A review of 2024's accounts
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Dear Friends,
It is my pleasure to introduce 2024’s parish accounts and in the pages that follow you will find concrete descriptions of what your gifts mean to our parish and exactly how your offering is put to use. As always, I am extremely grateful to each and every parishioner for the contributions you make to our parish life, both financially and in the volunteering of your time and talents. I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank the Parish Finance Committee for their hard work in helping to look after our finances in a spirit of gratitude and mission. Financial reports and charts can sometimes be confusing, but I hope you will find the information in this booklet easy to understand, enlightening, inspiring and meaningful. We have sought to respond to the kind of questions that many in the parish have about parish finances. We want you to know exactly how your contributions are used and to equip every parishioner with updated and relevant information about every aspect of parish finances. Financial transparency is crucial if every member of the parish is to take personal responsibility for the financial requirements of being a Church that has moved beyond simply maintaining itself to being a Church concerned with the mission that has been entrusted to us. It is my hope that you will not only see your financial gift going towards paying for our many buildings, utilities, administration and parish staff, but see your contributions as directly connected to the changed lives you will read about. I would especially like to thank you for your giving. I recognise the sacrificial nature of charitable giving and hope this review of 2024's accounts demonstrates your money is being well spent. With my prayers for you and for your families, Fr David |
