SS. ROBERT & WILLIAM

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1 September 9, 2018 Twenty Third Sunday in Ordinary Time SS. ROBERT & WILLIAM CATHOLIC PARISH DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND MASS INTENTIONS Monday, September 10 12:00 PM (JB) For the People Tuesday, September 11 8:00 AM (TR) Arthur Fellenstein by Wife Wednesday, September 12 12:00 PM (JB) Marie Dular by Family Thursday, September 13 8:00 AM (JB) Lois Svigel by Friends Friday, September 14 12:00 PM (JB) Deceased Veterans by Catholic War Veterans Post 613 Saturday, September 15 8:30 AM (TR) Cresencia Sta-Ana by Family 4:00 PM (TK) Alice Zahler by Allison Zahler Sunday, September 16 9:00 AM (TR) Walter Spisak by Wife 11:00 AM (JB) Rich Weybrecht by Parish Council 6:00 PM (TR) Jim Cole by Mariann Doljac Nearly every parent wants what is best for his or her child. Yet, when it comes to giving their child a solid grounding in faith, most parents feel-at least at timesless than fully prepared. The Church tells them they are the first teachers of the faith to their children, and yet they often feel ill-equipped for the task. Faith and Families will help moms and dads discover the hidden holiness in family life and find ways to amplify that holiness and nurture it in the course of days, seasons, and years. It looks at the ways parents actually hand on a living faith, the virtues they need and the lessons they communicate. It invites parents to see the hand of God in both the joys and challenges of being a family. Families with children up to grade 5 (and older brothers & sisters) are invited to attend Faith and Families. These gatherings will be held on the third Tuesday of every month at 3:30pm in Saint Robert and William Church. Monday, September 10 6:30 pm SYMBOLON 6:30 pm Legion of Mary 7:00 pm EDGE Parent Only Meeting Tuesday, September 11 6:30 pm Addicts Parents United Wednesday, September 12 Thursday, September 13 School Picture Day 3:00 pm School Choir practice 6:30 pm Choir Rehearsal 7:00 pm Holy hour for the Church and victims of abuse Friday, September 14 10:00 am Mass at Gateway Saturday, September 15 This Week At The Parish 367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH Phone: :00 am Men s Group 10:30 am Caregivers Support 2:30 pm Confessions 7:00 pm AA Meeting Sunday, September 16 9:00 am RCIA 9:30 am PSR 7:00 pm Healing Prayer Rosary (Ursuline Chapel): Sunday at 8:30 am Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 11:30 am Tuesday, Thursday at 8:30am Saturday at 9:00 am

2 Dear Parishioners, SRW Annual Report It is very hard to believe it is already the middle of September and fall is just days away. This certainly has been a very eventful summer for SRW and in our world. Amidst the seemingly crazy world we live in, I take such solace in being able to pastor such a great parish community. I always find such joy here. Even my toughest days are still filled with blessings. One of the reasons I can say this is because parishioners are so generous with their time, talent, and treasure. People here give so freely and generously, instilling a real sense of love and vibrancy. We are Blessed! As a pastor I wear many hats. My favorite, of course, is presider at Mass when we celebrate the Word and the gift of the Body and Blood of Christ. While I prefer the titles pastor and shepherd, the reality is that in many ways I am the CEO of the parish. One of my duties under that title is to produce an ANNUAL REPORT of the finances and affairs of the parish. So much happens here it would be almost impossible to capture it in just a few short pages, but I have attempted to give a brief overview. This covers parish finances, our outreach to the community, and the Sacramental and faith formation of our young people. I hope you enjoy reading. I share with you the results of the fiscal year. We work on a July 1 June 30 fiscal year and recently closed our books and submitted our report to the Diocese. Our report was reviewed and accepted by the Diocesan Finance Office. On the parish side, our collections were slightly down, but this was to be expected in a year in which we had a major capital campaign as well as three major natural disasters to which our parishioners donated over $12,000 in relief. Our expenses were up mainly due to the addition of a full time Communications Director and significant increases in our heath benefit costs for our employees. We have prepared a very conservative budget for this year, and I do believe we will be able to achieve these conservative goals to continue our financial health. On the school side, our tuition was down a bit, and our health care costs increased dramatically for our staff. This past school year we implemented a new program called Parents as Partners in which expectations for students and parents as well as staff were outlined. If parents/students were not willing to partner with us they were asked to leave the school. Our school is by-acceptance-only, and a family must be willing to partner and follow our established spiritual, academic, and behavior expectations. The vast majority of our families are absolutely wonderful and do this so well! A few who chose not to cooperate were asked to leave. This did cost us some revenue in tuition, but I believe the long term investment will pay off in following our mission. I am happy to say that we started the school year with our enrollment up 15 students. This is great news! Over the past year we made a number of improvements to our campus. We added our new electronic message board sign that allows us to reach more people with our events and invites, we installed a camera system in the church that allows us to record and livestream both video and audio of our Masses and various services, and we installed three new sets of doors at the main entrance of the church. Over half the classrooms received new flooring and paint. In this report you will notice that the capital campaign Honoring our Past, Funding our Future was separated from the financials. This was done to give you more detail and not skew the regular financial operations. The good news is those numbers were as of June 30, As of today we surpassed $2,000,000 and continue to receive pledges/donations. How cool is that? WE DID IT! A detailed report will be available in the bulletin and mailed to your homes in the coming weeks as well as updated plans moving our projects forward. Thank you for your immense and awesome generosity. I am truly humbled. On the Spiritual/Sacramental side, check out the number of baptisms we had! We had 58 people baptized this past year. This is truly a sign of a very healthy parish community. How awesome! We are entering into our tenth year as a parish community. Overall, we are in a great position to move forward. I am so excited about all the possibilities the future holds for us. Please know that I very much appreciate your support in so many ways. The staff, volunteers, and I will continue to work very hard to make Ss. Robert & William Parish as strong as possible, both spiritually and temporally, for the greater glory of God. Make it a great week. See you in Church! Peace, Fr. John St. John of the Cross weekday Mass Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, & Friday at 8 am Tuesday & Thursday, 6:30 pm

3 PARISH RECEIPTS Budget 2019 Offertory Collections 729, , ,000 Other Collections 41,419 34,229 33,000 Donations & Bequests 105,069 67,543 42,500 Net Fund Raising Income 14,944 12,811 19,900 Income from Parish Programs 46,248 48,700 44,450 Rental Income 26,942 26,510 17,760 Miscellaneous Receipts ,383 Designated Collections 28,747 36,841 20,000 Investment Income 44 (33) 0 Total ORDINARY Parish Receipts 993, , ,993 Vision 2020 Income 63,703 27,189 0 Rooted in Faith Income 9,387 1,771 0 Restricted Grants Special Appeal 142, Total EXTRAORDINARY Parish Receipts 216,048 29,060 0 Total Parish Receipts 1,209, , ,993 Parish Disbursements Salaries, Benefits, & Taxes 488, , ,107 Rectory & Household 19,804 15,960 10,000 Parish Office &Administration 120, , ,250 Celebrating Ministries 29,642 28,973 29,250 Religious Education Ministries (Not Day School) 20,203 18,533 17,700 Caring Ministries 2,100 1,674 1,850 Discipleship & Evangelization Ministries 41,871 27,545 20,500 Utilities 34,041 40,255 37,000 Property Insurance & Taxes 27,992 23,464 21,840 Maintenance, Repairs, & Plant Operating 38,847 39,502 31,600 Diocesan Assessments-Current 87,893 86,606 81,600 Designated Collections 28,747 36,841 20,000 Total ORDINARY Parish Disbursements 940, , ,697 Capital Disbursements 164,856 37,774 0 Bank Loan Interest Expenses 70,538 0* 0 Money to Mass Stipend Account Flood 2017 Expenses, not covered by Insurance 11,326 2,000 0 Total EXTRAORDINARY Parish Disbursements 247,005 40,514 0 Total Parish Disbursements 1,187,221 1,027, ,697 TOTAL PARISH SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 21,987 (54,968) 296 Capital Campaign Pledged by ,991,823 Capital Campaign paid by ,930 Capital Campaign Expenses thru ,429

4 School Receipts Budget 2019 Tuition & Fees 1,968,935 1,893,761 1,912,000 Government Assistance (Mandated Services) 214, , ,200 Donations & Bequests 113,411 50,851 27,500 Net Fund Raising 101, , ,000 Net Aftercare 19,396 3,893 11,138 Other Student Receipts 22,700 23,989 23,000 Monthly School Envelopes in Sunday Offertory 33,870 30,848 35,000 Investment & Interest Income Endowment Income 45,000 20,000 50,000 Total ORDINARY School Receipts 2,520,269 2,334,172 2,348,838 Restricted Grants 17,000 6,000 0 Investment Income (Unrealized Gains/Loss). 19,961 24,599 0 Total EXTRAORDINARY School Receipts 36,961 30,599 0 Total School Receipts 2,557,230 2,364,772 2,348,838 School Disbursements Salaries, Benefits & Taxes 1,972,460 1,842,553 1,833,076 Instructional 28,736 19,741 17,000 Utilities 40,308 41,012 40,500 Maintenance, Repairs & Plant Operating 144,943 94, ,800 Insurance 21,507 22,384 22,880 Student Services 33,601 27,165 34,250 Administration 146, , ,400 Total ORDINARY School Disbursements 2,388,127 2,221,918 2,197,906 Capital Disbursements 178,081 77,208 25,000 Bank Loan Interest Expenses 0 68,524 55,000 Misc. Extraordinary Expense Total EXTRAORDINARY School Disbursements 178, ,351 80,000 Total School Disbursements 2,566,207 2,368,269 2,277,906 TOTAL SCHOOL SURPLUS (DEFICIT) (8,978) (3,497) 70,931 *Loan payment was under parish for fiscal year 2016 Parish & School Assets & Liabilities Actual 2017 Actual 2018 Checking Accounts - Parish & School 53, ,184 Savings & Investments - Parish & School 553, ,821 TOTAL CHECKING, SAVINGS & INVESTMENT 607,340 1,117,005 Accounts Receivable 42,229 9,197 Other Assets (Mustard Seed Inventory & Pre Paid Expenses) 25,713 4,250 TOTAL ASSETS (Cash & Investments) 675,282 1,130,452 Deferred Revenue (Prepaid Tuition & Festival Revenue) 107, ,840 Short Term Liabilities (Payables & Payroll) 368, ,128 Deferred Restricted Support (Endowment Principal) 444, ,409 Long Term Liabilities (Middlefield Bank Loan) 1,353,010 1,295,081 Long Term Liabilities (Unpaid Assessments Owed to Diocese for Closed St. Robert & St. William) 296, ,615 Total Liabilities (Monies owed to others) 2,569,938 2,433,073

5 SRW Outreach God s Spirit shines through people like you! from an Outreach Recipient: Thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity. It has been difficult to keep up with household expenses and medication costs. We are most grateful to the parishioners of Ss. Robert and William Parish for their generosity. This ministry has grown due to the current, sour economic situation. It is possible to meet these growing needs only because of your support of the Outreach Fund and the very generous, giving spirit of our volunteers. Listed below are some of the programs that the Outreach Committee oversees: Daily Review of Outreach Requests Produce to People (1,205 were recipients of produce giveaway) 242 Grocery Bags of Food given out A core team who aids monthly distributing food and clothing at the Fr. Michael Wittman Ozanam Center/ St. Philomena The Banquet (our monthly Community Meal) 1,600 meals The Christmas Giving Tree (Over 80 families received Gifts & Food) Prayer Shawl Ministry The Helen & Michael Talty Community Garden in partnership with SRW Catholic School Collaboration with The Euclid Hunger Center $21, was donated and received in grants for SRW Outreach 40 Days for Life (Ash Wednesday Collection) $1,139 Birthright (Ash Wednesday Collection) $1,139 Bus Passes & Gasoline Vouchers $456 Coats for Homeless $400 Dave s Gift Cards for perishable food with Food Pantry Donations $6,238 Miscellaneous Requests $2,289 Flowers & Missals to Homebound and those in Care Facilities $2233 Community Meals (We served over 1,500 meals!) $2,289 Mortgage/Rent Assistance $3,584 Seniors Birthday Cards $400 Family Assistance with children 0 Utilities $1,996 $3,300 given out through SRW Outreach Designated Special Collections support the work of the Church beyond our parish. They are collected on behalf of various ministries and apostolates of the Diocese of Cleveland, the Catholic Church in the United States, and the Global Catholic Church. This past fiscal year, we collected the following amounts and forwarded them to their beneficiaries. Catholic Education Trust, Faith & Values: $757 Catholic Campaign for Communications: $960 World Mission Sunday: $726 Annual Mission Appeal: $5,214 Hurricane Irma Relief: $4,254 Hurricane Harvey: $4,254 Hurricane Maria & Mexico: $3,525 Catholic Campaign, Human Development: $633 Retirement Fund for Religious: $1,825 Catholic University: $58 Latin America Missions: $1,080 Operation Rice Bowl: $8,404 Black & Indian Mission: $831 Catholic Relief Services: $716 Eastern Europe Mission: $847 Home Missions: $904 Good Friday: $1,839 Catechetical Services: $14 Grand Total: $36,841 CHILDREN S STEWARDSHIP One of our goals in the formation of our young people is to teach them the importance of giving back and helping one another. At our day school Masses and through envelopes given to our PSR students, we collected the following totals this past year. The children select where the donations are given. September: Hurricane Harvey & Irma, $1, October: Hurricane Maria & Mexico Earthquake, $ November: Euclid Hunger Center, $ December: Womankind, $ January: Westside Catholic Center, $ February & March: CRS Rice Bowl, $ April: Ronald McDonald House, $ May: Hospice of Western Reserve $ Grand Total: $2,873.99

6 Fundraising PARISH (AMOUNTS ARE NET OF EXPENSES): Holly Berry Bazaar (2017): $1,747 Rummage Sale (2017): $3,144 Bricks: $501 Youth Ministry (Golf Outing & Ham Sales): $2,603 Fish Fry (2018): $4,816 GRAND TOTAL: $12,811 SCHOOL (AMOUNTS ARE NET OF EXPENSES): Festival (2017): $51,909 Taste of Nations (2018): $18, Days of Holiday Cash: $21,850 Walk-a-Thon (2017): $20,379 - GRAND TOTAL: $112,928 THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT!!! ANGELS APPEAL Sacraments Parish Statistics Baptisms 58 First Penance 39 First Communion 39 Confirmation 27 Marriages 22 Funerals 77 Average number of people attending weekend Masses 1,408 Faith Formation programs for our Youth Day School (Preschool 8) 466 PSR (Preschool Grade 8) 57 LIFETEEN (Grades 9 12) 60 There are 1,575 registered families at SRW which numbers 3,344 people. Tuition Assistance in the school for the School Year was $37,818! On behalf of the children and their families, thank you so much! Stay Connected Members of Parish Pastoral Council Ashley Raddell & Karen Duke Co-Chairs Rita Burke Janice Cole Lydia Harris Leslie Cooke John Roach Mike Prandich Jim Fraser Mary Creegan Karen Adams Doreen Kirk Carol Bischof Members of Parish Finance Council Bob Reed, Chair Jim Granito Tom Raguz Dave Carlson Kim Baioni Stacie Flaisman Scott Metsch

7 For those of us who learned about our faith when we were young, perhaps we found that the explanation of our faith at that level was satisfactory for our age, but as we have grown and matured, perhaps we have found that the remedial explanation of our faith no longer feeds us in the same way, and the elementary answers to our faith questions no longer suffice, which can lead us to either dismiss the faith as fairytale superstition only useful for teaching ethics to children, or in our hunger for more, to dive into the deeper explanations of our faith now that our minds are better equipped to understand the answers to the faith questions we ask. The Catholic Relief Services Parish Ambassador Corps of SSRW would like to say thank you to all our parishioners and other festival attendees! Because of your generosity we were able to purchase (through the CRS Gift Catalog) 1 cow, 1 kid or lamb, 1 flock of chickens, and 12 health exams for infants/children. The lives of our brothers and sisters in Third World countries will be touched and improved because of YOU!! This awesome, accessible video series will provide you with the opportunity to revisit the teaching of the Catholic faith from an adult perspective, which, in addition to your own enrichment, will assist you in explaining the faith to your children, family, friends, co-workers, etc. Part 1 of this series will take place on Monday evenings at 6:30 PM in the church from September 10 to November 12 and will continue with Part 2 in the Spring. Cost is free, no commitment is necessary, but registration is preferred to help us plan for set up, snacks, materials, etc. To register and see a complete listing of topics, please see a core member after Mass or visit our website. 9/10: The Journey of Faith - Trinity, Faith, and the God who is Love 9/17: Divine Revelation - God Seeking Us and the Compass for Our Lives 9/24: The Bible - God s Love Letter to Humanity 10/1: The Story of Salvation - Creation, the Fall, and Redemption 10/8: Who Is Jesus? - Just a Good Man, or Lord of Our Lives? 10/15: The Paschal Mystery - The Mystery of Jesus Death and Resurrection 10/22: The Holy Spirit & the Life of Grace - God s Divine Life Within Us 10/29: Why Do I Need the Church? - The Mystery of the Catholic Church 11/5: Mary and the Saints - Our Spiritual Mother & the Communion of Saints 11/12: The Last Things - What Happens After We Die? BABY CORNER We will be collecting clothing, diapers and bedding for the Baby Corner next weekend, September 15 and 16. New or gently used items for newborn babies 18 months old will be delivered to Birthright. We greatly appreciate all donations During the month of August the following children were baptized in our parish: Cora Marie Stanek daughter of James & Kendall Stanek Gabriella Nada Lucas daughter of Sean Lucas & Ivana Brkic Angelo Anthony Schmidt son of Jonathan Schmidt & Deanna Irene Costa Grayson Luca Viglione son of Luca & Bryanne Viglione Zaiya Sabrina Wynn daughter of Ryan Wynn & Yasmine Zana Welcome to the Church!

8 SPIRITUAL Women s Fellowship Reminder: Save the Date from Women s Fellowship: Put this on your calendar, please: Saturday October 13, 9-2:30pm for our annual retreat. BUT, BUT, BUT it s a Big Treat Retreat at a very special location. It will be our very best ever and you are gonna love it! Watch next week s bulletin for the big reveal! Here s a hint: it s very green! FAITH FORMATION Cleveland Retrouvaille Weekend September 14-16, 2018 A Lifeline for Troubled Marriages Has your marriage become unloving or uncaring your relationship cold, distant thinking about a separation or divorce? Are you already separated/divorced but both of you want to try again? Then the Retrouvaille program may help. RETROUVAILLE, which means rediscovery, is supported by the Catholic diocese of Cleveland, but it is open to couples of all faiths. This program consists of a weekend experience for couples and six follow-up sessions. A registration fee of $150 is required to confirm your reservation. For more information concerning the program, or to register, please call Marce or Liz Gliha at or , or go online to B n o t 2 Ss. Robert and William Catholic School Mission: To foster student success, Ss. Robert and William Catholic School provides a nurturing environment focusing on faith, academics, and service. The theme for the school year is Under Construction: Building a Strong Foundation of Faith and Knowledge. This was chosen with the anticipation of the gym renovation that is targeted to begin during the second semester. In addition to the gym s being updated with a new loor and ceiling, an industrial kitchen with concession accessibility, an atrium, and restrooms will be added. This exciting initiative will allow Ss. Robert and William to hold weekly CYO basketball games as well as to host tournaments. The ifth annual Walk-a-Thon will take place on Friday, October 5 th. All SRW students will walk to earn money dedicated to the upcoming renovation. Would you like to help? Please review the bulletin insert this week with ways that families, friends, and even businesses can sponsor the Walka-Thon. Thank you for your support! Have you thought of leaving a legacy, especially for our parish or school? Remember Ss. Robert & William in your will or trust to continue our traditions and education. Contact Fr. John at the Parish Office for more information.

9 PARISH SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM Fr. John D. Betters, Pastor ext. 228 Fr. Thom Kowatch, Parochial Vicar Ext. 229 Fr. Tim J Roth, Parochial Vicar frroth@srweuclid.cc Ext. 235 Renee Barber, Pastoral Associate rbarber@srweuclid.cc, ext. 262 Meg Cosgriff, Co-Principal mcosgriff@srwschool.cc, ext. 243 Martha Dodd, Co-Principal mdodd@srwschool.cc, ext. 231 Renee Dzuroff, Business Manager rdzuroff@srweuclid.cc, ext. 224 Patrick Fink, Director of Facilities & Maintenance pfink@srweuclid.cc, ext. 291 Kate Fraser, Youth Minister kfraser@srweuclid.cc, ext. 246 Ellen Ivory, Director of Discipleship & Development eivory@srweuclid.cc, ext. 230 Kyle Lorek, Director of Music klorek@srweuclid.cc, ext. 241 Gail Monroe, Pastoral Associate/DRE gmonroe@srweuclid.cc, ext. 248 Bob Perusek, Liturgy Director bperusek@srweuclid.cc, ext. 290 Nathan Raddell, Director of Communications nraddell@srweuclid.cc, ext. 280 Parish Office Hours: Mon, 8:30 am 6:45 pm, Tue, Wed & Thu, 8:30 am 6 pm, Friday, 8:30 am 4:30 pm, Closed Saturday & Sunday 367 E. 260th Street Euclid, OH (Fax) info@srweuclid.cc Correction The Collection: for August 26th was $9, The Collection: for September 2nd is $8, Loan Balance: $1,299, Monthly Loan Payment: $10, Please consider a donation to help lower our long term debt. Please call Fr. John or Ellen at the Parish Office at or them at fjb@srweuclid.cc or eivory@srweuclid.cc. Thank you very much for your continued generosity. Fr. John We'd like to connect with you! Get important updates from our church in a timely and convenient way. Flocknote, the tool we're using, lets you choose what information you'd like to receive - via or text message - from the various ministries & groups in our church.. Visit our church at: SRW OR Text SRWEUCLID to from your phone to subscribe. PRAYERS NEEDED Please pray for Betty Mailander, Esther Zobec, Marti McRedmond, Eleanor Gulich, Robert Gallagher, Rose Dibartolomeo, Dakota Miller, Yaminah Ortiz, Curt Jones, Richard Reel, Pat Reel, Mark Reel, Andrew Carnes, Jim Schlecht, Sr., Helen Herman, Karen Long, Liza Raddell, Mary Ellen Fellenstein, Anthony Fratino, Harry Krawczyszyn & Family, Ann Nykiel, Thomas Bukovec, Karen A. Waldron, Tony Hocevar, Katie Kalish, Tom Brenkus, Alda Kovalsky, Jean Feiten, Marianne Ellul, Geraldine Hoffert, Janet Cika, Pauline Dutcher, Sharon Kazusky, Grayson Kazusky, Violet DeStefanis, Ann Grossman, Donald Pavlovich, Mary Ann Hudak, Faye Bukovec, James Augustine, Ted Sabat, Christopher Henderson, Alexis Farrar, Rose Leo, Patricia Johnston, Thomas Jirousek, Pauline Krall, John Ellul, Ray Golick, Jeanette Hocevar, Josephine DiTirro, Danita Wells, Teresa Sullivan, & all those who are ill in body, mind, or spirit. We thank, pray, and ask for God s blessings for those in the military and safety forces serving our country and community. We offer our deepest sympathy to the family of Fr. Thomas Flynn, and all those who have lost a loved one. May they know the peace and comfort of God s love and find strength in the support of our parish

10 Bulletin # : Ss. Robert and William 367 E 260th Street Euclid, OH X280 Contact: Nate Raddell Software: Win 10 Publisher 2016 Adobe Acrobat DC Transmission Time: Tuesdays, 9am Bulletin Date: 10/01/2017 Special Instructions:

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