Our Parish Potluck was another community-filled evening, with lots of parishioners and school families in attendance. After dinner, Fr. Pat and Principal Eric Pfeifer answered questions about the parish and school, including:
What are the Emmaus Road and EdChoice Scholarships? Both are great opportunities for our families to afford a Catholic Education. Learn more at stmarydelaware.org/financial-aid.
What volunteer opportunities are available in the school? If you are PGC-certified, please visit stmaryschool.ivolunteer.com to learn more and to sign up for different opportunities.
What is our optimal enrollment for the school? About 264 students, with about 24 students in each class. We currently have 169 students enrolled.
What are our two parish debts? We currently have two debts that we owe to the Diocese of Columbus with a 0% interest rate. Our $200K debt for employee benefits will be forgiven if we can increase our offertory by $100K for the fiscal year. Our second $190K debt helped us with cash flow over the past year due to the drop in school enrollment, and will eventually need to be paid back.
Our Parish Potluck was another community-filled evening, with lots of parishioners and school families in attendance. After dinner, Fr. Pat and Principal Eric Pfeifer answered questions about the parish and school, including: