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Finance Council
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Purpose: The Parish Financial Council is a group of parishioners whose purpose is to assist the pastor in rendering an account of the parish finances to the local ordinary and to the faithful of the parish. They also assist the pastor by providing council concerning the general care and administration of parish property and finances.
Qualifications: A council member is a person who:
* Is a Catholic in good sacramental standing in the Church
* Is a Catholic mature in faith and of excellent character, who show reverence and love for the Eucharist is excited by the changing times of the Church and would like to be a positive influence and guide for our parish.
* Meets the Boston Archdiocese requirements of current CORI, VIRTUS – Protecting God’s Children Training, and signed Code of Conduct form on file.
Members are appointed by the Pastor. If you are interested in serving on the Parish Finance Council please contact Fr. Bob 978-352-2024 or email RPoitras@parishmail.com
Meetings are held once a month from September – June of each year. All Finance Council and sub committee meetings are closed to the parish. The bulletin does announce our next meeting time.
The following are our Finance Council Members for 2011-2012
| Bob Apprich |
| Jim Biagioni |
| Kevin Bisson |
| Don Coleman |
| Frank D'Aloisio |
| Diane Loehle |
| Chuck Trotta |
| Tom Parisi |
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It may seem that the Church is always asking for donations. While it is true that without donations the Parish doesn’t have the resources necessary to carry out the mission to “Spread the Gospel” each type of offertory is for individual needs. Many people are confused as to what collection is for what and how are they different from each other. Our hope is that this brief explanation will help as you make your donation choices.
Explanation of the different types of collections
Yearly Second Collections
2011 Grand Annual Collection
2012 Fuel Collection
FY11 Annual Report
Offertory Budget vs Actual |
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Archdiocese of Boston Collections |
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Archdiocese of Boston requests that each parish take up several collections each year to support important missionary endeavors around the world. Here is the list of those collections and the amount of money received from St. Mary's and sent directly to the Archdiocese of Boston in support.
| Date |
Collection Name |
Description |
Amount Collected
this fiscal year
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| July 10, 2011 |
Catholic University |
The Catholic University of America (CUA) and its scholarship fund for needy students. CUA, located in Washington, D.C., is the national university of the Catholic Church. Many priests and professional lay ministers throughout the US obtain their education from CUA. For more information, please visit www.cua.edu. |
$ 149.00 |
July 24, 2011 &
February 22, 2012 |
Church in Africa & Church
in Central & Easter Europe |
These collections help the Church spread God and train Church leaders of tomorrow,
help needy families materially and spiritually, rebuild churches that have fallen, and
support the sisters and brothers who have suffered for the faith. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/churchinafrica and www.usccb.org/aee. |
$ 4,427.50 |
| August 7, 2011 |
The Catholic Relief Services |
Catholic Relief Services supports emergency relief, human development, and peace
initiatives in 99 countries around the world, where nearly half the population lives on
less than $2.00 a day. The collection funds the ministries of five Catholic Church
organizations: Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic Legal Immigration Network,
Inc. (CLINIC), Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), Social Development and
World Peace (SDWP), and The Holy Father’s Relief Fund. For more information,
please visit www.usccb.org/crscollection. |
$ 1,720.00 |
September 11, 2011 &
January 29, 2012 |
Church in Latin America |
This collection supports various pastoral projects throughout Latin America and the
Caribbean. The Collection for the Church in Latin America funds the work of
evangelization, formation of laity, religious and seminarians, as well as youth
ministry and catechesis. Please visit www.usccb.org/latinamerica for more information. |
$ 4,402.50 |
| October 23, 2011 |
World Mission Sunday |
By Baptism, all Catholics are called to participate in the mission of the Church and
share their faith as missionaries. World Mission Sunday gathers support for the
pastoral and evangelizing programs and needs of more than 1,150 mission
dioceses in Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and remote regions of Latin America.
The funds gathered on World Mission Sunday are distributed in the pope’s name
by the Society for the Propagation of the Faith—a Pontifical Mission Society. Please
visit www.propfaithboston.org for more information. |
$ 1,848.00 |
| November 6, 2011 |
Campaign for
Human Development |
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), works to uphold the
dignity of human life by breaking the cycle of poverty across the United States
through grants to local community-based groups who create jobs, improve education, and strengthen neighborhoods. Twenty-five percent of the CCHD collection stays in the Archdiocese of Boston to fund local anti-poverty projects; seventy-five percent supports national grant and education programs. For more information, please visit www.usccb.org/cchd. |
$ 1,696.00 |
| November 20, 2011 |
Retired Religious Sisters |
This collection is used to assist religious communities to provide for the retirement
and health care needs of Sisters who have served in the Archdiocese. Please take
this opportunity to say thank you to Sisters who have served the Church of Boston
so generously for so many years. Your contribution does make a difference. For
more information, please contact Sister Marian Batho, CSJ, Delegate for Religious
at 617-746-5637 or
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
, or please visit
www.retiredreligious.org. |
$ 2,756.00 |
| December 25, 2011 |
Christmas:
Clergy Benefit Trust |
The Christmas Collection supports the retirement, medical and financial needs of
priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. These priests have given their lives to
faithfully serve Christ, the Church and you. Please be generous to this important
collection. For more information, please visit www.CareForSeniorPriests.org. |
$19,774.00 |
| January 15, 2012 |
Special Collection Sunday |
Purpose to be determined each year by the Cardinal Archbishop. For 2012, the
collection will go to support the work of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of
Boston. This ministry is focused on support of children and families as well as
newly arrived immigrants in the Archdiocese. Programs include food pantries,
residential care for women and children in poverty, substance abuse counseling
and assistance with rent and heating oil. Catholic Charities regularly serves over
175,000 people each year. It is focused on direct personal and social support
of those in need. |
$ 2,005.00 |
| April 6, 2012 |
Holy Land Shrines |
The Good Friday collection supports the sacred places and the educational,
charitable and peace seeking ministries of the Church in the Holy Land. |
$ 1,624.00 |
| April 8, 2012 |
Easter:
Clergy Benefit Trust |
The Easter Collection supports the retirement, medical and financial needs of
priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. These priests have given their lives to
faithfully serve Christ, the Church and you. Please be generous to this important
collection. |
$20,096.50 |
| August 28, 2011 & April 29, 2012 |
Home Missions &
Black & Native American |
The Home Missions collection subsidizes the evangelization and formation
activities of mission diocese. The Black and Native American collection
strengthens evangelization and outreach which would otherwise be in danger
of disappearing among the Black, American Indian, Eskimo, and Aleut
communities of the United States. For more information, please visit
www.usccb.org/hm or www.milarch.org. |
$ 4,303.50 |
| May 20, 2012 |
Communications |
This collection supports the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC). If
Jesus Christ were on earth today, how would he spread his message of
salvation? Wouldn’t he use all communication vehicles to share the Good
News? The Catholic Communication Campaign believes Jesus would use as
many means as possible, and that is why its supports projects that use the
entire array of media tools available today to evangelize and promote Gospel
values. Please visit www.USCCB.org/ccc for more information. |
Not Yet |
| May 27, 2012 |
Seminarians |
This collection supports the formation and training of seminarians in the
Archdiocese of Boston for service, we pray, as future priests. We are blessed
that many are responding to the call to serve as priests. Please be generous
to support these seminarians on their journey toward their ordination to the
priesthood. For more information, please visit www.VocationsBoston.org. |
Not Yet |
| June 3, 2012 |
Clergy Benefit Trust |
This collection supports the retirement, medical and financial needs of priests
of the Archdiocese of Boston. These priests have given their lives to faithfully
serve Christ, the Church and you. |
Not Yet |
| June 24, 2012 |
Holy Father - Peter's Pence |
The Peter's Pence, enables the Holy Father to respond with emergency
financial assistance to requests for aid to needy throughout the world - those
who suffer as a result of war, oppression, and natural disasters. Please visit www.usccb.org/ppc for more information. |
$ 165.00 |
Last Updated 4-30-12 |
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