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Parish Finance Committee

The Parish Finance Committee advises the Parish Priest on matters concerning the finances of the parish, and prepares the annual accounts for audit. A summary of the parish accounts for the year to 30th June 2011 was included in the November 2011 edition of Trinity News and is also presented below.

Family Offering

Sometimes called the ‘outdoor collection’ or the ‘envelope collection’, this is the only collection that remains in the parish. The money is used for the daily upkeep of the parish church and property, staff salaries, resourcing parish groups, light and heat, etc., and for buying Mass requisites. The collection is for the most part taken up by a team of voluntary collectors in the parish, and most families have a box of envelopes for this purpose, though some prefer to pay by bank standing order. To contribute to the Family Offering by standing order, please download and complete the direct debit banker’s order below. Payment by standing order facilitates the tax relief that is available on charitable donations by PAYE workers and the self-employed.

Direct Debit Banker's Order

Collections at Mass

The first collection at Mass is used for the support of the priests of the parish and the sick and retired priests of the Diocese. The collection is lodged each week in a central account in the Diocese from which every priest is paid a weekly wage.

The second collection goes to SHARE, the Diocesan Administration and Development Fund. This fund supports the staff in Archbishop’s House and the Diocesan Offices, and parishes across the Diocese are supported with their debt for building or refurbishment. The collection is lodged each week to the Diocesan SHARE Account.

Parish Accounts

A summary of the audited parish accounts is presented below.

RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS - 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011
RECEIPTS	€	PAYMENTS	€
Opening Balance	440,853
family offering	109,603	Trinity News	11,574
church offering	3,424	donations	5,500
shrines	13,114	courses & seminars	2,239
fundraising	1,965	altar supply	2,001
interest	18,459	missalettes	1,993
special collections	3,893	church helpers	7,285
		schools	2,212
		fundraising expenses	1,982
		rates	450
		light & heat	9,570
		insurance	4,482
		repairs	10,144
		staff salaries	32,655
		accountancy	450
		telephone	5,561
		stationery	3,662
		bank charges	572
		sundry	1,845
		equipment	19,114
		Closing Balance
		pastoral centre fund	400,136
		bank balance	67,884
	591,311		591,311