Together We Are Creating
Great Church
Your Sunday Giving Commitment Pledge Impact
Consider the impact Old St. Patrick’s Church has in your life. Where would you be without Old St. Patrick’s Church? Your annual pledge and subsequent gifts to the SGC support numerous life-giving programs and ministries each and every day. Though you may participate in one or many of these programs or ministries, your pledge is a way to support every vital component of Old St. Pat’s that makes great church possible for all!
Spiritual Faith Development
- Right of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)
- Sunday Liturgy
- Beloved Retreat
- Women’s Spirituality
- Spiritual Companionship
- Centering Prayer
- Scripture Study
- Partners Religious Education Program
Enriching Communities
- Interreligious Understanding
- Zip Code Gatherings
- Jewish-Catholic Couples Dialogue Group
- Young Adult Ministries
- Interfaith Family Schools
- College Ministry
- Encore
Transforming Lives
- Center for Social Concerns
- Community Outreach
- Giving Tree
- Pastoral Care Ministries
- Horizons For Youth
- Career Transitions Center
- Harmony, Hope & Healing
- The Cara Program
Reaching Across Borders with Global Impact
- Haiti Earthquake Relief
- Global Alliance for Africa
- Coprodeli USA
- Friends of Fabretto
- LIFT (Leading India’s Future Today)
For more information on the collection of programs, ministries, and outreach opportunities available at Old St. Patrick’s Church, please refer to the online Resource Guide at http://oldstpats.org/resource-guide/.
Resources to Support Great Church:
Hosting a vibrant church experience in the heart of the city is an expensive proposition. The staff and leaders of Old St. Pat’s are incredibly conscientious of your gifts to this mission and have diligently held expenses at levels from 2007, without negatively affecting the quality of the programs and offerings.
In 2011, the budgeted expenses are expected to total $2,660,000. The following charts show the breakdown of revenue and expenses:
|
2011 BUDGETED REVENUE |
|
| SGC Annual Pledges | $ 1,633,640.00 |
| Sunday Collections | $ 686,360.00 |
| Other Income* | $ 195,000.00 |
| Christmas & Easter | $ 145,000.00 |
|
2011 BUDGETED EXPENSES |
|
| General** | $ 510,000.00 |
| Faith Formation | $ 476,000.00 |
| Buildings & Grounds | $ 400,000.00 |
| Liturgy & Music | $ 375,000.00 |
| Reserve*** | $ 250,000.00 |
| Administration & Finance | $ 195,000.00 |
| Center for Social Concerns | $ 165,000.00 |
| Communications & Hospitality | $ 125,000.00 |
| Building Repairs | $ 90,000.00 |
| Member Services | $ 49,000.00 |
| Information Systems | $ 25,000.00 |
* Other income includes stipends received from weddings, funerals and baptisms, as well as appeals and interest earned.
** This category of expense includes property and casualty insurance, priests’ retirement fund, and Old St. Patrick’s commitment to the good works of theArchdiocese that supports programs such as, but not limited to, prison ministries, and the Office of Peace and Justice.
*** A modest reserve for unanticipated events. If the reserve is not used it is rolled forward for future use.
