Finance Committees

There is one Parish Finance Committee.The Committee comprises the parish priest and appointed lay leaders in the communities. The Committee oversees parish finances.

In addition, each local community has a Community Finance Committee to oversee local revenue and expenditure.

Broken Bay Diocese have issued a guideline to help parish finance committees and parishioners understand the nature and role of the Parish Finance Committee.

Click here to view it.

Stewardship

Every parishioner has a part to play in the stewardship of our church. Our gifts of time, talent and treasure are the basic ingredients of parish life.

The care of parish finances is a major part of overall parish stewardship.

Click below to view the parish stewardship manual:

Part 1: Overview

Part 2: Stewardship startup

Part 3: Regular activities

Part 4: Long-term

Parish Finances

The financial stewardship of our parish communities is the responsibility of every parishioner. The parish is dependent on the weekly donations made by parishioners to meet its expenses. There are two collections taken up during each Weekend Mass.

The first collection covers some of the costs of providing clergy to our parish, as well as the costs of some diocesan agencies and services.

The second collection goes into our parish accounts. The funds are used by the parish to cover the balance of the costs incurred in providing for our clergy, as well as paying staff salaries and expenses, insurance premiums, computers and communications costs, electricity and other utilities, the costs incurred in maintaining our churches, presbyteries, parish halls and grounds and the costs of providing the various pastoral programmes and services.

Planned Giving Programme

In order to adequately plan parish revenues and expenses, the parish operates a Planned Giving Programme. You are invited  to share in the life of our parish community by participating in the Planned Giving Programme and making a regular financial contribution through credit card deductions or weekly envelopes. We thank you for your generosity and commitment to our parish.

Click here for a Parishioner Information Form to provide details for our Planned Giving Programme.