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St. Thomas Parish and School Welcomes Bishop Foys

St. Thomas Parish and School Welcomes Bishop Foys. Welcome. Prayer Introductions Outline of Evening Parish Council - Erich Wagner Stewardship - Shaun Broering Finance - Scott Arentsen Board of Education – Mary Paula Schuh Saint Thomas School - Sharon Bresler.

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St. Thomas Parish and School Welcomes Bishop Foys

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  1. St. ThomasParish and SchoolWelcomesBishop Foys

  2. Welcome • Prayer • Introductions • Outline of Evening • Parish Council - Erich Wagner • Stewardship - Shaun Broering • Finance - Scott Arentsen • Board of Education – Mary Paula Schuh • Saint Thomas School - Sharon Bresler

  3. Parish Council • Meet monthly • 15 members • Multigenerational • Old & New Parishioners • School families and non-school families are represented

  4. Parish Council Activities • New Parishioners Brunch • High School Parishioners Brunch • Overview of Committees • Boosters/Mother’s Club - Baptism Prep • Worship Committee - Eucharistic Ministers • Lectors & Ushers - Sacristan and Servers • Schola & Choir - PREP • Bereavement - Club 55 • RCIA - Familia • CRHP - Youth Group • M.O.M.S. Club - Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts • Parish Health Ministry

  5. New Initiatives • Facilities Committee • Facilities Audit • Developing long range plan • Addressing imminent maintenance issues • Endowment Committee • Long range financial planning for our Parish and School • Blending in our successful Education Development Fund which raised $120,000- in two years

  6. St ThomasStewardship Committee • Membership • Shaun Broering - Heather Murphy • Lou Hlebiczki - Christian Naberhaus • Wil Martin - Joe Pillar • Katie Mean - Msgr. Cooney • Meet Monthly on 2nd Wednesday of the Month

  7. Stewardship CommitteeCurrent Efforts • Stewardship Spotlight • Tri-weekly bulletin insert highlighting stewardship areas • Stewardship Weekend • Time and Talent Drive • Parish Offertory Program • Stewardship Dinner • Thank more active parishioners • Initiate New Programs • New Member Welcoming Committee

  8. Stewardship CommitteeFuture Interest Areas • Census • Get accurate count of current parishioners • Get sense of barriers to participation and rationale for inactivity. • Understand services parishioners would like to see to build faith and community. • On Hold - Waiting to see what Diocese action is from Synod recommendations. • Initiate Parish Social Committee • Build Parish Community via Coordinated Social Activities. • Stewardship Fair

  9. Finance Council St. Thomas Church Income Statement

  10. St. Thomas Parish Revenue Breakdown

  11. St. Thomas Expense Breakdown

  12. St. Thomas Offertory Collections

  13. St. Thomas Tuition Collections

  14. St. Thomas Parish School Expense

  15. St. Thomas Annual Operating Loss

  16. St. Thomas Board of Education • Nine board members, PREP director, principal and pastor • Board sponsors: • Catechetical Sunday Brunch • School Open House • Grandparents Day • Ongoing Efforts: • Marketing and recruitment for the school • Public relations

  17. PREP at St. Thomas • Grades 1-8 • Volunteer teachers and aides • Meetings: Wednesday evenings • Enrollment: • 2007-2008 – 106 • 2006-2007 - 121 • New director this year, Mary Hauber • School and PREP joint efforts: • Advent and Lent projects • Sacramental retreats

  18. Demographics of St. Thomas • Most families live in Ft. Thomas • Other locations: • 8 Newport • 6 Cold Spring/Alexandria • 5 Highland Heights • 4 Wilder • 2 Southgate • 2 Cincinnati • 2 Melbourne/Dayton, Ky • 1 Independence

  19. Historic Enrollment with Tuition Overlay

  20. Tuition Comparison – One Child excluding Non Tuition Schools

  21. Tuition Comparison – Two Children

  22. Tuition Comparison - Three or more Children

  23. Tuition Comparison – One Child - Campbell County Parochial only

  24. St. Thomas School History • Founded by the Sisters of Divine Providence in 1903 • Building expansions includes a high school, an addition to the elementary school • Closing of the High School in 1976 • Elementary takes over the high school and the daycare rents the old elementary building • Preschool opens to help with enrollment • Accreditation starting in with recertification in 1999, 2003 and we will go through certification again in 2008-09 school year • Earned a 2006 National Blue Ribbon Award from the Federal Department of Education

  25. Since 1999 we have: • Developed our own P.E. program instead of S.H.A.P.E. • Added Art to the curriculum • Added Spanish to the curriculum • Started 8th grade class plays • Developed community partnerships with • Fifth Third Bank our B.E.S.T. partners • Carmel Manor (students visit residents during the year) • Northern Kentucky Health Department (grants and programs) • Greater Cincinnati Foundation (grants) • Kentucky Arts Council (grants) • Children Inc. (service learning)

  26. Community Outreach • Grandparents’ Day • Veterans’ Day • Preschool Parties • Be Concerned • Welcome House • Parish Shut-ins • Fr. Beiting collections • Working with Ft. Thomas Police and Fire for emergency strategies • Working with Ft. Thomas School district • Included a full-day kindergarten option • Started a phonics program in kindergarten through grade 2

  27. Initiated split classes in reading (phonics) and math in kindergarten to fifth grade • Participated in District and Regional Governor’s Cup competition with numerous individual placing at state level and our quick recall team making it to state competition twice in eight years. • Earned the National Blue Ribbon Award in 2006

  28. Catholic Identity • Yearly focus in religious in nature; This year’s goal focuses on ways that we can be one voice for God in our school, parish, community and the world. • Beginning on the third year of the Fatima Program • Service Learning to show that service is part of our Catholic faith formation • Religious Observances • Weekly Mass • Daily rosary for the primary students • Sacrament preparation for grades 2 and 8 • Sacramental retreats for both grades to build unity with PREP students also making the sacraments • Weekly Advent Prayer Services • Reenactment of the Nativity by the 2nd graders • Bi-Weekly Stations of the Cross during Lent • Living Stations reenacted by the 8th graders for the school and parish • May Crowning with school and parish

  29. Collections for the needy at Thanksgiving and Christmas • Parent Newsletters on the Catholic Faith in weekly family folder • Catholic Book of Prayers went home to parents in 2006-2007 • Saint Icons outside classrooms (including PREP) accompanied by a brief biography of the saint • Student Rosary Club that meets monthly from October to May

  30. Looking Forward • Smart boards for more classrooms • Wireless Internet so that class sets of laptops could be used in the school • More connections between the PREP classes and the school classes • Initiate grants to bring Arts into the school • Keyless entry system for the safety of the students

  31. Financial Resources • Parish subsidy per student: approximately $2,000 • Boosters and Mother’s Club support per student: $250-300 • Parishioners can petition the parish for Parish Scholarships (up to 50% off tuition). This is based on financial need. • P.O.S.T. program: parents can work concessions at Reds and Bengal games and the money earned goes toward their tuition bill.

  32. Challenges Faced by the School • Keeping the programs that will allow us to be competitive with the Ft. Thomas Public School System which is ranked 1st in the state • Keep tuition from rising which will make Catholic education impossible except for the wealthy • Decreased enrollment due to rising tuition • Older facilities

  33. Thank you Bishop Foys for visiting St. Thomas!

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