Post on 20-Aug-2020
transcript
St. Mark Catholic Church
Annual Report FY 2018—2019
Stewardship Report of our Time Talent and Treasure
125 liturgical ministers volunteer for all of the
weekend masses.
Sacraments and Rites
61 Baptisms
64 First Communions
42 Confirmations
10 Marriages
55 Funeral Rites
The Hispanic Ministry
has 62 members who
serve at Spanish Mass
and parish-wide.
The Just Faith Ministry and 144 volunteers from our parish fed
3,200 people at Stone Church Neighborhood Dinners
145 children participated in PSR with the help of 27 catechists
Number of John Denver CDs in the Youth Office—31
65 Prayer Chain warriors, praying daily for those requesting prayers
13 Care Ministers—
Bring communion to over 200 Catholic patients a year at
Centerpoint Medical Center
Cover 8 nursing homes bringing Communion weekly to
Catholic residents
Take weekly Communion to 24 homebound individuals
50 Youth served as Peer Ministers
17 Service projects conducted
65 children enrolled in Small Wonder Preschool
Ambassadors For Christ—
Cards sent—558
Home visits—26
Hospital Care visits—19
Mardi Gras Pancake Supper—50
attendees and 10 Scout cooks
St. Joseph Table raised $19,600 this
year to help the poor.
Page 2 A NNU A L R E POR T FY 2018 -20 19
Letter From the Pastor
• Income: Contribution income
and development and fundraising
income were 4% below the pro-
jected budget amount.
• Small Wonder Preschool & Moth-
er’s Day Out : Actual income was
11% over the projected budget
amount. Small Wonder continues
the trend of income fully support-
ing operating expenses.
• Personnel Expenses: Personnel
expenses for clergy were higher
than budgeted due to increased
benefits costs and salaries for 2
priests. Personnel costs for lay
employees were less than budg-
eted.
• Facilities: Expenses were higher
than the amount budgeted due to
increased repairs costs . We in-
curred more HVAC and minor
building repairs costs than
planned. We also made repairs
to the south parking lot as well
as some of the concrete side-
walks and a driveway ramp.
With the cold winter utility costs
were higher than the amount
budgeted. To insure the security
of our IT network, computers and
email system we purchased addi-
tional software which put us over
the amount budgeted.
• Ministry & General Ops Expens-
es: Expenses for ministries and
general operations were slightly
higher then the amount budget-
ed. This was due to timing differ-
ences of purchases to take ad-
vantage of sales to reduce the
overall cost of operating sup-
plies. Ministry leaders continued
to practice cost saving strategies
whenever possible.
• Net Income: The combination of
decreasing contributions and
increased facility and operating
costs plus the Forward in Faith
guarantee payments resulted in
a substantial loss for Fiscal Year
2018–2019. We were able to
meet all of our financial obliga-
tions by dipping into our savings.
To regain financial health in Fis-
cal Year 2019-2020 contribu-
tions must increase to cover the
fixed and basic costs of operat-
ing a parish of this size.
• Renovation Capital Campaign:
As part of our Capital Campaign
we were required to give the dio-
cese a guarantee amount for
their Forward in Faith Campaign.
We made our last payment in July
2019.
Financial Summary Highlights
Dear People of St. Mark,
As you read the report on last year’s actuals (2018-19) and this year’s budget (2019-20),
please take note that we continue to run a deficit. This means that our income is not keeping
up with our expenses. This makes us draw down our checking account. I assure you that this is
not due to excessive spending. It’s due to a drastic drop in contributions. There are several reasons for this:
• The deaths of long-time members
• The loss of families who followed Fr. Jim to St. Mark
• Too many households giving little or nothing
• People being upset with the diocese or parish priests
Someone once said that a parish can only be as successful as its members allow. Your generosity of time talent and
treasure are what make St. Mark a vibrant faith-filled community. Start with $5 a week if you have limited means.
Give more if you have been blessed with a good income. We can turn things around if everyone contributes to the best
of his or her means.
Thank you for your spirit of generosity and faith!
In Christ,
V OLU ME 1, ISS UE 1 Page 3
St. Mark Parish— Summary of Financial Information
Summary of Income and Expenses
Last FY
2018-2019
Budget
Last FY
2018-2019
Actual
This FY
2019-2020
Budget
OPERATING INCOME
Contributions - Weekly Envelope, Plate &
Online $1,280,800 $1,231,448 $1,299,350
Development and Fundraising $150,248 $144,786 $79,000
Operational Income $55,600 $64,193 $60,150
Early Childhood Tuition /Fees
(Preschool/Mother’s Day Out) $109,000 $121,282 $115,000
TOTAL OPERATING INCOME $1,595,648 $1,561,709 $1,553,450
OPERATING EXPENSES
Personnel—Clergy & Lay $813,550 $829,587 $827,524
Facilities $235,794 $263,560 $239,904
Ministry & General Operational Expense $523,604 $541,926 $425,435
Early Childhood : Personnel & Expenses $106,444 $122,454 $114,584
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $1,679,392 $1,757,527 $1,607,447
ORDINARY NET INCOME/LOSS -$83,744 -$195,818 -$53,997
124 High
Schoolers
and
Middle
Schoolers
in Faith
Formation
and 36
Search
Team
members
Countless other acts of prayer, kindness and generosity by so many!
Sharing the Gifts of the Holy Spirit