Annual Report to the Parish

 

 

Now is a good time to start putting together an Annual Report to your Parish.  Make sure you include your financial statistics and information on the outreach programs in your parish.  Jazz it up a little with colorful graphs, pictures of folks doing ministry, photos of special events in your parish, etc.  To see how some other parishes in our Archdiocese have created informational and fun to read reports, go to http://www.seattlearchdiocese.org/Stewardship/PS/resources.aspx look under the heading Stewardship of Time/Talent and Treasure and scroll down to Annual Report Examples.

Catholic Stewardship End of Fiscal Year



As we approach the end of the fiscal year, think about doing a big 'Thank You' to your parishioners for their support of the parish. We suggest a bulletin announcement and perhaps a pulpit announcement.

You could include a recap of how the parish is finishing the fiscal year.  Maybe you could frame it in the context of Stewardship and how the parish has been a good Steward of the parish budget which includes the donation commitments of your parishioners... being sure to thank them for their generosity.  Please also thank them for volunteering in ministry and praying for the parish.  In so doing, you are reinforcing that Stewardship is not just about money, but Time and Talent as well.

This is also a good time to send out those 2nd quarterly letters of the year. We have been told by many that they appreciate the quarterly letters because it helps them stay on top of their commitment.  It also shows that you are practicing good Stewardship by being fiscally responsible.


The Office of Parish Stewardship wants to extend our thanks to all you parish staff members for the terrific job you do in promoting Stewardship throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle!



Any practices or suggestions you would like to make?  Leave us a comment by clicking on ironically, the words 'no comment' at the bottom of this post.  A text box will pop up that you can type your comment in.

ME25 Impact Seminar Explained

Is your parish having an ME25 Impact Seminar?

 

 

Sometimes at ME25 Impact Seminars, the question about 'hierarchy' of Engagement is raised.  This is the idea that the Engagement Items are arranged from 'self' focused to 'outward' focused as seen on the above pyramid. 

 

These groups of questions are labeled:

• ‘What Do I Get’
• 'What Do I Give'
• 'Do I Belong'
• 'How Can We Grow'

These labels have raised some questions.  Al Winseman, of Gallup, whom many of you have heard speak has told us that on the Q12 Seminar, they have relabeled this hierarchy so that it reads:

• 'Basic Needs'
• 'Individual Contribution'
• 'Belonging or Teamwork'
• 'Growth'

To those of you involved with Impact Seminars, we ask,  "What do you think of these new labels?"  Please leave us a comment.