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Where Does the Money Come From? St Mary’s Parish receives money from several different sources. Most of the money comes from you, the member. We also receive funds through building rentals of the rectory, the post office, and the parish hall, and through investment income from the various endowments. Dinners sales and other fundraising efforts contribute to the estimated $264,025 we expect to receive in 2008 to do ministry. The chart below shows a breakdown of the contribution of each income source. |
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“I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare. In other words, if our expenditure on comforts, luxuries, amusements, etc., is up to the standard common among those with the same income as our own, we are probably giving away too little. If our charities do not at all pinch or hamper us, I should say they are too small. There ought to be things we should like to do and cannot do because our charitable expenditures excludes them.” — C.S. Lewis (1898-1963), English author and scholar |
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2008 Income |
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Pledges |
56.9% |
$ 150,300 |
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NPRG |
8.3% |
$ 22,000 |
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Plate Offerings |
2.5% |
$ 6,500 |
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Other Contributions |
0.8% |
$ 2,000 |
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Special Offerings |
2.4% |
$ 6,375 |
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Dinner sales |
6.8% |
$ 18,000 |
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Misc |
1.3% |
$ 3,380 |
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Investment Income |
5.9% |
$ 15,650 |
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Rentals |
15.1% |
$ 39,820 |
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Total |
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$ 264,025 |