| Purpose of the Commission |
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The Stewardship Commission is a service group to the Parish Pastoral Council, and to the other Commissions of the Council. It plans, recommends, and, with Council approval, implements actions on Parish fmancial support and the effective management and use of Parish resources. These resources include parishioner's time, skills and talents and monies that are raised or offered.
The Stewardship Commission is concerned with three broad areas:
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the effective utilization of Parish resources
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the budget: and
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Church support.
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Functions of the
Commission
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to review, adjust, finalize, and consolidate the proposed annual
budgets of each Parish operating unit for presentation to the Parish Pastoral Council and the Pastor (who eventually turns in the proposed budget to the Department
of Finance/Administration for the approval of the Auxiliary Bishop
of the Region) |
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to monitor actual income and expenditures during the fiscal year
according to the approved budget |
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to conduct studies, create or devise plans and alternatives, and
make necessary recommendations to the Parish Pastoral Council to
avert shortfalls in income projections |
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to report to the Parish Pastoral Council on areas of
overspending and to make recommendations on cost-cutting measures |
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to provide parishioners with semiannual reports, i.e., December
and June, on the financial state of the Parish |
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to coordinate all fund raising programs and activities in the
Parish in accordance with Parish priorities and objectives |
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to perform studies and recommend on the feasibility / viability
, financial considerations, and general Parish impact of the
acquisition, sale and/ or lease of property |
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to review coverage by Archdiocesan insurance programs and review
recommendations with insurance carrier |
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to review, analyze and recommend on financial procedures, costs
of operations, and other matters affecting these areas:
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efficiency of procedures and effectiveness of internal controls in conformity with the policies of the Archdiocese; |
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personnel recruitment, defining employee job duties and responsibilities, and determining job classification; |
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recommend to the Pastor ajob classification scale including salaries and fringe benefits and recommend
that these are appropriately available to all employees. |
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to implement Archdiocesan action policies and pertinent laws pertaining to equal opportunity practices; |
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to review regularly the Parish facilities in order to assess
safety , adequate repair and accessibility
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The Stewardship Commission will be considered the Finance
Council in accordance with Canon 537.
"Each Parish is to have a finance council which is regulated by universal law
as well as by norms issued by the diocesan Bishop; in this council the Christian faithful, selected according to the same norms, aid the Pastor in the administration of Parish goods with due regard for the prescription of Canon 532."
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Structure of the
Commission
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The Stewardship Commission will include interested parishioners
and appropriate Pastoral Staff members.
Membership on the Stewardship Commission may be by appointment and selection. It is recommended that the Commission should include persons knowledgeable in the areas of finance, insurance, law, accounting and other related areas if possible.
Depending on the size of the Parish, the following committees fall
within the area of the Stewardship Commission:
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Communication
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Budget
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Church Support
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Utilization of Resources
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Maintenance
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Personnel
The Commission chooses one of its members to become a member
of the Vicariate Stewardship Commission. |
