The three-day stewardship weekend offers a comprehensive opportunity to orient or re-orient the parish to the sacrament of stewardship. The event includes the possibility of educating the leadership of the parish in the theological and spiritual necessity of stewardship together with practical strategies to move the parish forward followed by a written report with recommendations on how to proceed.

1. The weekend begins on Friday with an assessment of present fund raising activity and the existing stewardship program of the parish. The assessment includes interviews with 6-7 key leaders, including the priest, of course; an examination of the present way in which giving information is managed in the parish; and finally on Friday evening, a focus group of 8-10 parishioners and the priest discussing the opportunities and challenges to the good practice of stewardship in the parish.
   
2. On Saturday an all-day seminar from 10 AM to 4 PM is open to the entire parish. The content of the seminar is the theology of stewardship together with practical strategies of improving stewardship in the parish.
   
3. With the permission and the blessing of the bishop and the local priest, Fr. Anthony would assist with divine services on Sunday morning, preaching the sermon.
   
4. Finally, Fr. Anthony would return to his office to write a “Philanthropic Report” specifically addressing the practice of stewardship at the parish, offering a customized professional analysis and recommendations on how best to proceed with the development of stewardship in the parish. Within a few weeks the report will be sent to the priest.