Parishioner Meetings November 5, 2018 Opening Prayer Almighty God, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Most Holy Name of Jesus Parishioner Meetings November 5, 2018

Opening Prayer Almighty God, each autumn we are reminded that life continually changes. As the natural world moves toward hibernation, You are ever with us, teaching, guiding, correcting and leading. As the Parish of the Most Holy Name of Jesus moves into the future, We ask that you open our hearts and minds to Your Ways and Your Will.

Give us a willing spirit of collaboration for the good of our fellow parishioners. Make us always cognizant that this is Your Church and our task is to cooperate with You. We pray this in the name of Your Son and our Savior, Jesus the Christ. Amen.

Agenda • Welcome and opening prayer • Ministry Updates o Faith Formation o Youth and Young Adult Ministry o Holy Family School o Evangelization • Demographics and Mass Attendance • Finance/Buildings and Properties • Questions, ideas, comments, response forms • Closing Prayer

Faith Formation K – 7 as of November 4, 2018 Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Student Enrollment • Core Program - slightly smaller than last year • Sunday (traditional) 98 • Monday Family Ed 28 children plus adults = 65ish • Wednesday Family Ed 15 children plus adults = 30ish • Additional Offerings • RCIC Process 8 children/teens (grades 2-11) plus parents • RCIT Process 1 teen from last year, will be received into the church within the next month or so • First Reconciliation 39 children (FF and HFS) • Special Needs 1 child • First Holy Communion in the spring

New and Updated • Family Ed (Monday and Wednesday) • Theme this year: Prayer and Scripture • Greater emphasis on the experience of prayer (new style each month) and a monthly prayer calendar • Each child received their own Bible and learned to use it • Weekly challenges (home activities to bring in the next month) • Added church tours for Sunday program (all grades) • Grade Level Masses • Grade 7 down to grade 3 • More interaction with HFS (S. Sue speak to each class) and NDHS (7 th grade)

• New parish website contains registration forms, calendars and program descriptions • Continued weekly communication with families (via email) • More collaboration with other parish ministries (cards for the homebound, food pantry collections, planted community garden) • Special Events • Breakfast with Santa (pre-K and up) • Family Movie night during the summer • Minute Olympics (grade 3 and up) this January / February

Confirmation Program 2018-2019 25 Year 2 Candidates (9 th grade and up) Preparation for the sacrament includes • All returned from Year 1 Catechesis and Service (FIAT) • 10 public/home school students 25 Year 1 Candidates (8 th grade and up) • 15 Notre Dame students • 18 public/home school students Confirmation 2019 – Date TBA by the Diocese • 7 Notre Dame students Youth Group • Number of participants has been low and inconsistent. • Shifting our format from a traditional social model to discipleship model with FIATs. • Steubenville Youth Conference had attendees from Elmira last summer, and we are offering the same for 2019 in conjunction with All Saints Parish in Corning. • Planning for a Youth Mass with Confirmation candidates and other interested youth. Young Adult Please encourage young adults you know who would like to be more connected to their parish to contact Elena Cambio, Dir. Youth & Young Adult Formation

FIAT (Faith In Action for Transformation) Service Days Delivering Christmas baskets in 2017 (Confirmation candidates adopt a family in need each year) Three of our Walk for Life crew Clean up and set up of St. Charles Hall for our meetings today

Holy Family Elementary School 421 Fulton Street Elmira, NY 14904 (607) 732-3588 Mrs. Jean Yorio, Principal Mr. Donald Eckerson, Assistant Principal

CURRENT ENROLLMENT: 161 PreK – 6 th grade PreK-3/4 14 students Mrs. Hallinan/Mrs. Weigand Kdg. 14 students Mrs. Oakley 1 st 17 students Mrs. Wirth 2 nd 25 students Mr. Chapman 3 rd 24 students Mrs. Koehler 4 th 19 students Ms. Wilson 5 th 17 students Ms. Carleton 6 th 31 students Mrs. Smith/Mr. Eckerson

Core Instruction  ELA (English Language Arts)  Science  Math  Social Studies  Health  Religion Expanded Curriculum in…  Art  Music  Physical Education  Technology

At Holy ly Family Ele lementary ry School. . . . . -We serve students in grades PreK through 6 th grade. -All students receive instruction in our expanded curriculum areas. -Academic Instructional Services (A.I.S.) are provided to students daily. -After-School Care available until 6:00pm (additional cost)

Technology Upgrades • Technology Lab reconfigured to increase efficiency for instruction • 15 additional Chromebooks • 3 additional iPads • 10 desktop computers • 10 WE DO 2.0 Lego Robotics/Coding sets • 5 (interactive) SmartBoards • 3-D Printer (grant $ funded)

Registration 2019-2020 begins January 2019 Schedule a tour today!

Evangelization “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit…” (Matthew 28:19)

Please read through the Handout for Information about other Parish Ministries and Opportunities to Serve

October Mass Attendance 2012-2018 Change vs. Parish Name Church Capacity Day Time 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Last Year St. Mary St. Mary's Southside 567 Saturday 4:00 PM 255 245 212 214 210 St. Mary St. Mary's Southside 567 Sunday 8:00 AM 177 186 158 195 168 St. Mary St. Mary's Southside 567 Sunday 10:30 AM 251 252 192 195 203 Blessed Sacrament St. Peter and Paul 447 Saturday 4:00 PM 370 353 358 326 269 Blessed Sacrament St. Peter and Paul 447 Sunday 8:00 AM 181 181 187 163 193 Blessed Sacrament St. Patrick 547 Sunday 10:30 AM 345 357 348 328 293 Blessed Sacrament St. Patrick 547 Sunday 5:00 PM 265 305 292 279 247 Christ the Redeemer Our Lady of Lourdes 450 Saturday 4:30 PM 192 167 176 150 140 Christ the Redeemer St. Charles Borromeo 550 Sunday 7:30 AM 136 140 139 132 126 Christ the Redeemer St. Casimir 417 Sunday 10:30 AM 232 204 150 190 170 St. Mary's Southside 567 Saturday 4:00 PM 373 325 -12.9% St. Peter and Paul 447 Saturday 5:30 PM 219 316 44.3% St. Casimir 417 Sunday 7:30 AM 236 197 -16.7% Our Lady of Lourdes 450 Sunday 9:00 AM 200 221 11.0% St. Patrick 547 Sunday 10:00 AM 336 438 30.5% St. Mary's Southside 567 Sunday 11:30 AM 178 166 -7.0% St. Patrick 547 Sunday 5:00 PM 149 213 43.1% Total 2,649 2,553 2,404 2,390 2,212 2,172 2,018 1,690 1,875 Change from Prior Year -3.6% -5.8% -0.6% -7.4% -1.8% -7.1% -16.3% 11.0% Change from 2010 -29.2% Chemung County Population 88,888 86,040 Change from 2010 -3.2% Diocese of Rochester Population 1,511,200 1,503,805 Change from 2010 -0.5%

Elmira October Mass Attendance 2,649 2,553 2,404 2,390 2,212 2,172 2,018 1,875 1,690 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Relative Numbers: Elmira attendance, Chemung County Population, Households, Diocesan Attendance and Population 110% 100% 90% 80% 70% Elmira Attendance Diocesan Attendance Chemung County Population Diocesan Population Households 60% 50% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Key Takeaways fr from Attendance Data • Attendance dropped 16.3% in 2017 when the Mass schedule changed • Increased 11.0% in 2018 • Net Loss of 7.1% over the last 2 years • The additions didn’t come from Corning because their attendance is also up 11% over last year • The population of Chemung county is down 3.2% since 2010 • Households in the Elmira parishes are down 21.3% since 2010 • Attendance in Elmira churches is down 29.2% since 2010

Finance/Buildings & Properties

So what’s going on? • A year ago we were planning to merge the 3 parishes • Decision was driven by Fr. John DeSocio’s retirement, fewer priests • The merger consolidated 3 parishes financially – 1 set of books • Operationally there was little impact on personnel or property • Financial projections for the new parish were • ~$120,000 cash surplus at Net Operating Level • ~$2,000,000 in unrestricted savings and investments • The merged entity would have very large expenses • CMA - $200,000 • Parish Self Insurance Program - $200,000 • Total payroll costs – over $800,000 • Unknown impact to the parish was Holy Family School

So what’s happened? • After a great deal of paperwork, we merged • We are consolidating bank accounts, we had/ have way too many • 3 operating checking accounts, 2 Bell Jar accounts, 2 Chemung Canal Investment accounts, ……… about 25 accounts in total • We have a new Finance Council, 3 former councils merged • As required, we established a standing committee of Buildings and Grounds reporting into the Finance Council – very active • We have completed the required Annual Corporate Meeting, established an approved budget and elected Lay Trustees