Again, for the third time this month the offertory last weekend was less than $6,000.00. We can only assume that between the great weather, graduations, weddings and Father's Day, many of our parishioners have been away. However, in order for Saint Michael Parish to meet weekly expenses it is vital that the Offertory Collection be consistently over $7,000.00 each Sunday. It can easily be seen that with collections that amount to $5,638.00, $5,670.00 and $5,811.00 we are not balancing our income with our expenses!
Each year I study the Offertory Collection more closely and I share the results here in the bulletin. This year, more than ever, we all must strive to increase our giving so that our financial strength may continue in a healthy direction.
Last weekend there were 173 envelopes passed into the basket. Of those, 85 contained $20.00 or more with a total of $2,915.00; 61 contained $10.00 to $19.00, amounting to $695.00; and 27 envelopes held less than $10.00 totaling $115.00. Thus, the total given through the envelope system was $3,725.00; with $2,086.00 in loose money for a total collection of $5,811.00.
The following list is the tally of amounts from the envelopes given in last Sunday's Offertory Collection:
# of Envelopes - Amount # of Envelopes - Amount1 $200.00 32 $ 20.00
2 100.00 17 15.00
1 80.00 44 10.00
2 75.00 1 8.00
1 70.00 1 6.00
2 60.00 18 5.00
7 50.00 4 2.00
4 40.00 3 1.00
7 35.00 173 $ 3,725.00
10 30.00 loose 2,086.00
16 25.00 Total $ 5,811.00
I certainly thank all our parishioners who have and continue to give so generously to our Offertory Collection. Yet, we will be in very dangerous waters if our weekly collection continues to be in a spiral below $6,000.00. Therefore, I ask you and all our parishioners to please be a generous as possible, if you can give more to please do so; maybe you could even go up to the next level on the envelope list. We need to increase our Offertory Collection, we need to remember our Parish during the summer, even when we are away. We need to be attentive to our financial strength....or lack of strength.
Saint Michael Parishioners are always responsive to the pleas I make whenever we are in need; I trust that you will be as equally responsive this summer as you have been in the past.
May God bless you for your kindness!,Father Albert L. Capone
