What is Annual Thanksgiving Day? (ATD)
Vision: To show thankfulness for God’s work in us and the world, through specific giving beyond our parish and focussed praise.
Everything we have comes from God, and the Bible encourages us to use God’s good gifts to honour him. That’s why every year at St Michael’s we celebrate ATD to express our thankfulness for what God has done through Christ (2 Corinthians 8: 7 & 9, 13-15; 1 John 3:16-18); our gratitude for the great gospel ministry here; and to give financially to projects and Christian ministries outside St Michael’s to bless others.
ATD typically falls on the last Sunday of September in line with ‘St Michael’s Day’.
Annual Thanksgiving Day is coming up on Sunday, September 29.
What happens on ATD (Sunday 29 September)?
On the day, we’ll spend some time during each service (8am, 9:45am, 10am, 11:30am, 5pm & 7pm) sharing with each other and giving thanks to the Lord together. After ATD, each Sunday in October we will hear a special mission update from one of our ATD project recipients, and there will be opportunities to pray or give (as you are able) towards the ATD gift projects.
2024 ATD Projects
From 29 September and during the month of October, you can get involved by expressing your thankfulness to the Lord through prayer, or by giving towards our ATD projects. This year we have divided our projects into four distinct categories: Relational, Intergenerational, Word Beyond, and Poor & Suffering.
* Note: 100% of gifts for this appeal go towards projects or ministries outside of our church.
1. Relational
Gifts for theological students (who are former / current members at St Michael’s):
[Target: $5000 total]
2. Intergenerational
Youthworks’ “Complete in Christ” campaign, towards updating campsites
[Target: $5000]
3. Word Beyond
- New Churches for New Communities
- Local Leaders International
- Bush Church Aid
[Target: $5000 each ($15k total)]
4. Poor & Suffering
- Open doors
- Anglican Aid
[Target – $5000 each ($10k total)]
How to give
Please consider giving electronically (via our church bank account), making sure to label the description as ‘ATD‘, details found below. Alternatively, for cash donations, pre-labelled envelopes will be available to collect from church on Sundays this month (or from the office).
“How can I repay the Lord for all his goodness to me?” (Psalm 116:12)
To make an electronic donation for Annual Thanksgiving Day (ATD)*:
A/c Name: St Michaels Anglican Cathedral Wollongong
BSB: 032 694
A/c No: 266482
Description: “ATD”
* Donations can be received until the end of October, 2024.
