Thanks to the comments of one of our readers, we decided to revamp the way the financial update looks, in order to make it more understandable.  We are re-printing the reports from May & June in this new format.  Your feedback is appreciated!  We don’t yet have the numbers from July available, so you can watch for those in the next GLEANINGS.

      Thank you for your prayers, donations and all other spiritual, physical, and emotional support you give to WWCCR and to your parish and/or prayer group.  God loves a cheerful giver and we know He loves you!  You can make your donations online by clicking the link above.

	May	June	YTD
			$26,013.86	Cash at Beginning of 2011
Income all sources	$40,812.61	$21,136.98	$163,004.40
Expenses	-$22,790.90	-$27,762.29	-$155,728.54
Adjustments	$289.77	$564.88	$533.70
			$33,823.42	Cash at end of June
net income/shortfall	$18,311.48	-$6,060.43	$7809.56

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August 2011

     Glory to God!  Thanks to the Auction in May, which netted over $17,000, we are in the black.  Last month we included a report on the Auction, so I won’t repeat that, except to say, once again, thank you to all who donated, contributed, volunteered, and attended!

      June’s expenses were more than our income, but this is a normal “ebb and flow” of our budget and nothing to be concerned about. 

      I would like to draw your attention to the Hispanic Congreso, which is scheduled for August 13 & 14 (Click Here).  The Hispanic Prayer Groups have been working hard to raise funds to pay for this major event.  We expect to go into the event without debt, and to come out of it with seed money for the future.  Please keep this event, and all the ministry of the Hispanic Prayer Groups, in your prayers.

Cash balance at the	____    May	June	YTD
end of previous month	$21,572.37	$39,883.85
Income all sources	$40,812.61	$21,136.98	$163,004.40
Expenses	-$22,790.90	-$27,762.29	-$155,728.54
Adjustments	$289.77	_  $564.88	_______$533.70
net income/shortfall	$18,311.48	-$6,060.43	$7,809.56

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July 2011

Financial Update & WWCCR Auction Report

     Thank you to all who donated to or attended the “Spark of the Spirit” Auction for the benefit of WWCCR.  Everyone had a good time and we were able to raise over $17,400.00 to keep the spark of the Holy Spirit burning in our archdiocese.  Of that amount, $5,750.00 was donated specifically for the project of replacing the roof of our office building.  That is more than 50% of the amount of the estimates we received to replace the roof, so we hope to raise the rest of the money and get the roof done this summer.  Watch this newsletter or website for updates on how that project progresses. 

     Because we have never done an auction of this magnitude before, it was a great learning experience for us all.  We are extremely grateful to Kate Grosvenor, who chaired the Auction Committee, and to Kerrie Mayans, who chaired the finance subcommittee.  Both these women have a lot of experience from working on the St. Brendan School auctions, and it was their hard work and guidance that allowed us to have the success that we did.  Of course, we all realize that the “Spark of the Spirit” within both of them is ultimately the source of our success.  Thanks be to God for these wonderful women, and their families who sacrificed so much to allow them to share their time, energy and talent with us.  Likewise, we owe a great debt of gratitude to Mike and Kathy Solon, who did much work behind the scene to prepare for the Auction.

Thank you!! 

Cash balance at the	April*	YTD
end of previous month	$12,405.81
Income all sources	$30,535.61	$101,054.81
Expenses	-$20,780.31	-$105,175.35
Adjustments	-$588.74	-$320.95
net income/shortfall	$9,166.56	-$4,441.49

*Auction revenue will be reflected in the May totals, which were not available at time of print.