Annual Financial Report
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This past year has been challenging for all of us. The COVID19 Pandemic has affected our lives in so many ways. It seems to have been the worst of times. But during this time of darkness is also when we can see the light shining at its brightest. We have seen immense goodness of people, stepping up and helping out in our community here at Holy Family, which is admirable and inspiring. We can say it has been the best of times as well.
During these days of the Pandemic, we had to close our doors for worship for a couple of months and just offer online Masses. When we opened, we were limited in what we could do in living out our ministries and celebrations. But this did not stop us from doing our mission here at Holy Family. For this past year, we have had 15 Baptisms, 3 weddings, 7 funerals, 23 Confirmations and 38 First Communions. We had Faith Formation sessions, some youth group activities and we even held a modified VBS. Many of our ministries/committees/councils continued to meet virtually. In the ups and downs of our life and in its different stages, our faith is the one thing that sustains us.
Our community also grew despite of not being able to gather together as a community. We have 102 new parishioners in 41 households who registered from January 2020 to the present in our parish. Our school has 197 students enrolled this year and are now fully back in-person. Our community has been a source of strength for so many of us. In this time of physical distancing and limited social interactions, we have been connected by our relationship with God and with one another.
Understandably, our parish financial situation has been affected by the Pandemic as well. With the closure of our Church for some time and the limited attendance thereafter, our offertory numbers have declined significantly. Despite of this, we have managed our expenses well and have been efficient in our budgeting. However, when we go back to our normal operations, our expenses will also go up. So, there is a need for us to raise our offertory collections to sustain our gains. This will take all of us giving our fair share as good stewards of our community. The amazing thing about our community is that we are not lacking in great stewards here at Holy Family. Even though there were far less people who gave this year because of the Pandemic, there were quite a few people in our community who stepped up in giving their time, talent and treasure. We owe you our greatest appreciation. On behalf of your Holy Family, I say to you: Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
This shows us that there is no mountain so high and no ocean so deep that we cannot overcome when we have God and one another. It is my hope and prayers that our connections here at Holy Family keep us stronger in our faith, in our community and in service to one another.
God bless you,
Fr. Rodel
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Financial Summary
· There were 307 families who gave to offertory during 2020, which is down 24% from 402 contributing families in 2019. For 2021, only 296 have given so far.
· The amount collected in 2020 was $621,239, which is down 22% from $690,004 in 2019. This includes loose collections.
· On a positive note, the average amount contributed per family increased from $1,375 per family in 2019 to $1,679 per family in 2020.
· The biggest drop in number of donor families was in the $0-$500 range, which was down from 150+ donors in 2018 and 2019 to only 86 families in 2020. We also saw decreases in number of families contributing $500-$1,200 (from 100 to 89) and in the number of families contributing $1,200-$2,400 (from 90+ to 74). Fortunately, there were not a lot of changes in the number of families contributing $2,400 to $5,000, the $5,000 to $10,000 and over range.
· To reach our numbers before the Pandemic, we need to raise $121,559 to our current numbers now. That would require an increase of 73 more families to our current 296 contributing families with the projected average of $1,868 to get to the 2019 total of $690,004. In actuality, it would be great if we could get back to 400+ contributing families and still average $1,679 per family.
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Gene & Karen Dieringer
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My parents instilled in me the importance and the value of sharing time, talent and treasure. Ever since I was old enough to earn a little bit of money (starting around 8 or 9 years old), for every dollar I earned, I was taught to journal how much to tithe and how much I could spend. I remember how delighted I was when I could put a few coins into a Holy Family envelope and place it into the collection. My parents encouraged me to be involved with parish ministries, retreats and other volunteer outreach opportunities. Growing up as a 9th child of 12 kids, I witnessed my parents share their talent and the precious little time they could spare volunteering for committees and fundraisers for their Holy Family parish and Catholic education. As an adult, I better learned about my parents’ practices and witnessed more firsthand their generosity to the many charities they loved and believed in. My parents’ generosity was inspiring and a beautiful example of sharing faith and blessings. I remember my father saying that no matter how much time, talent and treasure they gave away, God seemed to bless them twofold. When Karen & I reflect on the importance of giving of ourselves, it is easy to recognize the blessings we have received in return: a wonderful and fruitful parish community, loving friends and connections with others, a growing appreciation of our faith, seeing charities accomplish their mission, meeting Christ in others, and witnessing the impact and difference our simple sacrifice of giving of our time & treasure has on the lives of others. We receive more than we give. It would be difficult to imagine our lives without all the connections we have made by our giving. We fully appreciate and recognize that nothing we do is achieved alone. It takes a ‘village’ (aka parish) to create a thriving community of love and keep a parish and our souls alive. We are so grateful for being a part of Holy Family, surrounded by like-minded individuals who want the best for our Holy Family community. We are better persons because we give. It is in giving that we receive. By sharing freely the gifts we have been blessed with, together we can all do great things to honor our Lord & Savior.
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Our family was first introduced to Holy Family through the school auction, sometime around 2012. We had a blast (of course!) and immediately wanted to find a way for our three young daughters to go to Holy Family Catholic School and for our family to become members of Holy Family Parish. Shortly after that was the first time we came to Mass here and it was a life changing experience for us. Both Cory and I grew up Catholic, went to Catholic school and had given a small bit of effort to stay connected to our faith throughout our relationship. When we came to our first Mass at Holy Family church, we felt so welcome and the atmosphere was warm, festive, inclusive - and very family oriented. It felt different from the more formal churches we were both raised in and we were drawn to that right away. We began to realize again how important our faith was to us. The initial feeling of closeness we experienced that first Mass has only deepened as we have gotten more involved here at Holy Family. Our kids (2 little boys now along with our girls) all attend school at HFCS and we have always felt the importance of providing a consistency in values in every facet of our lives. It is not only important to us that our children have a faith based education and spiritual foundation, it is also extremely important to us to practice the act of serving others that we have all learned about in a Catholic school and church. We have always tried to incorporate volunteering in our lives (from well before we had kids to kid friendly volunteer opportunities) and what better place to volunteer than in this Holy Family community and church that we have all grown to love so much. We know we need to help out in order for our community to thrive and for the activities that we love here at Holy Family to continue. Not only do we feel the need to pitch in, it has also helped us to build wonderful friendships within our parish community. Finding different ways to participate in Sunday Mass has made going to Mass more fun (I should say EVEN more fun!) since we are more actively involved. We all truly feel a bond with our Holy Family that is different from all other relationships we have. It has been important for us to know that we can donate more than just money to our church. While we know the importance of financial stability – and how hard that can be to sustain in today’s world – we have also learned that time and talent are so crucial and can be a little easier for us to give at times. We feel that by stressing the importance of giving back, our kids are benefitting from feelings of self-fulfillment and learning what stewardship is all about. We know that we are not just talking about the importance of helping out and helping others, we are living that as well. That has been and will continue to be a guiding force for each one of us.
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The Kaopuiki-Delaney Family -Cory, Shannon, Malia, Noa, Kiele, Makai & Keoni
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