MONTHLY FINANCIAL UPDATE
Since Bishop Olmsted opened up our Churches for more activities, our own parish has also seen very encouraging growth in attendance and in other activities. The resounding success of our recent parish fall festival characterized by your enthusiastic participation is a proof that we are now confident enough to come out and actively participate in the life of our parish.. The good news is that you have the opportunity to do so as many of our ministries are opening up but the bad news is that we still need more volunteers in many of them. I therefore encourage you to consider becoming an active member whom our parish can depend on.
On the financial side, we have seen a slight change but not as great as we had anticipated. Our weekly plate collection continues to post red against our budgeted goals despite the increase in attendance. While we have tried to be as frugal as possible given this reality, we can not do so further as our bills need to be paid and essential functions funded in order to keep our parish open and functional.Like I mentioned in one of my homilies two weeks ago, I implore you to make that sacrificial option of increasing your offertory by at least 5% This will give me the confidence of opening up more programs and opportunities for your pastoral, spiritual and faith growth. As it is, we are not able to begin initiating new approaches that will have financial implications as our current financial situation compares poorly with the situation of the pandemic. To give you an idea of what I am talking about, please, refer to this yearly comparison for the month of October 2020/2021.
OCTOBER 2020 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
OPERATING
PLATE INCOME BUDGET-INCOME EXPENSES
$132,545.87 $103,333.33 $121,678.89
MAINTENEANCE & DEVELOPMENT
INCOME BUDGET-INCOME EXPENSES
$7,727.00 $7,083.33 $3,880.63
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
INCOME BUDGET-INCOME EXPENSES
$6,994.74 $8,183.33 $6,972.10
OCTOBER 2021 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
OPERATING
PLATE INCOME BUDGET-INCOME EXPENSES
$93,987.11 $104,833.33 $131,116.21
MAINTENEANCE & DEVELOPMENT
INCOME BUDGET-INCOME EXPENSES
$4,823.89 $7,083.33 $12,982.56
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
INCOME BUDGET-INCOME EXPENSES
$4,665.00 $6,250.00 $6,972.10
Finally, I encourage you to look out for more information on many of our forthcoming activities this month and the month of December. However, one prominent event I would like you to mark on your calendar is the celebration of the 35th Anniversary of our parish which falls on November 30th on the feast of St. Andrew the Apostle, our patron saint. To celebrate this occasion, we shall have a special Mass that Tuesday evening at 6.30pm followed by some refreshments. Please come let us celebrate our parish and seek the blessings of St. Andrew our patron saint. More details will follow.
St. Andrew, I love you!
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THIS Sunday, November 21st
After the 7:00am and 10:00am Masses
TODAY, Friday, November 19th
6:30pm - 8:00pm in the Adult Ed Center
Special Guest: Ashley Paladino
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Monday - Saturday | 8:30am
Wednesday | 6:30pm
Saturday | 5:00pm
Sunday | 7:00am, 10:00am, 2:00pm
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