Parish Potluck

Parish Potluck

November 6, 2024
6:30 pm

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.

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