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1 Sacred Heart Church Austin, Texas Stewardship Campaign You Can Count on Me! Puedes Contar Conmigo! Implementation Phase Program for six weeks

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3 You Can Count on Me! Track records at Sacred Heart Parish - Austin Parish vs Diocese Annual Annual First Increase Increase Collections Sacred Heart Diocesan Parishes 2013 vs % 6% 2014 vs % 4% 2015 vs % 2% 2016 vs % 4% 2017 vs % 0.48% 2018 vs weeks 5% 4%

4 Five years of growth

5 2017 was a challenging year 5% increase 2016 vs 2017

6 Affected by fluctuating Mass attendance

7 In 2018 we continue 5% increase versus prior year 2017

8 Mass attendance

9 Attendance taken manually by ushers every weekend at all Masses

10 Regular review at Staff meeting every week

11 Timing is EVERYTHING Need 4-6 weeks with no distractions or interruptions February is ideal We avoided Holiday season: November, December & January Holy Week Summer months September Festival October November : diocesan collections

12 Weekly Themes First Second Third Fourth Membership and Registration Census Tithing as an obligation Pledge You Can Count on Me!

13 Clean First Step: Clean the data base Export Sort Inactive Very simple: export to excel from Data Base the annual report of donations Sort the information by membership status active, inactive, visitor All memberships with $0 contributions will change the status to Inactive

14 First Weekend The importance of being registered as members of the parish.

15 The priest will begin preaching at all weekend masses about What is a parishioner and the importance of being registered as members of a parish. You Can Count on Me!

16 Bulletin will have related article from Pastor. Plus posters and Bulletin insert next slide

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18 For parishioners who don t receive envelopes by mail, we provide Generic envelopes at the church entrances, in pews, etc.

19 Second Census Sunday Weekend

20 The priest will preach about the census and the importance of being registered. You Can Count on Me!

21 Bulletin article about the census.

22 Ushers will pass the census (yellow page) and pencils at all masses (after homily and before presentation of gifts)

23 Priest fill his own census in front parishioners at ALL Masses

24 Ushers Will pick up the census asap be finished and will put in envelopes marked by Mass time.

25 Third Weekend Tithe Our responsibility

26 Homily: Why Christians Tithe? Talk about importance of tithe according to the Scriptures at ALL Masses (Time, Talent & Treasure) Importance of use envelopes to track the assistance to the church Remark the importance of everybody participation First Fruits You Can Count on Me!

27 Bulletin: Why Christians tithe. Bulletin board posters, bulletin inserts, etc

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29 Continue putting Census Cards in Bulletin: Data will increase

30 Census forms and Census collection at church entrances if they have still not participated.

31 Fourth Weekend Pledge weekend

32 Priests preach about the gifts that the Lord gives us and our responsibility for stewardship within the Church. You Can Count on Me!

33 Bulletin article about stewardship according to Scripture.

34 Ushers pass the pledge cards and pencils at all masses (After homily, but before 1 st collection).

35 Priest fills his own pledge with parishioners, explaining how to fill each line at ALL Masses

36 Ushers Pick up pledge cards and pencil asap parishioners finish, and will put in an envelope marked with the Mass time. Before first collection

37 Fifth Follow up Weekend

38 THANKSGIVING! Priests preach about importance of membership and tithing. Never is too late to begin with the responsibility as Catholics. Invite those who have not made their pledge; there are pledge cards and boxes available at the church entrances. TRANSPARENCY! Priest give an actualization about Census, Pledge cards and Financial Reports.

39 Bulletin article about parish financial statements. TRANSPARENCY is ESENTIAL for STEWARDSHIP

40 Latest parish financial statements inserted in the bulletin

41 Wrap-up Sixth Weekend Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

42 Priests thank parishioners who listen the call to stewardship. Invite again to all parishioners who have not made their pledge card to do it. Continuous Update information on pledge cards received to date in the bulletin.

43 Bulletín will have: Pledge cards Attendance Amount pledged by Mass time And real average collection SHARE INFORMATION

44 Follow up. Remind to keep their promises Remind parishioners about their commitments made with their pledge to their parish (Announcements, as part of the homily, bulletin articles, bulletin board). Make available at the church entrances blank pledge cards for those who decide fill it out later or newcomers. Invite to all parishioners to use parish envelopes, or the generic envelopes for their Firs Fruits with their information. Critical to All to keep their pledge. You Can Count on Me!

45 DATA FROM ANOTHER PARISH * St. Joseph in Killeen, Texas * Multi-cultural Parish near large Military Base * UP 14% vs. Prior Year OBSERVATIONS * You Can Count on Me works with any type of population, not just Hispanic * Program strengthens our commitment to our Church with the Scriptures CENSUS: Not necessary in subsequent years

46 You Can Count on Me! Track records at Sacred Heart Parish - Austin Parish vs Diocese Annual Annual First Increase Increase Collections Sacred Heart Diocesan Parishes 2013 vs % 6% 2014 vs % 4% 2015 vs % 2% 2016 vs % 4% 2017 vs % 0.48% 2018 vs weeks 5% 4%

47 LINKS Sacred Heart Parish Austin, Texas Parish Stewardship and Financial Statements HANDOUT: You Can Count On Me /Elizabeth s Plan Can%20Count%20On%20Me%20MASTER.pdf VIDEO and Homilies :

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