For this weekend masses please welcome Fr. James Quinlan of Cross Catholic Outreach to STHY. Father Quinlan was ordained May 12, 1976 in the Archdiocese of Chicago. He was associate pastor at various Illinois parishes until he became pastor of a multi-cultural parish in Maywood, Illinois for twenty-one years. In addition, he designed the layout, organization, and procedures for Special Pre-Cana Programs for the Archdiocese.
Since moving to Florida, Fr. Quinlan has continued his vocational service by teaching religion to recovery classes at Broward Outreach Center, a homeless shelter, as well as serving as associate pastor at a parish in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea.
Fr. Quinlan brings his excellent teaching and auditory skills to Cross Catholic Outreach where he continues God’s work on behalf of the poorest of the poor. Thank you for giving a great welcome to Fr. Quinlan.
On July 1, 2021 we began a new fiscal year at STHY as did all of the parishes in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Copies of the FY 2020 - 2021 financial reports are in the Guyot Hall lobby and or online at https://sthyacinth.org/parish-financial-review.
I can report that STHY financial health is stable. However, going forward due to the ongoing COVID – 19 health crisis and the decrease in Church attendance, we will be challenged in the parish finances. TheChurch bills are being paid; we are ingood standing with all our Archdiocesan obligations. However, STHY’s finances going forward in 2022 will be challenged by the increase in the cost of ministry obligations and the increase in the cost of the maintaining the aging infrastructures of the main Church and parish facilities.
I thank each of you for your continued sacrifice, week in and week out, to support the ministries and operations of our parish. Only with your support are we able to do the work of the Gospel.
The projected FY 2022 budget has been discerned to be drastically conservative in nature, with forecasted collections and revenue to be flat. Due to the challenges we face here at St. Hyacinth in the coming year, the budget cannot account for all of the major increase in the costs and expenses for ministry and to take care of our 52 year old Church building and 37 year old Guyot Hall building.All the Church infrastructures are aging and need major attention and repairs in the very near future.
I ask that you prayerfully consider reviewing your weekly giving to the parish, and if it has remained at a constant and consistent level the past few years, please consider increasing it.
However, I do want to address the approximately the over 1000 registered families here at STHY that we have no record of your giving to the Church. We do acknowledge that many are giving to the Church through the weekend collection; however, STHY needs you start using your envelopes or move toward electronic giving. In this way we can account for all those who are a part of the parish that are truly giving, and it is an expense of the church for envelopes to be mailed to registered families. We currently spend close to $10K a year on offertory envelopes and if we could use our electronic giving, this would reduce the expense of mailed offertory envelopes dramatically.
We are living in constantly changing times, but two things that are not changing are our devotion to our parish and it's needs. We know many of our lives have been turned upside down in the last year and a half. The STHY has been too. We need, same as you, to know what's coming in so we can budget what goes out. I'm asking you to give DIFFERENTLY. By going to the website and signing up for RECURRING online giving, you let the parish know we can count on your support weekly.
We are now currently in renovating the main Church facilities and we have replaced both the heating and HVAC systems to the Church and Religious Education Building along with replacing the AC for the Guyot hall Kitchen. Go to https://sthyacinth.org/church-renovation-2021 to see updates on the renovations.
November is right around the corner. First, this year, The Feast of All Saints in not a Holy day of obligation, however we will celebrate a special mass on November 1st , Monday evening at 7:00 pm.
There will be a special Luminaria Mass for All Souls Day Tuesday November 2nd at the 7:00 pm Mass. If you want to purchase a special luminaria candle for the Luminaria Mass, go online to https://sthyacinth.org/special-events