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Our Justice and Peace ministry attempts to respond to needs of the poor and
marginalized in Tulsa and beyond. It is coordinated and
chaired by Deacon Richard Campbell. Accomplishments during the
past twelve months July 2006 to June 2007 are as follows:
The
parish responded 208 times in the amount of $14,789.88 to needy
individuals and families. The help provided was for rent,
utility bills, medical expenses, transportation needs, etc. of this
amount, $1,288.68 was used to assist parishioners.
Food
commitment Sundays took place twice during the year and 311 parish
families participated in providing groceries weekly to Catholic
Charities and/or Western Neighbors. The groceries came from food
items brought to Mass each Sunday. An additional $9,325 was allocated to
Catholic Charities Food Pantry and Western Neighbors.
Numerous donations of clothing, school supplies, blankets
and household items from special collections were provided for the
needy.
Eleven
of our parishioners pack and/or deliver meals to the sick and
elderly through the Meals on Wheels program in South Tulsa and in the
Jenks area. In addition, $4,800 was donated to this program
from the parish.
On
the fourth Sunday each month, parishioners provided and served meals to
the homeless at the Day Care Shelter. Each Tuesday a parishioner
transports donuts from the pastry shops to the Day Care
Center for the Homeless. In addition, the parish also
donated $4,200 to the Day Care Center to help with operating expenses.
The parish provided cookies, entertainment and volunteers for the Day
Center’s Annual Christmas party.
The Thanksgiving Day collection of $1,595
is being used for construction of Habitat House #8 that is expected to
be built in the spring of 2008. Typically fifteen to eighteen months are
required to collect the $40,000 needed to begin construction.
Funds are being solicited for house #9. We currently have
$1,895.98 on hand. Anyone who wishes to make a memorial donation in
memory of a loved one can make checks payable to St. Bernard’s House
#9 to the attention of Deacon Campbell. Your gift will be
acknowledged.
The Christian Foundation for Children and Aging
received $12,300 for the thirty Guatemala children or young adults whom
St. Bernard’s sponsored during the year. Pictures and addresses
are available at the Justice and Peace Office for any parishioners who
would like to correspond with one or more of these children or young
adults. In addition, several parishioners sponsor other children from
CFCA on a monthly basis.
The
annual Catholic Charities appeal yielded a pledge from parish members of
304 gifts amounting to $107,855 during October 2006. The number of donations for this appeal represents about 25%
of parish households.
Parishioners
made 292 pledges to the Catholic Charities Mission of Hope Campaign
totaling $825,528 far exceeding St Bernard’s target amount of
$475,000.
Approximately
26% of registered families, pledged $88,234.90 to the Annual
Diocesan Development Fund. This is a decrease from the
previous year when pledges totaled $98,628.65.
Diocesan Collections:
Church in Central and Eastern Europe, $2,570
Catholic University of America, $1,270
World Missions collection $2,196
Catholic Campaign for Human Development $2,071
Black and Indian Mission collection $2,078
Good Friday Holy Land collection $2,435
Catholic Communication Campaign collection $1,323
Collection for infirm priests $3,788
Thanksgiving Day collection for Habitat House #8 $1,595
Collection for Retired Religious $4,472
Priest Retirement collection $6,575
Church in Latin America collection $2,061
Catholic Relief Services $1,943
Catholic Home Missions collection $2,533
Franciscan Mission collection $4,845
Birthright collection $1,853
Holy Father’s Peter Pence collection $2,071
Annual Father’s day collection $2,984 - used for Habitat House #8
Rice Bowl collections $6,016 of which $4,512 was sent to Catholic Relief
Services and the balance was allocated for Habitat House #8
Three blood drives were held with the assistance of the Red Cross with 169
pints of blood collected. The
blood drives were held in September and November of 2006 and February of
2007.
St.
Bernard’s parishioners were involved in worship services at Connors
State Prison in Hominy and the David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center in
Tulsa.
CROP
WALK received a donation from the parish of $1,000 to benefit the
hungry.
Numerous
baby items and supplies were collected for the Madonna House.
The
Thanksgiving and Christmas Adopt-A-Family project saw $19,658 being
donated with the majority of the money coming from parishioners. In all 800 families were assisted.
Saint
Bernard’s co-sponsored a Christmas party and provided some 200 gifts
for abused children from Family and Children Services.
Finally
in addition to the above our parish has contributed the following
money:
$15,300 - St. Elizabeth’s, Lodge, St. Joseph’s Residence
and Madonna House
$4,800
- Domestic Violence Intervention Services and Call Rape Inc
$3,600
- Adopt-a parish to help support St. Joseph’s parish in Stigler
$2,400
- in support of St. Francis Parish in Tulsa
$3,600
- Neighbor for Neighbor in North Tulsa
$900
- Newman Center on the University of Tulsa Campus
$500
- Oklahoma Coalition for the repeal of capital punishment
$6,000
- Tulsa Metropolitan Ministry
$4,800
- Missionary Sisters of Charity
$1,800
- North Tulsa Family Learning Center
$500
- Tulsa Youth Services
$250
- Criminal Justice System (Kairos)
$4,400
- Lugazi Diocese in Africa
$1,100
- Thanksgiving adopt-a-family
$1,300
- Christmas adopt-a-family
$1,000
- Food for the Poor
$
6,000 - San Miguel School
ANOTHER
VERY BUSY YEAR!
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Religious
Education, Adult Education, RCIA and Youth Activities Report
For
2006-2007
Children’s
Education Program-Sharon Lechtenberg, Director
Enrollment in the religious education program from pre-school - age 3
to the
12th grade totaled 627 young people. These
classes met 28-30 times in 57
classes
in four sessions on Sunday and one on Wednesdays. Teachers and
aides numbered 106 volunteers for the 2006-2007 year.
Sacramental Celebrations-
First Reconciliation and Communion - 74 children prepared for and
received these sacraments.
Confirmation - 70 persons celebrated this
sacrament on May 6, 2007. This
program consists of two retreats, several group
service projects, and individual
candidate interviews along with regular
classes.
Vacation Bible School held in June 2007 had 133 children participating.
The
volunteer staff needed for VBS totaled 75 adults and youth working as
teachers, aides, craft workers, recreation helpers etc.
Adult
Programs-
Adult Sunday morning scripture classes
met regularly with Deacon Alan
Mikell with 35 people in attendance. The
classes were based on the Sunday
readings and other selected materials.
Father Jewitt met with the parents of the children preparing for First
Reconciliation and
First Communion for 10 classes with approximately 100 parents in attendance.
Catholic Issues classes
met regularly on Sunday mornings with Joe and
Karen Guzman.
Miscellaneous classes and activities for adults were the following-
Baptism
classes
with Father Jewitt and Bob and Jane Bookout were taught four times
during the year. Further development
of Small
Church Communities by Virginia Johnson and her core team.
Preschool-Phyllis
Webb, Director
Saint Bernard’s Pre-school had 45 children
enrolled. Staffing for
the school
included seven teachers for six classes.
The school accepts children from
the age of two through five.
RCIA-Rosemarie
Gulla, Director
During
the Easter Vigil in April 2007, 12 adults joined the Church with 12
other people serving as their sponsors.
In addition three youths also joined the Church during Easter
2007.
Youth
Activities-Chad
Taber, Director
The
Middle School Youth Group met weekly in the Dawg House with 8-10 young
people typically in attendance. Other
activities had average attendance of 10-15 middle school students.
High
School Youth Group met three times each week. Bible
study had an average attendance of 15-20.
The summer retreat had 8 youth and 4 adults in attendance.
The annual Six Flags Over Texas trip held June 19 attracted 40
middle and high school students. Additional youth activities included the TEC retreat program,
the Diocesan Youth Rally and services projects.
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PARISH
OPERATING RESULTS FOR 2006 - 2007
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INCOME |
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Actual |
Budget |
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Operating |
$1,425,945 |
$1,242,100 |
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Religious Education |
20,995 |
13,900 |
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Parish Life |
3,060 |
2,200 |
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Investment Income |
23,916 |
10,800 |
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Rental |
7,878 |
6,000 |
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Miscellaneous |
37,341 |
10,000 |
| Columbarium |
3,325 |
0 |
| Pre-School |
74,632 |
72,096 |
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Total |
$1,597,092 |
$1,397,096 |
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TOTAL EXPENSES |
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| Department: |
Actual |
Budget |
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Program Expenses: |
$552,912 |
$522,410 |
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Administration |
285,072 |
299,168 |
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Plant & Operations |
323,936 |
287,575 |
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Other Operating Expense |
101,593 |
95,424 |
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Columbarium |
374 |
0 |
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Capital |
221,541 |
282,000 |
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Debt Service |
0 |
0 |
| Pre-School |
69,901 |
71,746 |
| Stewardship |
0 |
0 |
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Totals |
$
1,555,329 |
$
1,588,323 |
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The Lord says: Give and
it shall be given to you. Good
measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over will they pour
into the folds of your garment. For
the measure with which you measure will be measured back to you.
(Luke 6:38)
PARISH BUDGET FOR 2007 - 2008
| INCOME |
OPERATING EXPENSES |
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| Operating Income $1,293,000 |
Program Expenses:
$587,550 |
| Religious Education 14,000 |
Administration
309,338 |
| Parish Life
2,200 |
Plant & Operations
333,342 |
| Investment 14,400 |
Other Op. Expenses
102,704 |
| Rental
6,300 |
Stewardship
8,298 |
| Miscellaneous
11,000 |
Pre-School
72,128 |
| Columbarium
0 |
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| Pre-School
72,460 |
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| Totals
$1,413,360 |
Totals
$1,413,360 |
EXPLANATION OF OPERATING EXPENSE CATEGORIES:
Definition of the Parish’s
Fiscal Year: Saint
Bernard’s fiscal year runs concurrently with the Diocesan fiscal
year and begins each July 1 and concludes the following June 30
annually.
Income:
Operating income is derived from Sunday and Holy Collections along
with any special gifts including cash or assets donated such as
stocks. Other income
shown above is self explanatory.
Program
Expenses:
costs related to
carrying out all parish programs including benevolence, education,
RCIA, youth, parish life, worship and music.
Administration:
expenses incurred for the parish office including supplies, office
equipment repairs, telephones and postage.
Plant &
Operations: funds used to
pay disbursements such as utility costs, property insurance and minor
building repair expenses.
Other Operating
Expenses: monies expended to
meet the annual Diocesan/Catholic Schools assessment, tuition
assistance payments to local Catholic elementary schools along with a
gift to Bishop Kelley High School’s capital campaign.
Stewardship:
reserves set aside for future needs.
Pre-school:
income along with expenses required to operate the parish’s
pre-school.
Capital expenses
for 2007-2008
Improvements
accomplished through the end of October include all final work on the
A-level classrooms involving the installation of new lighting and
acoustical ceilings. The
automation of the west doors into the church is complete.
Upgrades are in progress to the rectory including fresh carpet
and paint in some areas. A
new electric motor was installed to the elevator.
Acoustical ceilings have been added to the G-level in the
Griffith Building and it is hoped to duplicate this project on the
other two remaining floors of the building in the near future.
The sixteen large windows in the gym have been replaced over
this past summer. Remaining on the list is a major project regarding the
repair to the gym electrical system.
The parish’s outside engineering firm has produced a bid book
and drawings to obtain bids for this project that are being solicited
at this time. At the end
of October $35,947 has been expended on capital improvements.
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