Stewardship includes the giving of our ‘treasure’—that is, giving monetarily. Based on the biblical tithe, Nativity gives to charity one-tenth of the offertory we receive. We invite our parishioners to give in this way as well. We suggest giving five percent to the church offertory, but we encourage you to start with whatever you can give. The other five percent, the so-called ‘second pocket,’ is for all the other needs and charities.