Stewardship:
Stewardship can be defined simply as making the most responsible use of one’s gifts and resources. It necessitates the recognition of life as a gift, bestowed upon each person by God and responded to in a spirit of humility and gratitude. Stewardship involves the sharing of individual time, talent and treasure, as well as the commitment of communal resources ( temporal, financial, human etc) in service to the community of faith.
Stewardship Activities:
Finance: Each Parish, in accordance with Canon Law (c.537), must have a Parish Finance Committee. Its role is consultative, in accordance with c. 532. It is separate from the Parish Pastoral Council. (c.536).
Parish Finance Council: The parish Finance Council members are Geraldine Kennedy (chair), Paddy Henry (sec), Fintan Kennedy, Aileen Nealon, Emma Reidy
See Parish Financial Policy for workings
All parishioners are expected to contribute to church funds. Our main source of income is through the offertory collection during Mass, Offertory Boxes labelling & Distribution: Offertory Boxes, containing an envelope for each Sunday and Feast day, for each household are prepared, and labelled for distribution towards the end of each year. The offertory Box also contains envelopes for Collections for Priests and also collections for various Diocesan needs. It helps if the offertory boxes are collected by a member of the household from the church.
Collectors: The envelopes are collected during Mass.
Counters: The collection is counted by two people after Mass and placed in a sealed bag. There are about twenty six counters.
Double Counters: The collections are counted again by two people and prepared for lodgement. We have about 12 people.
Lodgements: The collections is lodged, again by two people.
Paying Bills: Cheques are signed by two people.
Tax Rebates: Sign form CHY3
Keeping accounts: Fr John Glynn
Accountants: Dillon McCarron, Ballina
Building Maintenance: The three church areas of Tourlestrane, Kilmactigue, Lough Talt, have each a committee responsible for maintenance of church buildings in their area.
See Health and Safety (Draft) policy for possible work involved.
Tourlestrane : Fr John Glynn, Kilmactigue: Geraldine Kennedy, Lough Talt: Fintan Mullarkey
Administration: Fr John Glynn
Safeguarding: (See Policy) Fr John Glynn
Parish Safety Representatives: Mary Collins, Jacqueline Kennedy
Data Protection (See Policy):
Land Folios: Fr John Glynn
Property Inventory: Fr John Glynn
Parish Office: Fr John Glynn
Web Site input: Fr John Glynn
Newsletter: Fr John Glynn