Collaborative Parishes of Sacred Heart and St. Thomas More. Community Report. Updated June 2018

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1 Collaborative Parishes of Sacred Heart and St. Thomas More Community Report Dear Friends, Updated June 2018 We have so much to be grateful for heading into this summer, our staff and volunteers felt it only appropriate to share all that is going on in our parishes and community. Coming up on completing five years as pastor of Sacred Heart and four years as pastor of St. Thomas More, I am excited about what we have accomplished together and awed by the continuous confirmations from our Lord that we are on the right path. In the pages that follow, you will see the real numbers that represent the real people that are impacted by the ministries and work of our community of faith. You will find a listing of all of the ways that you can participate in this work, and I invite you to prayerfully consider how you can make an impact. The Body of Christ is you and I, together living out what He has called us to. This can manifest itself in many ways. We all should answer His call in our own way, but in a very real way. For just as a body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead. Sincerely Yours in Christ, James 2:26 Fr. Sean Fr. Sean Connor, Pastor

2 Lives Touched This information represents the people touched by the living out of the Mission of the Church in our parishes and school. January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 Sacrament of Matrimony Total Weddings 13 Marriages at Sacred Heart 10 Marriages at St. Thomas More 3 Celebrating a life of faith Total Funerals 90 Remembered at Sacred Heart 62 Remembered at St. Thomas More 28 Entrance into our faith Total Baptisms 76 Children at Sacred Heart 50 Children at St. Thomas More 22 RCIA (adults) 4 January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018 The Eucharist as the Center of the Church First Communions 82 Received at Sacred Heart 60 Received at St. Thomas More 18 Received as adults (RCIA) 4 Becoming adults in the faith Confirmations 90 Young people at Sacred Heart 51 Young people at St. Thomas More 36 Adults via RCIA 3 Students in Faith Formation 518 Educated At Sacred Heart 337 Educated At St. Thomas More 181 Families in Faith Formation 349 From Sacred Heart 231 From St. Thomas More 118 Students at Sacred Heart School 226 Families at Sacred Heart School 161 Outreach Sick Visits ly ~ 92 people Homebound Visits each month ~ 32 people Eucharist distributed during visits to local nursing homes: Colonial Nursing Home ~ 86 each month Royal Nursing Home ~ 83 each week Pope Nursing Home ~ 43 each week John Scott Nursing Home ~ 68 each week Collaborative Food Pantry (facilitated by SVDP) Families served ~7-10 each week Requests for help 380 People served 650 St. Thomas More St. Vincent de Paul Society Utility, rent, clothing, furniture assistance 50 visits, ~141 people served Sacred Heart St. Vincent de Paul Society Utility, rent, clothing, furniture assistance 75+ visits, 200+ people served

3 Stewardship Stewardship is our response to the way God has already blessed us. I invite you to support the parish in the most significant way possible not for financial gain, but because I believe so strongly that these parishes can and should be a profoundly positive influence in the Weymouth and Braintree communities. Please consider how you can help. Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and overflowing, will be poured into your lap. For the measure with which you measure will in return be measured out to you. Luke 6:38 Time How can you grow in prayer to support one another? Our faith has many forms of prayer for you to grow in relationship with God. Talent What gifts do you have to share with our community? Our ministry directory has many ways for you to live out your Catholic calling. Treasure How much you are able to give is for you to decide, our community depends on your support. Please give with: Intentionality prayerfully discerning how much you can give Consistency ensuring stability for our ministries Commitment consider your support annually, and commit to that level

4 SH: Attendance & Offertory ,438 Sacred Heart Attendance by 3,745 3,976 3,732 3,597 4,208 3,508 3,000 3,159 4,183 3,580 3,969 Attendance $60, Sacred Heart Offertory by $50, $40, $30, $20, $10, $0.00 Offertory

5 Identified donors include 276 parishioners/families out of ~1,200 active and 3,300 registered parishioners/families. Detailed financials are available after July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year. Previous years are available online.

6 STM: Attendance & Offertory St. Thomas More Attendance by Attendance $30, St. Thomas More Offertory by $25, $20, $15, $10, $5, $- Offertory

7 Identified donors include 144 parishioners/families out of ~650 active and 1,500 registered families. Detailed financials are available after July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year. Previous years are available online.