How do we teach young people to be good stewards of God’s gifts? I am often asked, “How can we teach stewardship to our children? What curriculum do we use? What projects can we do with children that will teach them about stewardship?”
To be honest, I don’t believe that’s how it works. Young children do not learn to be good stewards just through a program, a project, or a one-day event. They learn to be good stewards when they see generosity modeled for them.
These past two months our high school PSR teens have focused on one of our Catholic Social Teachings called God’s Creation and Stewardship. Last Sunday they made paper houses for each classroom and the teens will be visiting the classrooms this Sunday. They will share some of their insights about stewardship and challenge the students to write down various ways they have been good stewards at home, at school and in our community. Each week they will fill their houses with all the many ways they have participated in good stewardship. We are asking the parents to please help your child take notice of all the many ways we can be thankful and generous stewards of all God’s blessings.