City Center Grouping S AINT B ENEDICT THE M OOR E PIPHANY S AINT M ARY OF MERCY 1
Opening Prayer Jesus’ Mission is our Mission Invitation to Prayer (Sign of the Cross +) Leader: Where two or more of you are gathered, Response: There I am in your midst. Leader: Be with us, Lord Jesus, for we gather in your name. Response: Come, Lord Jesus, come! 2
Opening Prayer Jesus’ Mission is our Mission Intercessions: Spirit of God, guide us. For a true spirit of worship in our parishes, that our Sunday Eucharist might both celebrate and express our faith as a community gathered, we pray ... For the spirit of evangelization in our parishes, that in all we do we might proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom of God, we pray ... For the powerful spirit of your Word to touch our hearts, we pray…. For a generous spirit of stewardship, that the gifts and talents of all our people may be directed to the church’s mission, we pray ... For the spirit of leadership, that courageous and visionary collaboration may help shape the life of our parishes, we pray ... 3
Opening Prayer Jesus’ Mission is our Mission Leader: Let us pray now with the words given us by Jesus, Our Father ... Leader: Stay with us Lord, as we humbly embrace your Mission as our own. Leader: +Bless us and keep us and let your face shine upon us. Amen. 4
Review of the On Mission Consultation Process Let’s remember and review the steps that we have taken to get to today 5
Review of the On Mission Consultation Process April 2015 through May 2017 April 2015 Year of Prayer and Study begins On Mission Commission, Steering Committees and April 2015 advisory groups convene Summer 2016 18 Information Sessions in parishes Sept. 2016 21 District Meetings with Parish Team Leaders & Clergy Oct. – Dec. 2016 329 Parish Consultation Sessions Jan. – March 2017 55 Cluster Meetings with Parish Team Leaders & Clergy April – May 2017 21 District Meetings with Parish Team Leaders & Clergy 6
Review of the On Mission Consultation Process Summer 2017 through October 15, On Mission Commission makes recommendations to Sept. 7, 2017 Bishop Zubik Sept. – Dec. 2017 Bishop Zubik consults with Priest Council 2018 Nov. 2017 – Jan. 2018 Bishop Zubik consults with Diocesan Pastoral Council Bishop Zubik announces final groupings of parishes April 26, 2018 and clergy assignments, effective October 15 April 26 – Oct. 15, 2018 Interim Mass Schedule developed New Clergy assignments and Interim Mass Schedules Oct. 15, 2018 begin 7
Merger Timeline L ATE N OVEMBER S EPTEMBER O CTOBER J ANUARY 6, O CTOBER E ARLY D ECEMBER 2019 2019 2019 2020 2019 Conduct Parish Submit Bishop Zubik Bishop Zubik Decree for a Assemblies necessary meets with officially New Parish documentation his Priest announces Becomes Parishioners give feedback on new to the Regional Council to Decree for a Effective parish names Vicar. discuss New Parish merger November 30 New Parish Follow up petition. /December 1 Begins meetings with Advisory Councils 8
Difference Between Parish and Church A parish is a territory (geographic region), with people and a priest(s). Churches are sacred buildings designated for divine worship. In January 2020 our three parishes will merge into one new parish. The current parishes will cease and we will become one new entity. 9
Difference Between Parish and Church In the future we will have to determine how best to use all of the existing buildings of the three current parishes, including churches. This process will include input from staff, advisory councils and parishioners. After the merger is finalized we may also need to reconsider the Mass schedule. Parishioners will be involved in feedback on any changes. At the time of merger the new parish will receive a new name and the church buildings will retain their current names. 10
A Snapshot of our Parishes Where we are now with regard to: Demographics Finances New Parish Name 11
2019 Parish Statistics: Registrations and Mass Attendance Counts St. Benedict St. Mary Grouping the Moor Epiphany of Mercy Totals Total Registration* 552 324 289 1,165 2018 – 2019 Mass 166 214 322 702 Attendance Count Mass Attendance 30% 66% 111% 60% Count Percentage * Source: Parish Data System Reports (PDS) for Congregant Plots 12
2018 Parish Statistics: Sacraments St. Benedict St. Mary of Grouping the Moor Epiphany Mercy Totals Infant Baptisms 7 6 5 18 Marriages 8 50 3 61 Deaths 4 12 3 19 Baptism: 2:1 1:2 2:1 1:1 Death Ratio Source: 2018 Kenedy Directory Statistics 13
More Parish Information Proximity of Church Buildings Distances range from 0.4 to 1.2 miles Distance in Miles St. Benedict St. Mary of Church Building Epiphany the Moor Mercy St. Benedict the 0.4 mi. 1.2 mi. Moor Epiphany 0.4 mi. 0.9 mi. St. Mary of 1.2 mi. 0.9 mi. Mercy Source: Mapquest 14
Relationship of Mass Attendance Counts to Seating Capacity of the Churches Relationship of Mass 2018 - 2019 Number of Attendance Count to Mass Seating Masses per Seating Capacity Attendance Capacity Mass Attendance Count divided by Weekend Counts (Seating Capacity x Number of Masses per weekend) St. Benedict 166 1 500 33% the Moor Epiphany 214 2 1,000 11% St. Mary of 322 2 850 19% Mercy Total 702 5 2,350 17% 15
Where do our parishioners live? The dots show where they live Registered in The colorof the dots show where they are registered St. Benedict the 198 parishioners Moor live within the Registered in Epiphany territories Registered in of the 3 parishes St. Mary of Mercy St. Benedict the Moor Church Epiphany Church St. Mary of Mercy 83% (967 out of 1,165) Church live outside of the territories of the 3 parishes 16
Review of Finances Including: Operating Income & Expenses Parish Share Assets (resources-cash, savings) Liabilities (debt, payables) At the time of merger, the new parish acquires the assets and liabilities of the former parishes 17
Financial Summaries for the Grouping Financial Information for Fiscal Year 2018 – 2019 as of June 30, 2019 St. Benedict St. Mary of Grouping Epiphany the Moor Mercy Totals Offertory 224,144 129,554 214,548 568,246 One Time Bequest 0 0 113,817 113,817 Other Income 30,235 164,679 110,255 305,169 O PERATING I NCOME 254,379 294,233 438,620 987,232 O PERATING E XPENSE (209,732) (276,913) (377,285) (863,931) School Subsidy (30,000) (3,478) (2,360) (35,838) S URPLUS /(D EFICIT ) 9,709 13,602 63,467 86,778 18
Parish Share for the Grouping Parish Share as of June 30, 2019 St. Benedict St. Mary of Epiphany Total the Moor Mercy 30,000 30,000 20,000 80,000 2019 Goal 2019 Collected 7,298 1,756 6,083 15,137 2019 Remitted (6,818) (1,422) (3,797) (12,037) 23,720 28,690 16,203 68,613 2019 Payable 19
Assets Summary for the Grouping Assets as of June 30, 2019 St. Benedict St. Mary Epiphany Total the Moor of Mercy Deposit & Loan Fund Savings 8,414 475 32,044 40,933 Deposit & Loan Capital 5,895 25,084 0 30,979 Improvement Fund 5,434 54,357 42,615 102,406 Campaign for The Church Alive! Total 19,743 79,916 74,659 174,318 * St. Mary of Mercy has Restricted Fund of 295,387 for Red Door Operations 20
Liabilities Summary for the Grouping Liabilities as of May 31, 2019 St. Benedict St. Mary Epiphany Total the Moor of Mercy 18,371 25,649 3,291 47,311 Insurance Payable 25,369 29,378 17,224 71,971 2019 Parish Share Payable Elementary School Grant 0 0 1,190 1,190 Payable 43,740 55,027 21,705 120,472 Total Debt & Payables 21
Who We Will Become A merger means that the three parishes in our Grouping join together to create one new parish. The new parish functions and ministers as one. 22
Here is what a merger looks like THE FORMER PARISHES OF: BECOME A Saint Epiphany St. Benedict Mary of of our Lord New the More Mercy Parish PEOPLE OF GOD 23
At some point, we will need to determine what churches will best serve the newly formed parish. New Parish New Parish begins with 3 churches What church buildings will best serve the new St. St. Mary of Benedict Epiphany Mercy parish is yet to be determined. 24
A Name for the New Parish Process An initial list of 10 names was submitted for Bishop Zubik to “pre-approve.” Bishop Zubik returned 6 approved names on which parishioners will offer feedback. 25
A Name for the New Parish Next Steps Parishioners will be invited to select their top recommendation. Results will be tallied and the top three names will be submitted with the petition to merge. 26
Recommended Names for the New Parish: Divine Mercy Parish Holy Cross Parish Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest Parish Most Holy Eucharist Parish Most Holy Name of Mary Parish Most Holy Trinity Parish 27
Timeline for the Merger I will present the petition to merge the parishes in the grouping to Bishop Zubik in mid-October. The petition will include the recommendation of 3 names for the new parish. Bishop Zubik will consult with the Presbyteral Council on October 21, 2019. The parishes will merge January 6, 2020. 28
Q & A 29
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