St. Benedict Parish Realities

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St. Benedict Parish Realities
Based on Presentation to Archbishop Naumann,
shared with the parish at his recommendation and
updated for parish website, June 2017
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Church Building Numbers & Usage
St. Benedict - seats 450 Sacred Heart - seats 192
● 2 Sunday Masses: 8:00 & 10:30 Sun. ● 1 Weekend Mass: 4:30 Sat.
○ Each over ⅘ full during school year ○ ½ - ⅔ full
○ Each ⅔ - ¾ full during breaks ● weekly confessions
● 8:15 Daily Masses
St. Patrick - seats 160
● Adoration
● 1 Weekend Mass: 8:30 Sun.
● weekly confessions
○ ⅔ full, less so in winter;
● youth group; choir practice; organ lessons
● school building use: few
St. Joseph - seats 268 meetings/gatherings;
● 4 pm Saturday: ⅔ - ¾ full ● Longest operating church in Kansas
● 10 am Sunday: ⅓ - ⅔ full
**Funerals and Weddings at each location on
● (+ MHMA 6:00 PM Sunday Mass)
occasion
● weekly confessions
**Numbers are based on adult seating in the
● funeral dinners
nave of the church only. (They do not include
● occasional family rentals
the cry room or choir loft.) 2
● other groups that use the basement/field
Liturgical Challenges
St. Benedict Sacred Heart
● usually sufficient liturgical ministers ● a few faithful servers, lectors, EMHCs
● usually choirs with organ at Sunday ● cantors at about ⅔ of the Masses; rarely
Masses during school year; Cantor/piano accompanyists
during breaks (more problematic on Holy
Days and when BC is not in school)
● good number of BC students during school
year
St. Patrick
St. Joseph
● faithful to completing assigned liturgical
● usually find sufficient liturgical ministers,
ministries
occasional filling of multiple ministries by
● cantor - most weeks, no accompanyists
same person
● cantors at about ⅔ of the Masses; choir
with organ one Mass a month; rarely
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accompanyists
Priest Personnel & Other Atchison Sunday Masses
Current Priest Personnel: Two Priests Non-Parish Sunday Masses in Atchison:
- Fr. Jeremy, Abbot Barnabas
4:00 Sat. BC Mass at Abbey*
Abbot Barnabas is not retiring at this time.
10:00 Sun. Abbey/Student Mass
10:15 Sun. Mount Mass; 10:30 Sun. Mount
Anticipated Future Priest Personnel: Infirmary Chapel Mass
In conversation with Archbishop Naumann and 6:00 PM Sun. MHMA Mass at St. Joseph
Abbot James, most likely our parish will become Church*
a one priest parish once Abbot Barnabas retires.
8:00 PM Sun. BC Mass at Abbey*
Among other things, one priest can say a
*Masses when school is in session
maximum of four weekend Masses (per
Archdiocesan rules, based on Canon Law).
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Annual Expenses to Operate Each Site (FY ‘15-16)
*Cost for a specific location includes: utilities, Parish Wide - $816,426 (All other expenses,
building insurance, maintenance repairs, supplies such as parish priest & lay payroll, Medical
used at the location Benefits, Cathedratic and Assessments, Poor &
Needy distribution, SBCS Subsidy)
St. Benedict - $46,275* Variety Store - $241,530* (also includes rent,
payroll & benefits, subsidies to SBCS & MHMA)
St. Joseph - $31,070*
Mt. Calvary Cemetery - $26,331* (includes
Sacred Heart - $13,526* mowing and snow removal)
St. Patrick (Church & school building) - $12,847* SBCS - $1,102,270* (also includes payroll &
benefits; excludes restricted funds: such as
Sacred Heart School - $3,150 (insurance only) lunch, athletics, PTC, etc.)
Parish Rectory - $41,319* St. John’s Oratory, Doniphan - no parish fiscal
responsibility: all funds used raised by
St. Patrick Cemetery - $1,460* (includes mowing)
individuals; St. John’s Archdiocesan Deposit
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and Loans Account pays utilities
Major Immediate Repairs Needed
St. Benedict - stones falling from towers, St. Patrick - eventual repainting of ceiling, but no
significant water leaking into cry room immediate issues
● Cost - very conservative guestimation: well
St. Patrick Cemetery - no known issues
over $100,000 (over $70,000 for
scaffolding alone), waiting for adjusted
Mt. Calvary Cemetery - expansion of grave
preliminary budget
blocks, possible regrading of gravel roads
St. Joseph - water pipes, water leakage and (within the next few years)...Cost - unknown
related tile damage (especially in basement),
SBCS - all major repairs currently being
concrete issues
deferred (includes tuck pointing, water leakage
● Cost - estimated $24,000 (guestimated by
in wall of primary wing, concrete work)
Parish Maintenance Committee)
Note: All parish property (churches, rectory,
Sacred Heart Church - water damage
school, cemeteries) owned by Archdiocese…
throughout the building
● Preliminary budget - well over $400,000 Except St. Benedict Church and land, owned by
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St. Benedict’s College, leased to Archdiocese
(per contractor)
SBCS Enrollment
SBCS Students 2016-17: PROJECTED SBCS Students 2017-18:
176 K-8 Parishioners 1 7 1 K - 8 P a r i s h i oners
9 K-8 Non-Parishioners/Non-Catholics 9 K-8 Non-Parishioners/Non-Catholics
17 Families with 3+ Children Attending K-8 14 Families with 3+ Children Attending K-8
● 8th Grade Class: 29 students ● 8th Grade Class: 18 students
● Kindergarten Class: 18 students ● Kindergarten Class: 18 students
● Preschool Students: 24 ● Preschool Students: 23+ students
**Numbers based on those we expect to attend
Gr. 5-8 attend 8:15 Parish Masses Tues., Fri.
Gr. K-4 - 10:15 Mass Wed. in school “Chapel” 7
School Tuition & Subsidy
2017-18 (Year 4 of Tuition)
SBCS Tuition (for first child within a family - Fundraising Goal: 20% of school expenses
subtract 20% for each additional child):
Expected Sacred Heart Variety Store Subsidy:
● Parishioner: $2,000
$8,500/mo to SBCS; $1,667/mo to MHMA
● Non-Parishioner: $4,200
● Non-Catholic: $4,900
Budgeted Parish Subsidy: approximately
$400,000 (remember, budgeted parish
Approximate cost to educate each child: $6,645
collections: $825,000/yr)
Note: Average Catholic Elementary School
Parishioner Tuition in Archdiocese - $3,500
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Parish Education and Activity
2016-17 CCD - 57 students participate Parish Angel Tree Project Coordination for
(2015-16: 50 students) Catholic Charities - over 100 individuals aided
CGS - 42 students participate (from 18 families), 2 Knights of Columbus Councils + 4th Degree
mostly homeschool families, Level 1 Room used
Adult and Youth Pro-Life Groups
by Pre-K & K school and CCD students
Eucharistic Adoration thriving, especially when
Youth Group - tied for largest youth group
BC students present
attending RCYC
Bulletin coordinated by volunteer, improved
School of Faith opportunity every semester
design and transparency
A few additional Bible/Book Studies
Establishing a Parish Cemetery Board, with
Over 20 Volunteers at the Variety Store work 15 subcommittees for Mt. Calvary & St. Patrick’s
or more hours a week Cemeteries
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Stewardship (FY ‘15-16, unless otherwise noted)
953 Registered Households
Archdiocesan Fees and Expenses:
Total Parish Donation (FY ‘15-16): $827,016.41
Cathedratic and Assessments: $127,285.11
● Average Donation Per Household (based
(FY ‘16-17: $101,369.31)
on if all donations were from registered
parishioners): Extra Collections that go to Archdiocese:
● $865.08/yr or $16.60/wk $9,122.45
● Approximately 1.8% of estimated
Call to Share: $71,666* (goal: $62,344)
median household income
● Over 90% of total parish income
The Leaven: $15,498 (parish charged $21 for all
(excludes Variety Store)
who receive the Leaven);
**Includes EFT, Envelopes/Checks/Loose Cash
Income: $3,597* (from parishioners paying the
in Collections
parish their $21 fee for the paper)
Other sources of parish income: includes
*Not included in Total Parish Donations
fundraisers, activity fees, rental fees, bequests,
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other general gifts