Stewardship

Stewardship is our Time, Talent and Treasure returned to God in thanksgiving for all that He has given us.

Church of the Ascension is a robust Catholic community that embraces Stewardship as a Way of Life. A life of Stewardship is rooted in Scripture and is a disciple’s response to the mission and ministry of the local and universal Church in sharing the Gospel. Stewardship recognizes that we, as individuals, are not the owners of our lives, our time, our talent, nor our treasure, but stewards or managers of these God-given gifts.

Making Your 2025 Commitment

Please make your 2025 Commitment by completing the Stewardship Commitment Form below.

A full listing of all the ministries at Church of the Ascension can be found in the Ministry Directory & Resource Guide.

Registered parishioners/families should be in good standing with respect to Stewardship by:

• Practicing the Catholic faith and living Catholic values.
• Sharing in the prayer life of the parish through weekly participation in the Mass and Holy Days of Obligation.
• Supporting the life and mission of the parish through acts of service by volunteering and assisting.
• Practicing biblical tithing to the best of their ability as an expression of gratitude to God for His blessings received.

To download a paper copy of the stewardship form, click here.

Fulfilling Your Commitment

How To Give

Setting Up Gifts in Realm

• Log into Realm and go to Giving tab
• Click on “+Give” in top left corner
• Enter amount you’d like to give
• Choose “2025 Stewardship” from the Fund drop-down menu
• For one-time gifts, select “Give Once” and enter gift date
• For recurring gifts, select “Give Multiple Times” and then choose frequency, then enter start date and add an end date of 12-31-25.
• Click Continue
• On the next screen, verify your gift amount and then click Save.
• You should receive an email confirmation.

Making Edits to a Recurring Gift in Realm

• Log into Realm and go to Giving tab
• Since you have a recurring gift, click on “Scheduled”
• Click on the three dots on the right side
• Click Edit
• After clicking Edit, your scheduled gift will populate
• To change the amount of your gift, enter the new amount and click Continue
• On the next screen, verify your gift amount and then click Save.
• You should receive an email confirmation.

Important Notes Regarding Edits To A Recurring Gift In Realm: 

• If your spouse originally set up the recurring gift, they are the one that must edit the gift. They need to sign into their Realm profile to edit.
• You may have limited functionality when trying to edit a gift from your phone. It may be easier for you to access from a desktop.
• If you want to change the frequency or withdraw date of your gift, you will need to Cancel your gift (instead of Edit).  Then go to “+Give” to set up a new recurring gift.

How Realm Works

REALM is the database that Ascension uses for parish membership, class and event registrations, contributions and accounting. If you are a registered parishioner and have yet to activate your REALM profile, please contact Susan Nigrin at snigrin@kcascension.org to send a REALM invitation to you.

Please note the invitation email link will come from notifications@onrealmmail.org

Planned Giving

Catholic Estate Planning

Questions? Contact Karen Newkirk in parish office, 913-681-3348 or knewkirk@kcascension.org.