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Dear Parishioners, It is very hard to believe it is already the end of August! This certainly has been a very eventful summer for both us here at SRW and in our world. Amidst the seemingly crazy world we live in, I take such solace in being able to pastor such a great parish community. I always find such joy here. Even my toughest days are still filled with blessings. One of the reasons I can say this is because parishioners are so generous with their time, talent and treasure. People here give so freely and generously, instilling a real sense of love and vibrancy. We are Blessed! As a pastor I wear many hats. My favorite of course is presider at Mass when we celebrate the Word and the gift of the Body and Blood of Christ. Another one is CEO of the parish. While I prefer the titles pastor and shepherd, the reality is that in many ways I am the CEO. One of my duties under that title is to make an ANNUAL REPORT of the finances and affairs of the parish. So much happens here it would almost be impossible to capture it in just a few short pages, but I have attempted to give a brief overview. This covers parish finances, our outreach to the community, and the Sacramental and faith formation of our young people. I hope you enjoy reading.

First, I would like to share with you that in September of 2015 we went through an internal audit by the Diocese of Cleveland Finance Office. This practice was started in 2008 and every parish in the Diocese goes through the internal audit every three years. We had one in 2012 and again this past September. The results of the audit were available in early October but because of my medical leave of absence they were not presented to the parish finance council until this past spring. (My leave had nothing to do with the audit:)). We received very good audit results, and the Finance Office auditors were very impressed with our financial and human resource practices. Overall, they were impressed at our ability to work hard to address our short and long-term debt, the stable number of families in the parish, and the continual increase in school enrollment. They only found a few minor issues that were

more Best Practices such as the way we calculate overtime, the way we categorized interest expenses, and a few people we were categorizing as independent contractors who needed to be added to payroll as employees. I am very proud of the work of the staff and volunteers who handle the parish finances, and I can assure you we work very hard to make sure we do everything to the best of our ability, protecting our assets and being good stewards of the monies entrusted to us. Second, I share with you the results of the 2015—2016 fiscal year. We work on a July 1—June 30 fiscal year and recently closed our books and submitted our report to the Diocese. On the parish side, revenue was down slightly over the previous year, and expenses were up a bit, but we did manage to finish with a surplus that allowed us to pay down just over $40,000 in long-term debt. The numbers are a bit off because of the Special Appeal that we did in May and the timing of the income and payments for the projects. This is being done over two fiscal years. As of August 15—we have pledges totaling just under $225,000 from 398 families. This is AWESOME! Thank you. This has enabled us to do four of the five projects. Each week we continue to receive more donations so I am hoping we can contract for the rectory door replacements soon. As you can see, we have prepared a very conservative budget for the coming year, and we will work hard to be conservative in our spending. I do encourage you to be as generous as you can be in our regular collections as they are essential to our daily operations. On the school side, both revenue and expenses were up. One of the main reasons that expenses were up is that we implemented a new salary scale for our faculty last year. While we could never pay what public schools pay, we are trying to compensate our teachers justly. We hope this allows us to retain good teachers, while recognizing years of experience, degrees, and performance. The good news is the school finished with a large surplus that allowed us to pay down both short-term and long-term debt as well as improve our cash position. Again, we prepared a conservative budget so that we can continue to have a surplus that will allow us to address our debt.

The school endowment is still doing very well, with a balance of over $530,000. During the last few years we have been able to use the investment income to generously give financial aid to families as well as support some capital improvements to the school. This year I am very excited to share with you that through a generous donor we were gifted with property to the north of our current property line. There is a house on E. 260th Street that sits on a double lot that borders our property. The property transferred to us in July. The house itself is in terrible condition, and we have no need for it. But we do have s need for the green space/field. We will use Endowment money to raze the house down, return it to green space and create a nice field for the children of the school and parish to use for play. Currently they only have blacktop and playground to play on. There is a ”newer” two-car garage that we are keeping to use for festival storage. The house should be demolished this fall. I am truly humbled by the generous and anonymous gift this donor has made to our parish and school. We are entering into our seventh year as a parish community. Overall, we are in a great position, to move forward. I am so excited about all the awesome possibilities the future holds for us. Please know that I very much appreciate your support in so many ways. The staff, volunteers, and I will continue to work very hard to make Ss. Robert & William Parish as strong as possible, both spiritually and temporally, for the greater glory of God. See you in Church! Peace, Fr. John

Parish Receipts 2015 2016 Budget 2017 Offertory Collections 754,126 746,647 749,000 Other Collections 44,465 42,718 39,500 Donations & Bequests 13,865 7,749 7,000 Net Fund Raising Income 19,108 15,656 10,900 Income from Parish Programs 53,304 41,939 50,050 Rental Income 25,224 27,047 26,100 Miscellaneous Receipts 358 204 0 Designated Collections 24,794 19,474 19,000 Investment Income 2,498 92 0 Total ORDINARY Parish Receipts 937,742 901,526 901,550 Vision 2020 Income 101,021 64,911 60,000 Rooted in Faith Income 48,130 27,459 10,000 Gain from Sale of Property (Forestview House) 48,252 0 0 Restricted Grants 0 7,125 0 Special Appeal - 2016 0 146,147 100,000 Total EXTRAORDINARY Parish Receipts 197,403 245,642 170,000 Total Parish Receipts 1,135,145 1,147,168 1,071,550

Parish Disbursements Salaries, Benefits, & Taxes 482,632 478,532 460,769 Rectory & Household 16,370 16,399 13,000 Parish Office & Administration 125,328 129,734 107,250 Celebrating Ministries 39,527 44,288 36,830 Religious Education Ministries (Not Day School) 9,344 15,005 9,800 Caring Ministries 1,320 3,069 2,500 Discipleship & Evangelization Ministries 38,324 45,422 19,750 Utilities 47,617 33,265 30,000 Property Insurance & Taxes* (24,903) 22,271 23,000 Maintenance, Repairs, & Plant Operating 41,100 45,741 31,950 Diocesan Assessments-Current 85,950 86,896 84,360 Designated Collections 24,794 19,474 19,000 Total ORDINARY Parish Disbursements 887,403 940,096 838,209 Capital Disbursements 24,062 90,158 100,000 Liberty Bank Loan Interest Expenses 75,741 73,369 75,000 Money to Stipend Account (612) 2,585 0 Flood 2013 Expenses, covered by Insurance 883 0 0 Total EXTRAORDINARY Parish Disbursements 100,0074 166,112 175,000 Total Parish Disbursements 987,477 1,106,208 1,013,209 TOTAL PARISH SURPLUS (DEFICIT) 147,668 40,960 58,341 Payment on Principal of Short & Long Term Debt 147,668 40,960 58,341 Net Cash Profit (Loss) 0 0 0 *In July 2014 we received a refund on overpaid property taxes. The amount of the refund was $45,000. This neg-ative number is net of that refund plus the expense of our property insurance.

School Receipts 2015 2016 Budget 2017 Tuition & Fees 1,789,138 2,003,856 1,944,500 Government Assistance (Mandated Services) 135,918 197,823 211,500 Donations & Bequests 39,936 72,574 55,000 Net Fund Raising 90,522 114,399 119,300 Net Aftercare 10,484 17,592 23,253 Other Student Receipts 38,509 27,967 26,750 Monthly School Envelopes in Sunday Offertory 31,942 33,698 37,000 Investment & Interest Income 111 38 0 Endowment Income 15,000 15,000 45,000 Total ORDINARY School Receipts 2,151,560 2,482,947 2,462,303 Restricted Grants 0 55,000 0 Investment Income (Unrealized Gains/Loss) 22,263 10,495 0 Total EXTRAORDINARY School Receipts 22,263 65,495 0 Total School Receipts 2,173,823 2,548,442 2,462,303

School Disbursements Salaries, Benefits & Taxes 1,775,430 1,937,728 1,982,221 Instructional 16,334 12,505 24,100 Utilities 57,818 53,199 51,000 Maintenance, Repairs & Plant Operating 92,344 98,909 93,300 Insurance 20,954 19,350 21,000 Student Services 52,729 41,465 38,000 Administration 117,744 141,523 147,900 Bad Debt (Uncollectable Tuition) 21,002 0 10,000 Total ORDINARY School Disbursements 2,154,355 2,304,679 2,367,521 Capital Disbursements 50,555 97,592 35,000 Total EXTRAORDINARY School Disbursements 50,555 97,592 35,00 Total School Disbursements 2,204,910 2,402,271 2,402,521 TOTAL SCHOOL SURPLUS (DEFICIT) (31,087) 146,171 59,782 Payment on Principal of Short & Long Term Debt 0 146,171 59,78, Net Cash Profit (Loss) (31,087) 0 0

PARISH and School ASSETS & LIABILITIES Actual 2015 Actual 2016

Checking Accounts - Parish & School 35,455 83,701

Savings & Investments - Parish & School 609,807 648,552

TOTAL CHECKING, SAVINGS & INVESTMENT 645,262 732,253

Accounts Receivable 10,235 22,667

Other Assets (Mustard Seed Inventory & PrePaid Expenses) 2,988 4,440

TOTAL ASSETS (Cash & Investments) 658,485 759,360

Deferred Revenue (Prepaid Tuition & Festival Revenue) 172,120 118,804

Short Term Liabilities (Payables & Payroll) 385,787 396,427

Deferred Restricted Support (Endowment Principal) 430,216 437,237

Long Term Liabilities (Liberty Bank Loan) 1,468,544 1,417,943

Long Term Liabilities (Unpaid Assesments Owed to Diocese for Closed St. Robert & St. William) 296,615 296,615

Total Liabilities (Monies owed to others) 2,753,281 2,667,026

Fundraising 2015—2016 Parish (Amounts are NET of Expenses): Holly Berry Bazaar (2015): $1,681 Rummage Sale (2015): $2,444 Bricks: $478 Mustard Seed Religious Store: $578 Youth Ministry (Golf Outing & Ham Sales): $6,832 Fish Fry (2016): $3,643 —————————————————————- GRAND TOTAL: $15,656 School (Amounts are NET of Expenses): Festival (2015): $58,109 Taste of Nations (2016): $13,641 50 Days of Holiday Cash: $21,448 Walk-a-Thon (2015): $21,201 —————————————————————- GRAND TOTAL: $114,399 THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING SUPPORT!!!

OUR ANGELS APPEAL for Tuition Assistance in the school

for the 2015—2016 School Year was a record breaking $53,249!

On behalf of the children and their families, thank you so much!

For the 2016 Catholic Charities Appeal Ss. Robert & William Parishioners pledged $93,494 and had 501 donors. Our goal was $75,919. We achieved 123% of our goal with a 37% participation rate. This is one of the highest participation rates in all of the 187 parishes in the Diocese of Cleveland. Great JOB!

Designated Special Collections support the work of the Church beyond our parish. They are collected on behalf of various ministries and apostolates of the Diocese of Cleveland, the Catholic Church in the United States and the Global Catholic Church. This past fiscal year, we collected the following amounts and forwarded them to their beneficiaries. Annual Mission Appeal 2015: $2,104 Faith & Values: $609 Catholic Communications: $643 World Mission Sunday: $901 Vowed Religious Retirement: $2,247 Catholic University: $63 Latin America: $910 Eastern European: $174 Black & Indian Missions: $761 Catholic Relief Services: $939 CRS—RICE BOWL: $6,438 Holy Land (Good Friday): $1,940 Catholic Home Missions: $919 Office of Catechetical Services: $726 Peter Pence (Holy Father Alms): $100 ————————————————— Grand Total: $19,474

CHILDREN’S STEWARDSHIP 2015—2016

One of our jobs, our goals in the formation of our young people, is to teach them the importance of giving back and helping one another. At our school Masses and through envelopes given to our PSR students, we collected the following this past year. The children select where the donations are given. September: Ronald McDonald House $654 October—November: Water Project $871 January: SRW Outreach $180 February & March: CRS Rice Bowl $599 April: Westside Catholic Center $232 May: Birthright $337 ——————————————————————— Grand Total: $2,873

SRW Outreach ~ God’s Spirit shines through people like you

…from an Outreach Recipient: ”Thank you for your thoughtfulness and generosity. It has been difficult to keep up with household expenses and medication costs. We are most grateful to the parishioners of Ss. Robert and William Parish for their generosity.” This ministry has grown due to the current, sour economic situation. It is possible to meet these growing needs only because of your support of the Outreach Fund and the very generous, giving spirit of our volunteers. Listed below are some of the programs that the Outreach Committee oversees: ♦ Daily Review of Outreach Requests ♦ Produce to People (1,436 were recipients of produce give-away) ♦ A core team who aids monthly distributing food and clothing at the Fr. Michael Wittman Ozanam Center/ St. Philomena ♦ The Banquet (our monthly Community Meal) ♦ The Christmas Giving Tree (Over 40 families received Gifts & Food) ♦ Prayer Shawl Ministry ♦ The Helen & Michael Talty Community Garden in partnership with SRW Catholic School ♦ Collaboration with The Euclid Hunger Center

$22,878 was donated and received in grants for SRW Outreach

40 Days for Life (Ash Wednesday Collection) $895 Automobile Gas Vouchers $280 Bereavement (assistance with funeral expenses) $638 Birthright (Ash Wednesday Collection) $895 Bus Passes $90 Coats for Homeless $349 Dave’s Gift Cards for perishable food to go with Food Pantry Donations $2,328 Electric Bills $305 Euclid Hunger Center $1,000 Flowers & Missals to Homebound and those in Care Facilities $1,303 Gas Bills $620 Community Meals (We served over 1,500 meals!) $4,548 Produce to People $165. Seniors Birthday Cards $300 Tuition Assistance $4,500 Tutoring Assistance $2,510 Water Bills $223

$20,859 given out through SRW Outreach

Sacraments

Baptisms 38

First Penance 43

First Communion 43

Confirmation 45

Marriages 10

Funerals 48

Average number of people attending weekend Masses 1,454

Faith Formation programs for our Youth

Day School (Preschool—8) 537

PSR (Preschool—Grade 8) 51

LIFETEEN (Grades 9—12) 75

Parish Statistics

There are 1,631registered families at SRW which numbers 3,472 people.

Members of Parish Finance Council

Margaret Joyce, Chair Tom Raguz Mary Emser Bruce Cooke Joe Quirarte Joe Stupica Jim Granito

Members of Parish Pastoral Council

Rich Weybrecht, Chair Liz Toth, Youth Rep.

Rita Burke Janice Cole Lydia Harris Leslie Cooke

Ashley Raddel Jim Fraser

Mary Creegan Karen Adams