Newsletter - 2011 Feb

Volume 16, Issue 1
February 2011
Page 1
ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE PASTOR
Each January I am required to render an account to our Bishop of my
pastoral stewardship of his parish of St. Ann. Each February I render an excerpted account
of this archdiocesan pastoral report to you.
I want to thank Fr. Heim, Fr. Povish, Sr. Marie Rose Gibson, RSM, and our Parish
Staff who helped me minister to you in 2010.
SAINT ANN PARISH NEWSLETTER
Thanks also to our Parish Councils, the staff of Holy Family School and all our
parishioners who have taken on leadership roles in our parish organizations, as well as all
our members who serve Christ and His Body the Church in parish ministries.
Fr. John J. Newns
Parish Population
HOUSEHOLDS
Registered within the year
Removed within the year
Gain (Loss) for the year
Total Households
2009
2010
103
130
(27)
126
89
37
1947
1984
MEMBERS
2009
Gain (Loss) for the year
(30)
2010
142
Total Members
5789
5931
One person households
2009
418
2010
425
Breakdown of Member Statistics 2010
Age
Males Females Total Percentage
0-5
227
260
487
8.21%
6 - 12
352
373
725
12.22%
13 - 18
256
237
493
8.31%
19 - 29
327
370
697
11.75%
30 - 39
405
439
844
14.23%
40 - 49
481
550
1031
17.38%
50 - 59
346
354
700
11.80%
60 - 69
190
189
379
6.39%
70 - 79
93
127
220
3.71%
Over 80
72
108
180
3.03%
Unknown
89
86
175
2.95%
Totals
2838
3093
5931
100%
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Liturgy
Average at weekly Sunday Mass
Average at Daily Mass
Easter Mass Attendance
Christmas Mass Attendance
Average at Holy Day Masses
Total of Communions
distributed this year
Education
2009
1338
45
2663
2764
604
2010
1334
40
2628
2731
600
81,500
92,000
Persons receiving monthly
Communion Visits at home
Persons receiving monthly
Visits in institutions
46
30
562
406
Individual Hospital Visits By a Priest
Emergency Calls
Non-Emergency
Emergency Response Time (Minutes)
21
86
14
23
88
19
Funerals at St. Ann Church
Internments at St. Ann Cemetery
“Right of Burial” Purchases
47
56
22
40
55
22
ADULT PARTICIPANTS
Cana Programs (Couples)
Pre-Jordan Programs
Liturgical Ministers Formation
Scripture Studies
RCIA Program
Adult Confirmation Program
Youth Confirmation Parents Program
First Eucharist Parents Program
First Penance Parents Program
2009
16
90
96
47
10
0
0
80
80
2010
15
64
82
56
10
0
60
85
175
YOUTH
St. Ann Students at HFS
Students in our PREP Program
Wkly/Children’s Liturgy
Wkly/Junior High Youth Group
Wkly/Senior High Youth Group
2009
245
315
46
30
25
2010
245
342
40
60
40
Parish Life
PARISH MINISTRIES
Active groups & ministries
Positions filled
Positions filled by Males
Positions filled by Females
2009
96
1147
395
752
2010
98
1059
372
687
PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS
Parish Council
Finance Council
Stewardship Council
2009
8
6
9
2010
8
6
9
Sacraments
Baptisms
Confirmations
First Reconciliations
First Communions
Anointings
Marriages
2009
95
6
91
91
255
14
2010
97
77
92
92
281
19
Parish Personnel
EMPLOYEES
Full Time
Part Time
2009
7
11
2010
6
9
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PARISH CONTRIBUTIONS
2009
Average number of families who gave weekly
432
Families who gave for Easter
702
Families who gave for Christmas
686
Families who gave at least once this year
1244
Collections for St. Ann Parish
$922,239.67
Amount Given
Number of Contributing
Registered households for the Year
2010
442
647
757
1283
$982,826.99
Percentage of
Registered Households
2009
2010
2010
No recordable donation
866
701
35.33%
0.01 - 25.00
147
114
5.75%
25.01 - 50.00
91
96
4.84%
50.01 - 75.00
43
45
2.27%
75.01 - 100.00
64
68
3.43%
100.01 - 200.00
147
153
7.71%
200.01 - 300.00
131
116
5.85%
300.01 - 400.00
77
105
5.29%
400.01 - 500.00
69
68
3.43%
500.01 -600.00
64
55
2.77%
600.01 - 700.00
46
57
2.87%
700.01 - 800.00
39
48
2.42%
800.01 - 900.00
28
28
1.41%
900.01 - 1000.00
38
30
1.51%
1000.01-1500.00
108
107
5.39%
1500.01-2000.00
42
71
3.58%
2000.01-2500.00
36
23
1.16%
2500.01-3500.00
24
45
2.27%
3500.01-10,000.00
47
51
2.57%
10,000.01 - 20,000.00
3
3
.15%
TOTALS
2110
1984
100.00%
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CHARITY DONATIONS
2010
TIME
TITLE
SCOPE
AMOUNT
January
Catholic Relief Services
Global
2,299.00
February
Aged & Infirm Priests
Archdiocese
2,559.00
March
Church in Eastern Europe
Global
1,461.00
March
Church in Africa
Global
1,242.00
Lent
Operation Rice Bowl
Global
5,416.64
Good Friday
Holy Places
Global
1,616.00
April
Home Missions
USA & Caribbean
1,603.00
May
Catholic Charities Appeal
Archdiocese
11,840.00
June
Peter’s Pence
Global
1,558.00
July
Catholic Campaign for Human Development
National
1,535.00
August
Mission Cooperative Appeal
Global
3,263.00
September
Black & Indian Missions
USA & Caribbean
1,655.00
October
Mission Sunday
Global
1,771.00
November
St. Charles Seminary
Archdiocese
Direct Mailing
December
Religious Retirement Fund
National
2,744.00
Needy Family Fund
Local Families
21,797.00
Good Samaritan Shelter
Local Charities
744.00
St. Mary’s Shelter
Local Charities
1,097.00
The Clinic
Local Charities
388.00
PACS
Local Charities
639.00
A Baby’s Breath
Local Charities
926.00
Total
66,153.64
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Statement of Operating Revenue & Expenditures
Current Fiscal Year Current Budget
07/01/10 - 12/31/10 07/01/10 - 12/31/10
$517,621
$515,647
$40,625
$25,739
-$29,535
-$1,022
OPERATING REVENUE
Church Collections
Other Income
Cemetery Operations
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE
$528,711
7/1/10 - 12/31/10
Previous Year
07/01/09 - 12/31/09
$509,854
$ 26,601
$ 2,659
$540,364
$539,114
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
Diocesan Assessment
$42,120
$42,120
$41,200
Payroll
$158,756
$159,082
$149,707
Payroll Taxes & Fringe Benefits
$39,069
$45,501
$43,390
Administration
$81,024
$90,538
$70,843
Maintenance & Repairs
$27,437
$17,579
$18,521
Utilities
$22,924
$101,502
$33,349
$101,502
$21,930
$83,077
$472,832
$489,671
$428,668
$55,879
$50,693
$110,446
Holy Family School Subsidy
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES
EXCESS OPERATING REVENUE
(EXPENDITURES)
Statement of Total Receipts & Expenditures
Operating Cash Balance 7/01/10
$104,497
Add:
Excess Operating Revenue
$55,879
Diocesan Collections
$10,907
Extraordinary Collections
$8,568
Total Additions
$75,354
Long Term Liabilities 12/31/10
Griffin Hall Loan
McCallum House Loan
Deduct:
Truck Loan
Diocesan Collections
$10,907
Loan Payments
$16,364
Facilities
$10,050
Cemetery Endowed Care
$4,300
Total Deductions
$21,500
$6,108
$152,421
$41,621
Operating Cash Balance 12/31/10
Operating Accounts
Cemetery Improvement Acct
Operating Cash Balance 12/31/10
$124,813
$138,230
$131,827
$6,403
$138,230
Page 6
PARISH RENEWAL 2011
T
his is the third year that our parish renewal process is occurring during Lent with the
overall focus on Baptism and the three sacramentals of Easter: Fire, Water and Oil.
“Light the Fire” (Fire) centered on allowing God’s love to ignite the fire of the Holy Spirit
within us – to get us excited about our faith.
“Take the Plunge,” (Water) asked each one of us to consider taking the plunge into some new or
additional measure for letting God into our lives.
“Anointed with Vision, Anointed for Mission” (Oil) is our theme
for this year. Anointing with oil occurs during our sacraments of
Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders and the Anointing of the Sick.
During the parish renewal we will explore what it means in our
every day lives to be “anointed.”
The Parish Renewal begins for the entire parish on March 12. Each
weekend we will have materials available for your consideration
about how we use our Time, Talents and Tangibles .
Check out our bulletin and website for a complete overview of the
Renewal.
We invite you to participate in our renewal and hopefully find ways that assist you in deepening your
relationship with the Lord.
Parish Ministry Fair
March 27 in Griffin Hall from 8 AM to 1 PM
Come and see the goodness of the Lord at St. Ann Parish.
Representatives from all our parish groups will
be on hand to talk with you about the work they do.
There is nothing to buy and no pressure to join.
Have a complimentary beverage and snack.
Children are welcome in the play area while you browse the displays .
Door prizes are drawn three times during the fair.
Tickets are handed out just for visiting.
It is worth the trip to see this bird’s eye view of our church community.
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MEET MADELYN O’HARA
By Jen Raker
Getting to Know Madelyn O’Hara
We warmly welcome Madelyn O’Hara to St. Ann Parish as our new
Coordinator for Adult Faith Formation. Originally hailing from
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in Art
History and Elementary Education from the University of Michigan.
She also received a religion certification from St. Charles Borromeo
Seminary and has earned credits in its Religious Studies Graduate
Program. She has three teenagers attending Pope John Paul II High
School in Royersford.
Local Involvement
A current parishioner of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta in Limerick,
Madelyn was a former parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi in
Norristown, where she taught second through eighth grades and served as a Coordinator of Religious
Education. Following that, she was the Director of Pastoral Services at Holy Cross and St. Madeleine
Sophie Parishes in Philadelphia and has been a substitute teacher at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish,
St. Helena Parish in Blue Bell, and St. Titus Parish in East Norriton.
Responsibilities
Madelyn is responsible for all parish adult formation. This includes coordinating Sacramental
Preparation Programs such as RCIA, Adult Confirmation, Pre-Cana and Pre-Jordan as well as working
with the Liturgical Ministers. She will also be coordinating First Penance and First Communion for the
youth of our parish. As a facilitator of the required Safe Environment Training we will now be able to
offer these sessions to all our volunteers who work in parish youth programs.
Personal Interests
Outside of parish life, Madelyn enjoys art, classical music, movies, theater, running and other outdoor
activities. Earlier in life, she was a rower, cross-country skier and ice hockey player.
Madelyn is very excited to be working at St. Ann’s. She looks forward to meeting parishioners and
serving our parish. Madelyn can be reached at [email protected].
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Thank You
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Fr. John J. Newns, Pastor
Contributors
Lisa Burghardt
Monica Moyer
Jen Raker
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HAPPY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
C
ongratulations to Carol Kolb and Cindy Bird, two of our PREP Catechists, who on Sunday,
January 9th received catechetical awards from Cardinal Rigali in recognition for their years
of volunteer service in parish religious education. Carol received the St. Pius X award for
teaching religious education for ten years and Cindy received the St. John Neumann award
for teaching for five years. Both are an inspiration for their dedication to the children of our parish
and to the PREP program
Picture above are our PREP catechists who attended the Mass and ceremony at
the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul in Philadelphia.
L—R: Stephanie Bahr, Pam Romero, Lucy Pawlowski, Cindy Bird,
Gregg Byrne, and Carol Kolb.