Stewardship Update 2024 - 25
- ✝️ Four men from OLGC are in formation for priesthood in the Archdiocese.
- 🙋♀️ Two women are in formation for religious life.
- 👰♀️ One woman is in formation for consecrated virginity.
- ✝️ One men is in formation for the permanent diaconate.
- 👦🏽 Children's Choir continued for a second year, with the children not just singing at Mass, but singing the entire Mass monthly.
- 🎶 Original musical compositions by four different parishioner-composers graced our Masses over the course of the year (Matthew Asher, Michael Carzon, Dan Heffernan, & Tom Oram).
- ⛪️ Weekend Mass Attendance increased from the previous fiscal year to 2,597.
St Kizito in Uganda
Our fundraiser brought in $53,000 that went towards the following:
💰 Salary increases and Christmas bonuses for staff
💡 A large caterpillar generator for the health clinic
🖥️ 10 new computers for Emmanuel College
🏥 An increase to the OLGC Needy Fund so no one gets turned down for medical care
🆕 +7 new sponsors
St Aloysius in Detroit
🎄The Giving Tree tags resulted in $12,000 in gift cards
🦃 75 Turkey Dinners at Thanksgiving
🥫 Our ongoing Baskets of Hope donations helped stock their food pantry consistently
🩸 Red Cross Blood Drives brought in 320 units of blood which equals approximately 1,000 patients in need could be helped.
💰 SVDP Ministry helped 55 families with direct assistance and over 30 families in our neighboring communities. They were able to provide over $55,000 worth of financial assistance.
🧶 Work of Our Hands Yarn Ministry hand crafted over 1,500 items and distributed to more than a dozen different organizations. This includes fleece blankets, dementia mats, scarves, and Angel Wraps. 10-15 Angel Wraps/month are donated to U of M Hospital that become the funeral covering for babies who do not survive a pregnancy.
🛍️ Mercy in Action Day 60 Grieving Families received hand-crafted blessing bags with cards and hand-painted ornaments and bereavement support tools
🏫 Total Enrollment: 454 students (this year we have 471!)
👶 The first full year of our Pre-Kindergarten Program located on the campus at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church was very successful! The Pre-Kindergarten Program provides a stable foundation for our enrollment moving forward.
🏫 Cost to Educate per Student, K - 8 Program: $7,900
🏫 Cost of Tuition per student, K - 8 Program: $6,627 (we do offer reductions for families)
📜 Vollbrecht Scholarships Awarded: benefitting 50 students totaling $123,000
💰 Fall Bash: $122,000
🏃🏼♂️ Fun Run: $92,140
💰 Grant Monies Awarded: $107,465
📜 Parish Vollbrecht Scholarship Appeal: $20,255
- 💍 12 Weddings
- 👩❤️👨 31 Couples completed marriage prep, which includes: theology of the body teaching, financial planning, couple testimonies, natural family planning teaching, and more.
- 💍 90+ Couples attended our First Annual World Marriage Day Dinner Celebration.
💦 92 Baptisms
- 🍽️ Senior Life Ministry coordinated regular opportunities for fellowship, including: weekly games days, luncheons, outings & tours, guest speakers, and more
- 🔥 20s & 30s Ministry hosted numerous activities for young adults, including: game nights, prayer and pancakes, bible study small groups, and more
- 👧🏼 MagnifiTOTS Play Group was established for young children and caregivers and met twice a month throughout the year
- 🏠 My House Ministry for Men supports up to 30 men at three different parish locations as they work to overcome destructive addictions to lust and pornography.
- 🏠 My House Ministry for Women supports up to 25 women who have experienced infidelity in marriage by helping them find healing, community, faith, and hope in the challenges faced in their difficult marriages.
- 🕊️ 30 people came into full communion with the Church, including 14 Catechumens, 9 Professions of Faith, and 7 Catholics who were confirmed.
- 🧒🏼 104 children received first holy Communion.
- 🕊️ 91 candidates received Confirmation.
- 👦🏽 5 children in Becoming Catholic for Kids received Baptism, Confirmation, and First Holy Eucharist at the Easter Vigil
- 🙏 6 Retreats for Sacramental Formation (2 Communion, 4 Confirmation)
- 🧒🏻 5 children received catechesis for children with special needs
- 👧 49 Families Participated in Connect Family Catechesis
- 👦🏽 54 children participated in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd sessions
- 🏠 54 families supported through homeschool catechesis.
- 🧒🏼 116 middle schoolers participated in Youth Ministry (EDGE)
- 🧍30 high schoolers participated in Youth Ministry (Life Teen)
- 📦 2 Family catechesis service nights
- 🌞 500+ children in pre-k through grade 8 participated in Family of Parishes Vacation Bible School
- 💻 5 - Training days for catechist and youth group volunteers.
- 🛋️ Materials and material repairs for Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Atria.
- 📕 Instructional materials for catechists.
- 👩💼 Professional Development for Discipleship Formation Staff
