Pledging Information for St. Francis

Dear friends:

As we do each year at this time, St. Francis Church is about to begin our annual giving campaign. In the days ahead, we ask you to take time to pray about how God is calling you to make a pledge to support in the common life and mission of our faith family in 2027. As we begin to plant the seeds for a new season of ministry and community, the following outlines a bit of what to expect in the month ahead:

• "What St. Francis Means to Me" Testimonials

a. Sunday, October 25 — Sheila Williams-Brown

b. Sunday, November 1 — Michael Carroll at 8 a.m.; Audrey Roco and Bill Campbell at 10 a.m.

c. Sunday, November 16 — Billy Kenny

• A Stewardship letter with a pledge link from the wardens will be sent out via e-mail on Monday, November 2, with a paper copy sent to those who are not online.

• In Stewardship, we become the living hands and feet of Jesus. Please prayerfully consider the amount of financial support that you can commit to over the next year to support all those things — our buildings and grounds, clergy, music, outreach and fellowship programs — that make St. Francis a beacon of God's love, justice and hope in the greater Stamford area. Pledging is what each person or family in our community intends to give as a total amount during the next calendar year. Financial gifts for next year NOT required to accompany pledges. There are 2 ways to pledge:

1. Online pledging is the preferred method: Click PLEDGE to fill out the online pledge form. If needed, click HERE to view a short explanatory video. (You may need to hold down the Ctrl button for non-Apple devices. Note that the form and video will each open in a new tab in your browser).
2. Paper pledge cards will be mailed to those of you who haven't pledged on-line by December 1. (If doing on-line pledging, these can be recycled). The completed cards can be dropped off at either church, in the Meeting Room, or mailed to the office. If mailing, send to 503 Old Long Ridge Road, Stamford, CT 06903.



In order to accurately document your pledge, we ask that you PLEASE use either the online form or the paper card. Emails, text, phone calls, etc. are hard to track, and do not meet financial audit requirements.

As we begin to think about our life together in God’s love in the coming year, your pledge allows St. Francis to prepare and plan faithfully and responsibly to sustain the ministries that define our parish's mission. Thank you for your generosity in seeing God’s mission go forward in our midst.