Dear Parishioners,
“The Lord has done great things for us, we are filled with joy.” (Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6) These words from last week’s Psalm were probably not on our lips during the past two years. Still the Lord has done great things for us. The god given intellectual gifts of our scientists coupled with the monetary support of our government have enabled many of us to survive these difficult times and see a light at the end of the tunnel. It’s not all over, but we are moving in the right direction.
I particularly want to thank you all for your prayers and support on behalf of the parish. Obviously, with the church closure and social distancing over a lengthy period of time, our income took a hit. Nevertheless, many of you stepped up and mailed in your weekly/monthly contributions, while still others signed up for online giving. (It sure beats writing a check each week.) Thanks so very much. I was so touched by your thoughtfulness and loyalty to St. Jane’s.
I have enclosed the financials for the parish Fiscal Year 2021 (see page 3 of the 1/31/2021 bulletin). This year’s were not too bad. But last year’s were. The parish had a FY2020 deficit of $273,646, and the school a deficit of $212,865. Fortunately, thanks to your generosity in past years, we had enough savings to weather the storm. This year the parish—even after the church provided deficit funding for the school—showed a modest surplus of $90,948 thanks to you and the financial aid from the federal government’s Payroll Protection Program.
This year we are keeping our head above the water. The end of September showed a modest surplus of $13,000 in our ordinary income. So, thank you for your continued support.
Finally, if your finances allow it, please prayerfully consider increasing your contributions to the parish. Thank you and God bless.
Fr. Carl
