At the recent Pastoral Council meeting, members shared the criticisms they had received from parishioners about the annual financial report that had been mailed to each registered household. The published report was not satisfactory as it was very difficult to understand. Easily it could have suggested that we were hiding realities from you. Quite the contrary. Most of us on the Finance Council and the parish staff are not happy with the format that is suggested for distribution. In mid-January, Ms. Janice Harris, the parish bookkeeper will assist the Finance Council and me to put together a report on the financial realities of the first two quarters of the current fiscal year that began July 1, 2006 and concludes on June 30, 2007. This report will be mailed to each registered household. These financial reports I will not have printed in the weekly bulletin since these publications often find themselves in unusual places.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Second Financial Quarter Report
At the recent Pastoral Council meeting, members shared the criticisms they had received from parishioners about the annual financial report that had been mailed to each registered household. The published report was not satisfactory as it was very difficult to understand. Easily it could have suggested that we were hiding realities from you. Quite the contrary. Most of us on the Finance Council and the parish staff are not happy with the format that is suggested for distribution. In mid-January, Ms. Janice Harris, the parish bookkeeper will assist the Finance Council and me to put together a report on the financial realities of the first two quarters of the current fiscal year that began July 1, 2006 and concludes on June 30, 2007. This report will be mailed to each registered household. These financial reports I will not have printed in the weekly bulletin since these publications often find themselves in unusual places.
