THE FRANCISCAN CHURCH OF ST. BONAVENTURE
1300 Leslie St., Toronto, ON., M3C 2K9; Tel.416-447-5571;Fax:416-447-4082
Website: www.st-bonaventure.ca
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT ST. BONAVENTURE!
 
GROWING IN SPIRIT, COMMUNITY AND SERVICE
Inspired by St. Francis we seek to live and proclaim the gospel in our daily lives,responding to
the spiritual hungers of the community and becoming an oasis of peace, prayer and service.
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May 20, 2018
Pentecost Sunday
Come Holy Spirit!
We read in the Gospels “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all that I have said to you.” (John 14:26). This act of reminding and recalling is stated very clearly in the Catechism of The Catholic Church, (No. 1099) “The Holy Spirit is the Church’s living memory.” On this great feast and birth of the Church, let us pray for the gift of memory, and for the courage to move from the empowering mystery of the Upper Room to the reality of daily life.
Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful
And kindle in us the fire of your Love!
Lord, send us your Spirit,
And renew the face of the earth…
The face of our Church, the face of our communities,
Our own faces, our own hearts. Amen
Words Made Flesh Vol. II-Biblical Reflections for Year B by Fr. Thomas Rosica, CSB
Ministry with Maturing Adults
Summer Film and Book Club
Tuesdays, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm, June 5 & 19, July 10 & 24 and August 7 & 21, in the Francis Room.
Let us share our enjoyment of films and books, connecting with others and enjoying community spirit with coffee and cake. Which films to see? What books to enjoy and ponder this summer? All are welcome. Bring a friend. Contact Maureen McDonnell at
416-447-5571 ext. 550 or maureen@st-bonaventure.ca
Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
God grant me:
The Spirit of Wisdom
that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal
The Spirit of Understanding
to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth
The Spirit of Right Judgement, or counsel
that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven
The Spirit of Courage, or Fortitude
that I may bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation
The Spirit of Knowledge
that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints
The Spirit of Reverence, or Piety
that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable
and The Spirit of Wonder and Awe or Fear of the Lord
that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him.
Amen.
Pentecost Sunday
May 19th and 20th weekend
Everyone is asked to wear something red that day as a sign of the Holy Spirit’s descent upon our community.
Unauthorized Handouts and Posting in the Parish
We recently had unauthorized distributions of pamphlets and advertisements in the parking lot and unauthorized posting in the Church bulletin board. Parish sanctioned events, materials and information are not promoted this way. Persons, businesses, and organizations wishing to advertise to our parishioners must speak to Fr. Peter or Connie Durante in order to receive permission to do so. Thank you for your cooperation!
Requests for Baptism Records
To request a copy of your child’s baptism record, contact the Ministry Centre by phone or email nimfa@st-bonaventure.ca. Provide your child’s full name, date of birth and approximate date of Baptism. You will also need to provide photo identification such as a copy of your driver’s license or passport.
Requests need to be made 5 days in advance of the time that the record is needed. In keeping with
the policies of the Archdiocese of Toronto, we follow civil legislation pertaining
to privacy and access to information.
Stewardship: A Way of Living
May 13 Offertory Collections
Thank you for your generous donations.
Regular Collection: $ 9,199.35
Pope’s Pastoral Works: $ 215.00
Pre-Authorized Giving: $ 2,926.00
Donate Now: $ 328.00
Second Collections:
May 27 – Third ShareLife Sunday
June 3 – Maintenance Fund Offering
June 10 – Marygrove Camp Offering
Gifts of Securities
Do you have securities that have gone up in value? You can now make your parish offertory and special collections gifts using securities (stocks, mutual funds, bonds). You will not have to pay any capital gains on securities gift and you will get a tax receipt for the full amount. For more information contact the Development Office of the Archdiocese of Toronto at 416-934-3411 or email: development@archtoronto.org
Theology and Tea
Next T and T will be on Thursday, May 31st and June 14th after the 9:00 am Mass. The sessions are
open to all parishioners and their friends.
Parish Gardens
We need lots of helping hands to plant our Parish Gardens on Saturday, May 26th. Start time is 9:30 am and bring your garden tools. We will provide lunch. Call the Ministry Centre if you can help at 416-447-5571.
Oh, what a night! We wish to express our gratitude to all who supported our “Black & White: Oh, What A Night” celebration by your presence, donations, thoughts, and prayer. Thank you all in the name of those who call St. Clare Inn their home. Our evening was blessed with some 265 participants and we raised over $46,000. It was an evening of great fun! Thanks, Friar Tom & the Committee who created the evening!
2018 Offertory Envelopes
2018 Offertory Envelopes have been moved to the Ministry Centre.We made some changes to some of the envelope assignments so your number may be changed.Please write your name, address and telephone number on your envelop. Thank you!
Living the Gospel by supporting ShareLife agencies
“As we begin our ShareLife campaign, we are encouraged to “Live the Gospel” in all that we do. How do we demonstrate that in our community? Living the Gospel may mean helping single mothers to care for their newborn children, or being available to families facing difficulties, or welcoming refugee families to our community. For more than 41 years, countless individuals have experienced this compassionate care offered by our agencies. Please support our annual archdiocesan appeal during this Lenten season!”
~ Thomas Cardinal Collins, Archbishop of Toronto
ShareLife is the official annual charitable appeal of the Archdiocese of Toronto, raising funds to help support a large family of Catholic Agencies. Annually, ShareLife social service agencies provide services to many people locally and assist countless more in developing countries around the world. They feed the hungry, shelter the homeless, protect the meek and care for the sick. In 42 municipalities, in 225 parishes, and in more than 20 languages, those in need received professional, faith-informed and compassionate care as a result of our generosity.
To Support St. Clare Inn...
The Loblaws group of companies admitted to participating in a price fixing scheme relating to packaged bread. In addition to cooperating into the issue, Loblaws has offered a goodwill gesture in the form of a $25 gift card to anyone who has purchased bread from Loblaws, Supercenters, No Frills, Zehrs, Fortinos, Valu-mart etc. over the last 14 years. Registration for the gift cards runs from January 8th to May 8th at www.loblawcard.ca.
Since then, there has been much press about the gift card with a push for individuals to register for the $25 gift card and donate it to a charity. This desire to pass on this goodwill gesture to charities has gained considerable traction over the last month.
Which brings me to St. Clare Inn. Our weekly groceries for residents are purchased at No Frills, which is part of the Loblaws group of companies. Should anyone qualify to register for the $25 Gift Card and are looking for a local charity to support, St. Clare Inn would gladly accept your donated card and use the funds to purchase food at No Frills for the residents of St. Clare Inn. Thanks!
~ Friar Tom Purcell
| The Franciscan Church of St. Bonaventure |
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| Report to our Parish community on the Financial Results for 2017 |
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 |
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2017 |
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2016 |
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| For the year, Parish support through weekly collections, |
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| Easter & Christmas offerings amounted to: |
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$ 662,733 |
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$ 687,630 |
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| Out of these receipts, we must meet the operating |
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| expenses for the Church, which were: |
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| Salaries and benefits ( Note 2 ) |
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412,905 |
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454,493 |
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| Parish Operations ( Note 3 ) |
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139,845 |
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157,902 |
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| Maintenance & Utilities ( Note 4) |
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107,981 |
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119,394 |
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| Archdiocesan Assessment ( Note 5 ) |
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105,697 |
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110,491 |
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| Total Operating Expenses |
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$ 766,428 |
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$ 842,280 |
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| Since our regular collections and contributions were less than |
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| expenses, we experienced an Operating Loss of: |
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$ (103,695) |
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$ (154,650) |
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| During the year we received income from various other sources: |
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| - Contributions received for Ministry Programmes. (The Church |
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| portion of the Family of Faith Campaign) |
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78,833 |
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78,288 |
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| - Bulletin advertising, support from The Franciscan Friars and |
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| offerings for weddings, baptisms and funerals, interest earned. |
39,652 |
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55,183 |
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| Total Other Income |
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118,485 |
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133,471 |
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| Net Income (Loss) |
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$ 14,790 |
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$ (21,179) |
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| Maintenance Fund - Collections and Expenses |
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2016 |
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| Opening Balance, 01 January |
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$ 434,857 |
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$ 399,322 |
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| Collections, contributions and interest earned |
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57,784 |
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49,551 |
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492,641 |
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448,873 |
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| Expenditures |
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(14,016) |
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| Closing Balance, 31 December |
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$ 492,641 |
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$ 434,857 |
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| In 2017 there were no payments from the Maintenance Fund |
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| In 2016, we purchased defibrillators and a new computer server |
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| Balance Sheet as at December 31 |
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2017 |
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| Current Assets |
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| Cash in banks - operating funds |
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$ 98,774 |
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$ 93,284 |
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| Accounts receivable, prepaid expenses |
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226,700 |
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156,474 |
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| Total Current Assets |
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325,474 |
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249,758 |
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| Reserve Funds (Note 6) |
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492,641 |
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434,857 |
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| Total Assets |
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$ 818,115 |
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$ 684,615 |
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| Liabilities & Equity |
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| Archdiocesan Assessment Due |
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$ 105,481 |
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$ 54,591 |
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| Accounts payable |
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166,966 |
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156,930 |
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| Total Liabilities |
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272,447 |
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211,521 |
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| Equity-Excess of Assets over Liabilities |
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545,668 |
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473,094 |
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| Total Assets & Liabilities |
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$ 818,115 |
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$ 684,615 |
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| The Franciscan Church of St. Bonaventure -Financial Report - 2017 |
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| Notes to Financial Report |
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| Note 1. Your Church supported the following Archdiocesan Campaigns |
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| Share Life |
$ 116,051 |
$ 105,475 |
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| Holy Land |
5,915 |
6,342 |
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| Papal Charities |
2,402 |
3,010 |
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| Marygrove Camp |
3,368 |
3,845 |
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| Catholic Missions in Canada & Scarborough Foreign Missions |
3,287 |
3,563 |
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| Needs of the Canadian Church |
2,556 |
3,200 |
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| Mission Co-op |
3,489 |
5,549 |
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| World Mission Sunday |
2,909 |
3,206 |
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| Shepherd's Trust |
6,621 |
6,141 |
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| Humanitarian Relief |
1,597 |
8,751 |
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| Total Archdiocesan Collections |
$ 148,195 |
$ 149,082 |
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| In addition , |
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St. Clare Inn |
$ 7,510 |
$ 9,970 |
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Refugee Project |
$ - |
$ 974 |
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| The Archdiocesan Family of Faith Campaign was very succesful, raising $1,247,480 in |
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| donations and pledges , 130% of the goal of $960,000. The Parish recieves 25% of the |
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| pledge payments received by the campaign office during the year & these were: |
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$ 295,368 |
$ 380,197 |
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| Note 2. Salaries & Benefits |
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| Salaries & benefits include: |
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| * Salaries for the pastor, associate pastor, and other pastoral help throughout the year. |
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| * Parish staff includes 3 full-time employees: parish manager, lay pastoral associate and custodian; |
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| part-time custodian, cook, housekeeper, youth animator and clerical help as required throughout the year. |
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| Note 3. Parish Operations |
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| These expenses include: |
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| * Liturgical: |
Wine, hosts, candles, music, flowers, vestments, prayer books. |
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Youth ministry, adult education, retreats, hospital chaplaincy, |
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help to the needy. |
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| * Administration: |
Office expenses, postage, photocopier costs, weekly envelopes, |
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stationery, supplies. |
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| Note 4. Maintenance and Utilities |
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| These expenses include: |
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| * Heat, power and water |
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| * Landscaping, snow and garbage removal, taxes, insurance |
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| * Repairs and maintenance |
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| Note 5. Archdiocesan Assessment |
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| The Archdiocese of Toronto levies a 15% assessment on all parish collections, (excluding |
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| maintenance funds, gifts and bequests) to be used to help support poorer parishes as |
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| well as helping to build other parishes and support Diocesan services. |
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| Note 6. Reserve Funds consist of: |
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| Maintenance & Improvement collections held for future use. |
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$ 492,641 |
$ 434,857 |
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