Monthly Financial Report (12/2011)
St. Anthony Church is committed to financial transparency as part of our effort to be careful stewards of the resources provided by our generous parishioners. Below is our December 2011 Financial Report.
December 2011 Income:
Collections $47,632
Sun/Sat Collections $34,852
Online Giving $ 3,729
Christmas Collection $ 6,870
Our Lady of Guadalupe $ 138
Immaculate Conception $ 2043
Sacraments $ 3,704
Fundraising $ 1,313
Property Rental $ 1,781
Restricted $ 9,157
Total Income $63,587
December Expenses:
Operating $32,806
Salaries/Benefits $24,162
Total Expenses $56,968
Net Income/(loss) $6,619
Parish Enhancement Fund $4,682
Parish Enhancement Expenses $4,640
Net Income $42
Net Income $ 6,661
“Honor the Lord with your wealth , with first fruits of all your produce then will your barns be filled with plenty, with new wine your vat will overflow” Proverbs 3:9-10 Our sincerest gratitude for your generosity and continued support to St. Anthony Church.
God bless you,
Abner B. Espanola
Business Manager
RCIA/Adult Faith Formation
Do you know someone who has fallen away from their faith or someone who is interested in being Baptized or was baptized in another Christian Faith? Are you baptized Catholic but have not received your First Holy Communion or Confirmation? Would you like to learn more about your faith? If so, please join our RCIA/ Adult Faith Formation sessions, held on Monday’s at 7:30 pm in the Parish Center. For information, contact Mr. Tim Rodrick, OP. Adult Confirmation begins on Monday, January 23rd.
Bible Study
We would like to invite you to join us every Monday from 7 – 8:30 pm for a prayerful reflection and study of the Word of God in the parish center. Please bring your family and friends to deepen your faith and appreciation of the Word of Life. Bring also your bible and writing materials. Because of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, no bible study this Monday. Class willresume on Monday, January 23.
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Help!
This is no blarney! We would like to hold a St. Patrick’s Day Dinner, however, we would need some people to organize this event. If you would like to show your “green” dedication and help organize this dinner, please call Elizabeth at the Parish Center. Help us organize a delicious dinner and some Irish entertainment! Erin Go Bragh!
Couples for Christ & English Prayer Group
Lagos Couples for Christ would like to invite you to a prayer meeting every Tuesday from 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm at St. Anthony Parish Center. It will be an evening of songs, prayer, sharing and fellowship. For more information contact Antonio Lagos at (310) 613-2727.
Employment Opportunities: Gift Shop Manager
The Gift Shop Manager is responsible for the overall management of the Gift Shop, including, volunteer staff scheduling and training; inventory purchases and management; sales and profitability performance; advertising and marketing of the store. The manager oversees all the volunteers within the store, ensuring that the highest level of customer service are upheld. The candidate should have knowledge to operate a POS system efficiently, to accurately enter data, format and generate reports and other documents using our Point-of-Sale System software. Creates and publishes advertising including flyers, posters, and weekly church bulletin articles. Promotes the gift shop through marketing campaigns, public activities, and advertising. Communicates product knowledge effectively with customers, volunteers, parish ministries, and staff. Qualifications: High School degree/College degree preferred. Two years working experience of using POS System and Software. VIRTUS training Certified Part-time position: Non-exempt/Hourly/20hrs per week. Please send your resume to: St. Anthony Church, 215 Lomita St., El Segundo, CA 90245.
St. Anthony Scholarship Fund Vinny Guzman Memorial Scholarship
We have officially started our fundraising efforts for this coming school year. I’m sure everyone was very impressed with the wonderful speeches given by our current recipients this week We feel this is a wonderful opportunity for you to see the outstanding students your money is helping and how truly grateful they and their families are for your continued support of the Scholarship Fund. Our goal for this year is $6000. If you have not received a pledge card in the mail please pick one up at any of the entrances to the Church. Please consider making a donation, no matter the size. Thank you for your consideration and God Bless.
Kneeling
In the early Church, kneeling signified penance. So thoroughly was kneeling identified with penance that the early Christians were forbidden to kneel on Sundays and during the Easter season, when the prevailing spirit of the Liturgy was one of joy and thanksgiving. In the Middle Ages kneeling came to signify homage, and more recently this posture has come to signify adoration, especially before the presence of Christ in the Eucharist. It is for this reason that the bishops of the United States have chosen the posture of kneeling for the entire Eucharistic Prayer.
Making the Sign of the Cross
We begin and end Mass by marking ourselves with the Sign of the Cross. Because it was by his death on the Cross that Christ redeemed humankind, we trace the Sign of the Cross on our foreheads, lips, and hearts at the beginning of the Gospel, praying that the Word of God may be always in our minds, on our lips, and in our hearts. The cross reminds us in a physical way of the Paschal Mystery we celebrate: the death and Resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Why Go to Daily Mass?
† Every Mass is worth as much sacrifice of Our Lord’s life sufferings and death.
† Holy Mass is the world’s most powerful atonement for your sins.
† At the hour of death the Holy Masses you have heard devoutly will be your greatest consolation.
† Every Mass will go with you to judgment and plead for pardon.
† At Mass, you can diminish more or less temporal punishment due to your sins, according to your fervor.
† Assisting devoutly at Holy Mass, you render to the sacred humanity of Our Lord the greatest homage.
† He forgives the venial sins which you have not confessed. The power of Satan over you is diminished. He supplies for many of your negligence and omissions.
† You are preserved from dangers and misfortunes which otherwise might have befallen you. You shorten your Purgatory.
† Every Mass wins for you a higher degree of glory in Heaven.
† You receive the priest’s blessing which Our Lord ratifies in Heaven.
† You kneel amidst a multitude of holy angels, who are present at the adorable Sacrifice with reverential awe.
† You are blessed in your temporal goods and affairs.
† By piously hearing Holy Mass you afford the Souls in Purgatory the greatest possible relief.
† One Mass heard during life will be more benefit to you than many heard for you after your death.
Too Much Time on Our Hands!
A couple of weeks ago, someone asked me to cut some of the songs out of the mass and to ask the priests not to talk so long because they only schedule one hour on Sundays and have other things to do! SAD! God spent 6 days on creation for us, but we only have an hour! Jesus spend 3 hours on the cross for our sins, but we only have an hour! Sunday liturgy is the “source and summit of our lives!” It is a time for us to pray to our heavenly Father, to listen to His Word and to receive Jesus in the Eucharist. There is no time frame for Sunday liturgy since it is driven by the Holy Spirit, and we all know we can not control the Holy Spirit! Instead of worrying how long it is taking, we should be grateful of the time we spend with God. Next time you are tapping your watch and trying to figure out a good time to leave early from mass, remember the millions of Catholics throughout the world who would spend hours and even days in mass, however they can not participate in the Eucharist because of this lack of religious freedom and the threat of death. Maybe then we can stop putting a time limit on liturgy and let God come into our lives!
How do you dress?
Drive past a Baptist Church on a Sunday and look how people are dressed! They don’t have the True Presence of Christ in the Eucharist but they seem to havemuch more respect for God than we do! Baptists andother denominations always dress nicely for church onSunday, by doing so they are showing respect to God. Think about how you dress to come to church… Every week, God gives us His best: Himself in The Eucharist! Do we come dressed in our best or even our pretty good? Take a moment to look! Are you dressed appropriately for church or wearing something that is more for the beach or a nightclub? If the Baptists can do it, we Catholic’s certainly should: We have God speaking to us in the Word and the True Presence of God in the Eucharist!