St. Joseph Catholic Church at 2214 Manhattan Street, Erie, MI 48133 US - Stewardship Commission

Overview of the Stewardship Commission

  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 financial 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.

Functions of the commissions

1. 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 the proposed budget to the Department of Finance/Administration for the approval of the Axillary Bishop of the Region)

2. to monitor actual income and expenditures during the fiscal year according to the approved budget

3. to conduct studies, create or devise plans and alternatives, and make necessary recommendations to the Parish Pastoral Council to avert shortfalls in income projections

4. to report to the Parish Pastoral Council on areas of overspending and to make recommendation on cost cutting measures

5. to provide parishioners with semiannual reports, i.e., December and June, on the financial state of the Parish

6. to coordinate all fund raising programs and activities in the Parish in accordance with Parish priorities and objectives

7. to perform studies and recommend on the feasibility/viability, financial considerations, and general Parish impact of the acquisition, sale and/or lease of property

8. ti review coverage by Archdiocesan insurance programs and review recommendations with insurance carrier

9. to review, analyze and recommend on financial procedures, costs of operations, and other matters affecting these areas

   1. efficiency of procedures and effectiveness of internal controls in conformity with the policies on the Archdiocese

   2. personnel recruitment, defining employee job duties and responsibilities, and determining job classifications

   3. recommend to the Pastor a job classification scale including salaries and fringe benefits and recommend that these are appropriately available to all employees

10. to implement Archdiocesan action policies and pertinent laws pertaining to equal opportunity practices

11. to review regularly the Parish facilities in order to access safety, adequate repair and accessibility