Saugus CATHOLICS SAINT MARGARET BLESSED SACRAMENT TWO PARISHES, ONE FOCUS ON CHRIST 2017 Annual Report
A MESSAGE FROM FR. TIM Dear Parishioner, We are a Roman Catholic faith community. Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we worship God the Father by imitating Jesus His son. Strengthened by the Eucharist and the proclamation of the Gospel, we strive to bring all people closer to God by evangelizing through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy and lifelong faith formation. This statement proclaims the tone with which we strive as a people of faith, with the guidance of the Spirit, to build The City of God. As we come together in liturgy we celebrate our heritage, the unconditional love of God, we are fed in Word and Sacrament and we are sent forth to live what we have celebrated. As we look to the needs of the community we initiate programs of spirituality, education and service to strengthen us in our resolve to be like Christ and continue his mission. Through your generosity we have been able to expand our staff to reach out to areas that call for our attention. We have been able to hire a part time Finance and Operations Manager, a full time Youth Minister, and a part time Ministry Manager. The Ministry Manager was the last position filled. It is a relatively new position in the Archdiocese but one with great potential. The Ministry Manager oversees and strengthens the existing ministries, and develops new ones. Presently Linda Riley, the Ministry Manager, is involved with the bereavement ministry, strengthening and expanding the out reach program, assisting in the formation of a young adult group, and looking into a support group for grandparents raising their grandchildren. With the leadership of the Youth Minister, Scott Morin, we are in the process of building a strong and vibrant youth group and with the leadership of Peter Culhane, the Finance and Operations Manager, our collaborative is operating more efficiently and with greater transparency. These initiatives are undertaken to reach out to others as Christ would have us; witnessing to the ways of God as people looking for direction and healing. This report is presented to you to let you know where we stand and where we would like to be. Obviously we cannot build The City of God with out your help. We are asking you to prayerfully consider how you can best share your time treasure and talent. May God bless you and our efforts as we go about living his word and following his guidance. Sincerely in the Lord, Rev. Timothy J. Kelleher 2
Sacraments Sacramental Statistics (July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017) Blessed Sacrament Saint Margaret Number of Baptisms: 38 24 Number of First Communions: 62 16 Number of Confirmation Candidates: 73 45 Number of Marriages: 7 1 Number of Funerals: 80 33 Mass Attendance According to our records, the Saugus Catholics Collaborative has 3,384 families registered representing 8,256 individuals. The breakdown by parish is as follows: Families Individuals Blessed Sacrament 2,384 5,915 Saint Margaret 1,000 2,341 The Archdiocese reports that the average weekly attendance at Mass is 16% of registered Catholics. Based on weekly counts we take, approximately 953 parishioners attend Mass on average each week or 11.5% of our total. The breakdown by parish is as follows: Average Weekly % of Attendance Total Blessed Sacrament 685 12% Saint Margaret 268 11%
Collaborative Ministries... BLESSED SACRAMENT Adult Faith Formation Altar Servers Baptism Preparation Bereavement Committee CAMPS (Christ As My Personal Savior) Cancer Support Group Card Ministry Events Committee Eucharistic Ministers Helping Hands Committee Knights of Columbus Lectors SAINT MARGARET Liturgy Committee Music Ministry Nursing Home Outreach Pastoral Visitors RCIA Program Religious Education Social Justice Committee St. Stephen s Ministry St, Vincent de Paul Society Youth Ministry Women s Guild Ushers Collaborative Events... Adoration every Wednesday Annual Outdoor Mass & Cookout Catholic Summer Book Club Catholic Topics Fall Classes Christmas Calendar Raffle Christmas Flower Donations Christmas Stroll Confirmation Retreat 3-Days Connors Farm Corn Maze Dinner Dance 50s Night Founders Day Fr. Michael s Tech Support Classes Giving Tree Hallmark Health Hospital Visitations K of C Breakfast with Santa Keeping Christ in Christmas Posters Lenten Book Reviews Lenten Retreat Lenten Meager Meals Living Rosary Pilgrimage Monday Morning Bible Study Operation Troop Support Pennies from Heaven Pray the Scriptures w/fr. Tim Red Cross Blood Drives Religious Ed Ice Cream Social Spring & Christmas Choir Concerts St. Margaret s Annual Yard Sale St. Margaret s Feast Day Dinner Thanksgiving Turkey Donations Thursday Coffee Hour United Parish Food Pantry Walk for HAWC Walk for the Poor Waters of Healing Retreat Youth Ministry Lenten Food Fast Youth Ministry Sky Zone Outing High School Youth Group 4
Religious Education Blessed Sacrament Students Grade 1 26 Grade 2 56 Grade 3 31 Grade 4 23 Grade 5 26 Grade 6 23 Grade 7 48 Grade 8 33 Grade 9 50 Grade 10 80 Total: 396 Saint Margaret Students Grade 1 4 Grade 2 18 Grade 3 13 Grade 4 13 Grade 5 9 Grade 6 6 Grade 7 14 Grade 8 14 Grade 9 13 Grade 10 32 Total: 136 4
LOVE SERVE CONNECT + Youth Ministry seeks to foster the total personal and spiritual growth of each young person. + Youth Ministry seeks to draw young people to responsible participation in the life, mission, and the work of the faith community. + Youth Ministry empowers young people to become disciples of Jesus Christ who witness to their faith by living and working for justice, peace, and human dignity. Saugus Catholics Youth is the response of our Christian community to the specific needs of young people, and the sharing of the unique gifts of the youth with the larger community. Youth Ministry in the Saugus Catholics Collaborative is relational, multidimensional, holistic, and people-centered. Adolescence is a significant time in the development of the human person. Our collaborative community has an important role in building assets in youth and assisting youth to successfully complete the developmental task particular to adolescence. The presence of young people at our parish is a sign of hope and a great gift to us. Saugus Catholics Youth strives to promote quality programs, healthy relationships and functions for youth in grades 7-12. This inclusive ministry provides faith formation, social activities, retreats, and service projects as well as leadership training and mentoring. We offer many opportunities for our youth to grow within the Catholic community and with Jesus. Youth Ministry also supports and helps strengthens families through its comprehensive programs, services, and resources. The Youth Ministry process happens when a variety of people, through a team approach, share with one another their stories and their lives. By doing so, they share the story of our Creator.
COLLABORATIVE STAFF Rev. Timothy J. Kelleher frtimk@sauguscatholics.org Rev. Michael Farrell fr.michael@sauguscatholics.org Rev. Mr. Francis M. Gaffney dcn.frank@sauguscatholics.org Pastor Parochial Vicar Permanent Deacon SAUGUS CATHOLICS COLLABORATIVE Mission Statement We are a Roman Catholic faith community. Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we worship God the Father by imitating Jesus His son. Strengthened by the Eucharist and the proclamation of the Gospel, we strive to bring all people closer to God by evangelizing through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy and lifelong faith formation. Peter Culhane Ben DiScipio Collaborative Finance & Operations Manager pculhane@sauguscatholics.org Collaborative Music Director music@sauguscatholics.org Dottie Hensley Blessed Sacrament Parish Secretary dottie@sauguscatholics.org Scott Morin Collaborative Youth Minister ym@sauguscatholics.org Carol Nadeau Saint Margaret Parish Secretary + Religious Education Coordinator cnadeau@sauguscatholics.org Donna Zinna Linda Riley Blessed Sacrament Parish Religious Education Coordinator dzinna@sauguscatholics.org Collaborative Ministry Manager linda@sauguscatholic.org COLLABORATIVE PASTORAL COUNCIL Fr. Tim Kelleher frtimk@sauguscatholics.org Rich Guider gudge111@gmail.com Fr. Michael Farrell fr.michael@sauguscatholics.org Dawn Hunt markettomarket@comcast.net Deacon Frank Gaffney dcn.frank@sauguscatholics.org Gloria Johnson johnsongloria205@gmail.com Daneil Arinella darinella@gmail.com Joe Johnson joejohnson@comcast,net Paul Berthiaume sirpaul1952@msn.com Scott Morin ym@sauguscatholics.org Paul Cacciola Paul.cacciola@deltaww.com Paul Pantano drpipantano@comcast.net Ann Carozza doucettegirl@aol.com Marjorie Quinn mquinn7@partners.org Peter Culhane pculhane@sauguscatholics.org Kim Trabucco ktrabucco@comcast.net Ben DiScipio music@sauguscatholics.org Donna Zinna dzinna@sauguscatholics.org COLLABORATIVE FINANCE COUNCILS Blessed Sacrament Saint Margaret Fr. Tim Kelleher frtimk@sauguscatholics.org Fr. Tim Kelleher frtimk@sauguscatholics.org Peter Culhane pculhane@sauguscatholics.org Peter Culhane pculhane@sauguscatholics.org Phil Barbanti philb199@aol.com Eillen Mahoney nanasaugus1@aol.com Dottie Hensley dottie@sauguscatholics.org Anna Swain enjoylifetoday81@comcast.net Paul Lacerda shawna2006@verizon.net Joe Vinard jbankerjoe360@msn.com Lauraine Supino lauraine2s1@verizon.net
Saugus Catholics Collaborative Summary of Financial Results Dear Parishioner, As our logo states, the Saugus Catholics Collaborative is made up of two unique parishes with one focus on our savior Jesus Christ. From a financial perspective however, it is important for you to know that both parishes maintain their own financial identity. All donations made to a parish remain within that parish and each parish is responsible for paying its own bills. Blessed Sacrament and Saint Margaret have their own finance councils advising Fr. Tim and keep separate financial statements. As the finance manager for the collaborative, I am pleased to report that due to the generosity of many parishioners at both parishes, our faith community is on solid financial ground as we continue into our fourth year together. On the next few pages is a summary of the recent financial results for both parishes of our collaborative as well as our plan for the current year. Our fiscal year runs from July 1 st to the following June 30 th, so our most recent year ended on June 30, 2017. The good news is offertory donations at both parishes increased from the previous year and came in above our financial plan for last year. Offertory donations at Blessed Sacrament were up by 3% from the previous year and were also above plan by 3%. Offertory donations at Saint Margaret rose by 4% from the previous year and were also 4% above plan as we assumed no increase in offertories at either parish. Saint Margaret also benefited from a new source of revenue last year as the Post Office is paying rent to the parish for the use of its parking lot. This helped total revenues increase by a little more than $20,000 or by 8%. Despite this increase in revenue at Saint Margaret, the parish still reported a net loss of $5,751 last year while Blessed Sacrament reported a net profit of $1,712. The primary reason for this result is the expense sharing formula for collaborative-level expenses which was 60% to Blessed Sacrament and 40% to Saint Margaret. Both finance councils reviewed this in July and a recommendation was made to change the formula to 65% Blessed Sacrament and 35% Saint Margaret. The rationale behind this change is the ability of each parish to pay its bills. Actual Offertory, Grand Annual and Rental income, the primary sources of revenue for a parish, totaled $404,351 last year at Blessed Sacrament and $218,889 at Saint Margaret. That is a 65%/35% breakdown exactly. This is the new formula that we are using for the current fiscal year. As for the other financial assumptions in the budget for the current fiscal year, once again we are assuming no increase in offertory donations and this year we are cutting our assumption for Grand Annual donations by 10% at both parishes to better reflect historical averages. On the expense side, there are no changes to collaborative or parish staffing levels, however salaries and benefits expense will increase slightly as our new part-time ministry manager will be here for an entire year and not just two months in the previous fiscal year. Still, both parishes are expected to breakeven in the current fiscal year which ends next June 30, 2018. We are very excited about the year in front of us. We hope you join us as we continue to attempt to make our collaborative a strong, vibrant, warm and a welcoming spiritual home where all are welcome. Your Brother in Christ, Peter Culhane Finance & Operations Manager Saugus Catholics Collaborative
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Collaborative Financial Information BLESSED SACRAMENT SAINT MARGARET Revenue & Expense Pie Charts for both Parishes Blessed Sacrament Revenue Saint Margaret Revenue Grand Annual 10% Grand Annual 11% Offertory 63% Other 7% Shrines/Flowers 3% Sacramental Offerings 9% Gifts & Bequests 2% Religious Education 6% Offertory 64% Other 6% Religious Rent Education 5% 3% Shrines/Flowers 2% Sacramental Offerings 8% Gifts & Bequests 1% Salaries & Benefits 59% Blessed Sacrament Expenses Office Supplies 9% Other 2% Central Ministry Tithe 5% Utilities/Water 7% Property Insurance 3% Maint Grounds/Buildings 8% Pastoral/Liturgical 7% Salaries & Benefits 61% Saint Margaret Expenses Other 1% Office Supplies 9% Utilities/Water 6% Central Ministry Tithe 5% Property Insurance 4% Maint Grounds/Buildings 10% Pastoral/Liturgical 4% 6
BLESSED SACRAMENT SAINT MARGARET Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 pm Saturday: 4:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am Sunday: 9:30 am Sunday: 11:00 am Sunday: 6:00 pm Youth Mass T h ur, Fri & S at: 9:00 am M on, Tue & W ed : 9: 00 am Reconciliation The sacrament is offered at both parishes every Saturday from 3:15 pm to 3:45 pm Baptisms The sacrament is conferred on the third Sunday of the month at alternating churches. Contract the Collaborative Office in advance in order that an information packet may be sent to you. Anointing of the Sick The sacrament is offered at each church on a monthly basis. At St. Margaret s on the first Saturday after the 4:00 pm Saturday Vigil Mass during March, May, July, September and November. At Blessed Sacrament on the first Sunday after the 11:00 am Mass during February, April, June, August, October and December. Please avail yourselves of the chance to receive the grace of this sacrament, especially if you suffer from chronic illness, or will be undergoing tests, surgery or other medical procedures. 6