Stewardship is ALIVE at Sacred Heart
We Are The Disciples of Christ

Prayer is essential to the life of a Christian Steward.
Our prayer helps us to be better aware of God’s goodness in our lives.
Prayer is also essential to one’s conversion and continues to challenge us to be better Christians.

Sandi Abben

“Well done, good and faithful servant.”
Mt. 25:21

GIVING OF HER TIME & TALENT FOR THE PARISH
Steward:: A person morally responsible for the time, talent
and other resources of a community. (Webster's New World Dictionary) So it is that the Steward of the Community of Sacred Heart for July believes she should share her time and talents for the betterment of her parish.

 Sandi Abben, this month's Steward, exemplifies Webster's description. "I want to give back to my community for what has been given to us by being involved in my parish," she explains. For several years Sandi was co-chair of the dining room for the Fall Festival. More recently she serves on both the Liturgy and Social Concerns Committees. On the former she helps with decorating the church and on the latter, she is involved with the Food Pantry, the Fall Clothing Give-Away, securing food casseroles for the Catholic Worker House and  overseeing the Gifting Tree at Christmas. All of this is in addition to her occupation as a Judicial Assistant in the Black Hawk County Court System.
 
Sandi, and her husband, Rick, both of whom are Eucharistic Ministers, were married at Sacred Heart and have been parishioners for 31 years. They are the parents of Stacey, Dan, Matt and Travis, all of whom have been educated at Sacred Heart and Columbus.
 

July's Steward follows her faith and continues her involvement at Sacred Heart by tirelessly giving of her time and talents behind the scenes.