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We are pleased to once again publish an annual report on
St. Cecilia Parish. In this season of autumn harvest, it is
encouraging to learn about the generous response to the Gospel
of so many in our community. Increasingly, I am impressed with
how people have embraced their role as stewards of the gifts of
God. People affirm their belonging to God and their gratitude and
responsibility through the gifts of their time, talent, and treasure. In a few weeks we
will conduct our annual review of the stewardship of our treasure as we renew our
regular giving pledges to our parish even as we acknowledge the many other
avenues of charitable giving that are employed.
As Lent approaches, we will once again assess and strengthen the stewardship
of our time that we return to the Lord in prayer, learning, and reflection. And in
late spring we will review, renew, and celebrate the stewardship of our talent as we
renew our participation in many ministries and consider our involvement in new
ministries.
I wish to thank all whose story of Christian stewardship is described in these
pages. May we continue to support and encourage one another in our journey.
In Christ,
1310 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island, Washington 98110 206.842.3594 www.saintcparish.org
St. Cecilia Parish
2016-2017 Annual Report
Parish Partners Team Up With Primary Students
In the fall of 2016, a new intergenerational learning program was launched. Parish Partners team up
monthly with St. Cecilia Catholic School primary students to engage in literacy and fine arts activities.
The Finance Committee is pleased to
report solid financial results for the fis-
cal year (July 2016—June 2017). We
returned our blessings to God through the Stewardship of
Treasure and see it reflected in the 5% increase in Offertory,
our primary revenue source. Increases in recurring operating
expenses continue to rise, as well. A successful fall fundraiser,
together with a number of gifts, helped the parish end the
year in the black. While continuing to exercise careful super-
vision over operating costs, in the coming year we hope to
use a portion of the Parish Dinner Auction proceeds for par-
ish facility repairs and improvements. A stable financial base
has also helped allow the parish the opportunity to establish
a Charitable Outreach Program. If you have any questions
regarding Parish finances, feel
free to ask any finance council
member listed on the back of
this Annual Report.
Parish Financial Report
Page 2 Annual Report
Budget
2016 2017 2018 RECEIPTS
Offertory $549,188 $577,477 $599,768
Education Fees 8,208 5,630 5,650
Fundraising 69,208 72,504 73,940
World Youth Day Receipts * 28,971 2000 0
Gifts and Bequests 77,534 23,247 20,450
Interest 6,607 6,688 6,600
Other Receipts 8,383 10,178 9,200
Total Receipts $748,099 $697,724 $715,608
EXPENSES
Salaries and Benefits $343,575 $368,333 $372,870
Supplies 46,844 29,839 32,855
Program Expenses 17,410 15,801 16,035
World Youth Day Expense * 36,000 0 0
Parish Subsidy to SCCS 60,000 60,000 60,000
Operations/Maintenance ** 74,692 27,128 48,896
Contracted Services 7,781 10,440 8,490
Insurance 22,522 23,481 18,000
Other Expense 30,496 42,003 44,961
Utilities 41,812 43,657 43,045
Appreciations 3,635 4,980 4,440
Archdiocesan Assessments 33,567 35,465 35,382
Total Expenses $718,334 $661,127 $684,974
Surplus $29,765 $36,597 $30,634
For the Financial Years Ending June 30
The parish surplus is rolled into savings at the Archdiocese for current and future capital purchases and improvements.
World Youth Day occurs every three years. Fundraising and pilgrim’s contributions are spread over that three year period.
Painting ($27,000), organ repair ($9,000) and other smaller parish projects ($8,000) were paid for with bequest income in 2016. * **
2017 INCOME
2017 EXPENSE
Sharing
Treasure
Highlights Wind, rain, and power outages did not dampen spir-its or keep away the crowds when “the storm of the century” blew in on the night of the annual Parish Dinner Auction: The Great American Songbook.
10 new “Parish Partners“ began meeting once a month with the SCCS 1st/2nd graders to do projects integrating language arts and visual arts.
We celebrated Shirley Torento’s retirement and 20 years of service to the parish.
The new St. Cecilia Catholic School Honors Choir of 17-20 students lifted spirits and enhanced worship at School Masses as well as performed at community Christmas events.
Volunteers led by Steve and Nancy Paul refreshed Conger Hall with paint.
During Lent, “Catholic Relief Services: One on the Journey”, was led by Peter Henriot, SJ, a prayerful contemplation focusing on a vision of creating a world without poverty, injustice and suffering. Over 80 parishioners attended.
Jeff Renner offered a day of Centering Prayer in-struction, which led to the creation of an additional centering prayer group.
Three people joined our parish team: Erika Ramirez, Custodian (pictured), Jeannette Borges and Suzanne Gerlach, Administrative Assistants
Spiritual Warriors, a dynamic new prayer group was formed.
The Compline found a new home at St Cecilia where they lead sung prayer on the 1st Sun-day evening of each month at 8 pm.
Grammy nominated songwriter Dan Schutte, renowned for contemporary liturgical works, held a concert at St. Cecilia.
Page 3 July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
Summer Picnic
Shirley’s Retirement Party
Oktoberfest
Annual Parish Dinner Auction
St. Blaise Blessing of the Throats
Parishioners Gather to Pray the Rosary in Celebration of100th Fatima Anniversary
Five Weddings Celebrated
is an easy, safe, and convenient way to make offertory contributions.
To get started, or learn more about Online Giving, please
visit the parish website:
www.saintcparish.org
A Toast to the
Generator that
Saved the Auction
St. Cecilia Catholic School
Page 4 Annual Report
Our 2016-2017 year began with the purchase of 30 Chromebooks.
All 2nd -
8th
graders took the Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP)
test in the fall, winter, and spring. Singapore Math and Writers’ Work-
shop continued to be foundational, both providing deep learning and
differentiation. Stewardship projects and crossgrade level buddies
served to connect our students with one another and with the com-
munity. Our St. Nicholas Festival, Jog-a-thon, and Sweet Home St. Ce-
cilia were all smashing successes as fundraisers and celebrations. Our
First Annual State of the School Address in March provided academic,
spiritual, and financial data for our parent community. For the first
time, our 5th
/6th
graders spent three days and two nights at Camp
Hamilton learning about environmental science. Our year culminated
with a spirited rendition of “Peter Pan, Jr.” The coming year brings a
dedicated STEM lab and teacher, a Robotics team, flexible seating, and
a school-wide focus on Growth Mindset.
Budget
2016 2017 2018 RECEIPTS Tuition and Fees $366,436 $430,986 $435,328
Fulcrum Tuition Grants * 21,853 21,400 16,600
Local Tuition Grants * 29,923 20,120 19,720
Crusader Care, Bus, Uniforms and Other 35,591 35,052 31,500
Direct Parish Subsidy ** 60,000 60,000 60,000 Neighboring Parish Subsidy 1,858 2,153 8,000
SCCS Fundraising 88,564 76,314 81,500
Parish Fall Fundraiser Paddle Call 28,350 21,130 21,000
Restricted Donations 17,880 17,897 2,500
Unrestricted Donations 31,201 24,548 14,200
Total Receipts $681,656 $709,600 $690,348
EXPENSES
Salaries and Benefits $554,956 $569,620 $561,746
Educational and Program Supplies 47,949 46,637 46,030
Technology and Maintenance 2,277 769 2,400
Uniform expense 5,121 2,953 5,000
Professional fees and assessments 3,116 5,462 6,320
Fundraising 16,016 17,124 16,800
Administrative Supplies/fees 14,608 15,787 15,840
Facilities Maintenance 6,520 7,428 8,928
Utilities and Insurance 35,178 42,835 51,265
Bus Expense 9,503 8,744 3,720
Total Expense $695,244 $717,359 $718,049
NET DEFICIT ($13,588) ($7,759) ($27,701)
For the Financial Years Ending June 30
* $10,000 in Tuition assistance was received after the 6/30/17 year end.
** SCCS Receipts do not reflect an annual indirect subsidy of $35,000 received in parish support in the form of personnel and overhead expenses which are reflected in the expenses of the parish financial statement
2017 INCOME
2017 EXPENSE
Ministries Organizations
American Heritage Girls - 8 girls, 4 adults
Cursillo - 34 active members
Island Volunteer Caregivers
- 22 parish volunteers
- 26 care receivers
Knights of Columbus - 66 members
Legion of Mary - 5 members + 4 auxiliary
St. Vincent DePaul Society - 10 members
Respect Life - 4-6 participants
Events
Parish Dinner Auction - 40 volunteers
Crop Walk - 10 walkers; over $2,000 donated
Super Suppers - 12+ volunteers
St. Nicholas Festival - 40 volunteers
SCCS Spring Event - 400 volunteer hours
Parish Picnic - 120+ attendees
Administrative and Other
Finance Council - 5 members
School Commission - 4 members
Collections Counters - 16 volunteers
Parish Library - 5 volunteers
Office Volunteers - 10 parishioners
Knitting Circle - 12 actives
Page 5
School Jog-A-Thon
Liturgical Ministries
Altar Linens - 12 parishioners
Altar Servers - 30 youth
Eucharistic Ministers - 47 parishioners
Lectors - 13 readers
Liturgical décor - 3 volunteers
Cantors - 10 parishioners
Choir/Music Ministry - 30 parishioners
Ushers/Greeters - 22 volunteers
Prayer & Study
Bible Study - 30-40 weekly attendees
Book Group - 13 weekly attendees
Lenten Book Groups - 8 study groups
PREP - 11 catechists
Centering Prayer Groups - 15-20 attendees
Daily Rosary Recitation - 4-8 parishioners
Eucharistic Adoration - 25-35 participants
Prayer Chain - 92 members
Spiritual Enrichment Events - 8 members
Outreach
Visiting Eucharistic Ministers - 16 minis-ters
Welcoming Committee - 25 volunteers
Haiti Fund - 10 team members
Coffee and Donuts - 30 volunteer families
Wine and Cheese - 8 volunteers
Charitable Outreach Program
- 7 members
Funeral Committee - 40+ volunteers
Matt Talbot Dinner - 100 volunteers Learning at the BI Historical Museum
1st Annual Multi-Day Science Camp
July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 Page 5
In the fall of 2015, a group of St. Cecilia parishioners began researching programs that encourage all of us to live out our evangelistic potential in a way that cares for those in need. From this work, the Charitable Outreach Program was con-ceived and launched. The goal of this program is to provide hope and help to those in need and to build positive aware-ness of the Catholic faith. In its first year, the Charitable Outreach Program granted $5,000 to worthy projects and we have the chance to grant more! We encourage YOU to look around your parish and your community and see the good you can do. The funds are already available – but we need your ideas. Apply for a grant to get it kickstarted and Be the Good in our community. Applications are available in the church office. See the table below for some of the successful
grants awarded thus far:
Charitable Outreach Program
Organization Need fulfilled Amount
Kitsap Rescue Mission, Bremerton Indoor shower to replace outdoor mobile shower at overnight homeless
shelter $1,500
Bayside Housing & Services, Port Hadlock Woman to Woman Listening Circle established to give a voice to those
facing financial and/or emotional hardships $ 1,000
Kids in Concert, Suquamish Woodwinds expansion to include more youth in the joy and brain-building
exercise of musicianship $ 1,000
eXtreme Sobriety, Bainbridge Island Transportation funding for ministry to Seattle’s downtown homeless
population
$ 600
Jana Marie Law, Bremerton Establish care for pets who are abandoned when owners are incarcerated
or otherwise incapacitated
$ 650
Sharing
Time and
Talents
Stats
Page 6 Annual Report
Our Offerings & Special Collections
392 Households giving on a regular basis on Sunday
54 Households who give online at www.saintcparish.org
$572,053 Sunday/Holy Day Offertory
$100,666 Annual Catholic Appeal
(110 % of goal!)
$45,678 Contributions to SCCS
$23,112 The Haiti Fund
$22,123 Contributions to St. Vincent
DePaul Society
$5,247 African Missions
$5,163 Catholic Community Ser-
vices of W. WA
$3,157 Lenten Rice Bowls
$2,086 World Mission Sunday
$2,029 Catholic Campaign for
Human Development
$1,960 Peter’s Pence
$1,838 Catholic Relief Services
$1,789 Catholic Home Missions
$1,413 Northwest Catholic Com-
munications
$1,307 Priest Pension Fund
3000 lbs. of food donated to Helpline
House
“ I used to believe
that prayer
changed things,
but now I know
that prayer
changes us and we
change things.”
- Mother Teresa
of Calcutta
By The Numbers
880 Registered Households
2434 Registered Parishioners
50 New Families (Welcome!)
20 Baptisms
22 First Holy Communions
14 Confirmations
5 Marriages
10 Individual Anointings
15 Funerals
591 Average Weekend Mass attendance
375+ Masses celebrated
1500+ hours devoted to Eucharistic
Adoration
4 Adults in RCIA
29 Preschoolers attending St. Cecilia
Catholic School (SCCS)
74 Scholars in grades K-8 attending SCCS
35 Youthies
67 Students K-8 utilizing the Parish
Religious Education Program (PREP)
190+ Adults in faith formation
opportunities
Parishioners going home
to the arms of our
Father July 1, 2016—June 30, 2017
Adele Katherine Bonciolini
Sheila Karen Crofut
Juanita Doliente Dosono
Louise L. Dronkert
John Charles Engh
Patricia Christina Flores
Mary Catherine Hohl
Robert Jacobson
James Kenny
Caroline Cecelia Lubovich
Loretta Mapanao
Lillian Belle Morgan
Mary S. Nelson
Adele Frances Peterson
Garnie Charles Quitslund
Ca
the
rin
e A
be
gg
1st Holy
Communion
Sharing
Treasure
The Youth Group opened their year
with Mass and a BBQ on the Ray-
mond “Farm”. Approximately 75 par-
ents and Youthies attended the Mass,
which was the wonderful lead-in to
the weekly Sunday evening Youthie
meetings, which included the cele-
bration of friends, fun, food, and
faith.
The group continued their fundrais-
ing drive by bucking and splitting
firewood. Proceeds were used to
help finance the July, 2016 trip to
World Youth Day in Poland, attended
by ten Youthies.
In addition to helping with the
St. Nicholas Festival in December, the
Youthies spread Christmas cheer by
school seniors at the “farm.” Fr.
Mitchell said the Mass, and many par-
ents and young people were there to
say “so long” to our great seniors. As
a goodbye-for-the-summer outing,
the brave Youth Group leaders took
the young people river rafting.
They continued their traditional fund-
raising sales of ice cream cookies dur-
ing the Grande Old Fourth celebra-
tion. Some of the funds were used to
sponsor a child at the Flower of
Hope School in Haiti.
It was a blessed year once again.
Thank you to all who support the
Youth Group!
You h Group caroling. And on Christmas Eve, they
created a live crèche with donkeys
outside the church at the early chil-
dren’s Mass.
In the New Year, they began their
serious studies for Confirmation and,
as is their tradition, in early spring,
attended a weekend Confirmation
Retreat at Camp Indianola. In mid
April, young people received the Sac-
rament of Confirmation.
On Good Friday, Youthies carried
their hand-crafted replica cross up
Madison Avenue and placed it in the
ground at St. Cecilia. It remained
there until Pentecost.
As the school year drew to a close,
there was a blessing of the high
In Baptism classes, Joe Rochelle and Terry Markuly are witness to beautiful and significant faith.
PREP families-at regular classes, or, teaching their children at home are so faithful. One “PREP at Home” Dad shared that while teaching his son, he learned a new appreciation of the Mass. The children this year were especially excited about First Com-munion.
During Lent, eight groups of parish-ioners met to discuss our Christmas gift book: Prayer by Fr. Ron Rolheiser. One participant reflected, “You learn from other people’s perspectives and
are inspired by their sharing of faith.” The day and evening book groups experience this also.
Barbara Shields began joyfully lead-ing the Children’s Liturgy of the Word and Hannah Ard is adeptly coordinating our altar servers.
A new Centering Prayer group be-gan on Wednesday evenings, and another one continues on Monday mornings.
Finally, the Spiritual Enrichment Events Committee brought speakers who addressed issues of aging and homelessness.
We’re singing in many ways!
Religious Education
Page 7 July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
O come, let us sing to the LORD; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Psalm 95
There is joyful noise St. Cecilia. It’s heard at Masses, not only in the mu-sic from our inspiring choirs, but from the tiny, joyful singers and dancers of our many young families. Recently, at the exact time of the consecration, a young toddler was heard to softly say, “Wow.”
1st Communion Workshop
Christmas Eve
Sacrament of
Confirmation Rafting Trip
Sharing
Time
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St. Cecilia Parish 1310 Madison Ave N Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-1802
Mailing Label Here
Contact information [email protected] (206) 842-3594
Fr. Joseph Mitchell [email protected]
Jeannette Borges, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Suzanne Gerlach, Administrative Assistant [email protected]
Susan Kilbane, Principal, SCCS [email protected] (206) 842-2017
Walt Kniginyzky, Facilities Supervisor [email protected]
Terry Markuly, Pastoral Assistant-Faith Formation [email protected]
RuthAnne Wolansky, Pastoral Assistant-Administration [email protected]
Finance Council: [email protected]
Scott Edwards - Chair, Tim Cibula, Michael Donahue, Laura Van Dyke, Joe Wilcynski
SCCS School Commission: [email protected]
Eoin Dunstan - Chair, Ashley Bomke, Ken Kellogg, Jeff Rulffes Sharing
Talent