Children
The most important thing parents can do to teach Christian stewardship to their children is to practice it themselves. It is best to begin sowing the seeds of stewardship when they are very young. They will learn that there is great joy in giving and serving others.

• Teach children to share toys
• Encourage them to help others in their own small ways
• Bring them along when you serve in a soup kitchen or visit an elderly person
• Let them help choose the local charities you support

Youth
Strengthened by the power of the Holy Spirit through confirmation, teens have a deeper awareness of the call to discipleship. Encourage them to discover and develop their talents and use them to serve the parish and community.

• Serve in different parish ministries: lector, choir, teacher or aide
• Be a peer counselor at school or on a community hotline
• Share part of their income with the parish and community charities
• Help out on special parish and community projects

Young Adults
Christians are called to be good stewards of the personal vocations they receive. Young adults in their twenties and thirties discern, accept and live out joyfully and generously the roles to which God calls them. Stewardship is rooted in their faith journey.

• Continue spiritual reading and study
• Commit to a lifestyle of Christian stewardship
• Be a good steward in the workplace
• Serve in home and foreign missions

Adults
Most people in today's workplace have less time to give to their parish community. Adult disciples practice stewardship in the family, the workplace, and the community.

• Choose a parish ministry to be involved in with your family or friends
• Use your talents to conduct a short term training session for a parish committee
• Be a good steward of the environment
• Move toward the goal of giving 5% of your income to the parish and 5% to other charities

Retirees
Retired men and women with the energy and desire to work can be of tremendous help to parishes and the diocese. They have a lifetime of talents and wisdom to share.

• Become involved in any ministry
• Share career or hobby experience
• Become involved in local church service organizations
• Name the parish and charities in your will

Homebound/Elderly
Sometimes the process of aging causes people to become homebound. But even age and confinement does not mean stewardship ends. These parishioners can contribute greatly to help ensure that the seeds of stewardship will grow in future generations.

• Pray for parish needs and the sick
• Help with parish mailings
• Telephone other home-bound folks
• Share your faith with children and grandchildren