Sacred Heart Church Austin, Texas · vs Diocese You Can Count on Me! Track records at Sacred Heart...
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Sacred Heart ChurchAustin, Texas
Stewardship Campaign
Implementation PhaseProgram for six weeks
You Can Count on Me!Puedes Contar Conmigo!
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Parishvs
Diocese
You Can Count on Me!
Track records at Sacred Heart Parish - Austin
Annual Annual
First Increase Increase
Collections Sacred Heart Diocesan Parishes
2013 vs 2012 17% 6%
2014 vs 2013 13% 4%
2015 vs 2014 10% 2%
2016 vs 2015 15% 4%
2017 vs 2016 5% 0.48%
2018 vs 2017
23 weeks 5% 4%
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Five years of growth
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2017 was a challenging year…
5% increase2016 vs 2017
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Affected by fluctuating
Mass attendance
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In 2018 we continue 5%
increase
versus prior year 2017
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Mass attendance
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Attendancetaken manually by ushers every weekend at all
Masses
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Regular review at
Staff meeting every week
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Timing is EVERYTHING
• Need 4-6 weeks with no distractions or interruptions
• February is ideal
➢We avoided• Holiday season: November,
December & January
• Holy Week
• Summer months
• September Festival
• October – November : diocesan collections
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Weekly Themes
First
Membership and
Registration
Second
Census
Third
Tithing as an
obligation
Fourth
Pledge
You Can Count on Me!
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• First Step: Clean the data baseClean
• Very simple: export to excel from Data Base the annual report of donationsExport
• Sort the information by membership status active, inactive, visitorSort
• All memberships with $0 contributions will change the status to “Inactive”Inactive
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The importance of being registered as members of
the parish.
First Weekend
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The priest will begin preaching at all weekend masses about
“What is a parishioner”
and the importance of being registered as members of a parish.
“You Can Count on Me!”
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Bulletin will have related article from Pastor.
Plus posters and Bulletin insert– next slide
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For parishioners who don’t receive envelopes by mail,
we provide Generic envelopes
at the church entrances, in
pews, etc.
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Census Sunday Second Weekend
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The priest will preach about the census and the importance of being registered.
“You Can Count on Me!”
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Bulletin article about the
census.
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Ushers will pass the
census (yellow page) and
pencils at all masses
(after homily and before
presentation of gifts)
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Priest fill his own census in front parishioners at ALL
Masses
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UshersWill pick up the census asap be
finished and will put in envelopes marked by Mass time.
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Tithe
Our responsibility
Third Weekend
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Homily:
“Why Christians Tithe?” ➢ Talk about importance of tithe
according to the Scriptures at ALL Masses
➢ (Time, Talent & Treasure) ➢ Importance of use envelopes
to track the assistance to the church
➢ Remark the importance of everybody participation
➢ “First Fruits”
“You Can Count on Me!”
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Bulletin:
“Why Christians tithe”.
Bulletin board posters, bulletin inserts, etc
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➢Continue
putting
Census Cards
in Bulletin:
Data will
increase
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Census forms and
Census collection at
church entrances if
they have still not
participated.
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Pledge
weekend
Fourth Weekend
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Priests preach about the
gifts that the Lord gives us
and our responsibility for
stewardship within the
Church.
“You Can Count on Me!”
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Bulletin article about
stewardship according to
Scripture.
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Usherspass the pledge cards
and pencils at all masses
(After homily, but before 1st collection).
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Priest fills his own pledge with parishioners, explaining how to fill
each line at ALL Masses
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Ushers
Pick up pledge cards and pencil asap
parishioners finish, and will put in an envelope marked
with the Mass time.
Before first collection
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Follow upFifth Weekend
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THANKSGIVING!
➢ Priests preach about importance of membership and tithing.
➢ Never is too late to begin with the responsibility as Catholics.
➢ Invite those who have not made their pledge; there are pledge cards and boxes available at the church entrances.
TRANSPARENCY!Priest give an actualization about Census, Pledge cards and Financial Reports.
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Bulletin article about parish financial statements.
TRANSPARENCY
is ESENTIAL for STEWARDSHIP
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Latest parish financial statements
inserted in the bulletin
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Wrap-upThank you!
Thank you!
Thank you!
Sixth Weekend
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➢Priests thank parishioners who listen the call to stewardship.
➢Invite again to all parishioners who have not made their pledge card to do it.
➢Continuous Update information on pledge cards received to date in the bulletin.
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Bulletín will have:➢ Pledge cards➢ Attendance➢ Amount pledged by Mass
time ➢ And real average collection
SHARE INFORMATION
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Follow up.
Remind parishioners about their commitments made with their pledge to their parish (Announcements, as part of the homily, bulletin articles, bulletin board).
Make available at the church entrances blank pledge cards for those who decide fill it out later or newcomers.
Invite to all parishioners to use parish envelopes, or the generic envelopes for their “Firs Fruits” with their information.
Critical to All to keep their pledge.
“You Can Count on Me!”
Remind to keep their promises
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DATA FROM ANOTHER PARISH
* St. Joseph in Killeen, Texas
* Multi-cultural Parish near large Military Base* UP 14% vs. Prior Year
* “You Can Count on Me” works with any type of population, not just Hispanic
* Program strengthens our commitment to our Church with the Scriptures
CENSUS: Not necessary in subsequent years
OBSERVATIONS
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Parishvs
Diocese
You Can Count on Me!
Track records at Sacred Heart Parish - Austin
Annual Annual
First Increase Increase
Collections Sacred Heart Diocesan Parishes
2013 vs 2012 17% 6%
2014 vs 2013 13% 4%
2015 vs 2014 10% 2%
2016 vs 2015 15% 4%
2017 vs 2016 5% 0.48%
2018 vs 2017
23 weeks 5% 4%
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Sacred Heart Parish – Austin, Texashttps://www.sacredheartchurchaustin.org
Parish Stewardship and Financial Statementshttps://www.sacredheartchurchaustin.org/stewardship
HANDOUT: “You Can Count On Me”/Elizabeth’s Planhttps://www.sacredheartchurchaustin.org/documents/2018/6/You%20Can%20Count%20On%20Me%20MASTER.pdf
VIDEO and Homilies :http://www.fathermarkhamlet.com/tag/stewardship/
LINKS