1. St. Mary of the Sacred Heart
State of the Parish
2016

2. CLERGY Rev. Christopher J. Hickey, Pastor
Rev. Bill Salmon, Retired Priest in Residence
Deacon John Murray
Deacon Roger Vierra

3. Parish Finance Council
Jamie Hajjar
Jamie Mustone
Chris Chojnowski
Dominic Rizzo

4. Recent Events
“Town Hall "meetings to discuss overall journey of churches coming together
Voted to approve a feasibility study on churches coming together
St Mary’s as a potential site
St Helen’s as a potential site
Cardinal Cushing Center as a potential site

5. Historical Events Establishment of Life Teen program and Family Mass
Increased Mass Attendance
Office moves from Rectory
Parish Center upgraded
Creation of Life House
Religious Education revamped (edge and ROC)
Parish Center audio and video installed
Adult catechesis programs – ARISE, Bible study, Why Catholic?
New carpets in Church
Rectory Renovated
Church audio enhanced
HVAC System upgraded
Purchase of LifeTeen van
Rectory renovation completed for collaborative
New website
Upgraded Parishsoft to web-based ConnectNow
Online Collaborative Religious Ed. registrations with ability to pay online
Consolidated Mass schedule
Renovated and consolidated Parish offices for Collaborative
Sealcoat parking lot and new lines, signs, and lamp posts/bases
New sound board for Church
Repairs to Church HVAC system

6. Mass Attendance
2015 and subsequent attendance lower than prior years due to combined collaborative Mass schedule.

7. Sacraments

8. Annual Offertory

9. Financial Highlights

10. Operating results 2016 vs. 2015

11. Balance Sheet Highlights

12. 2017 Budget vs Actual