New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
REPORTS ARE MADE
 BY LOCAL PRIESTS
Father Winters and Father Boj- DOWSki Give Annual Statements

, which showed the past year to have
 been one of the most prosperous In 1 the history of the church. Especial l emphasis was made by the pastor on | the fact that during the past twelve 1 months the sum of $3,000 was paid I on the church debt, besides an ex
 penditure of $4,O0O for various inn l provements and repairs on the church properties Father Winters | called attention to the fact that the l expenses of the school for salaries l for teachers, etc., amounted to $1l,-
 15O or at the rate of $9 per pupil. 1 The pastor also called attention to the lower cost of teaching the ! scholars of the parochial schools | than in the public schools and that he considered the St. Mary's Paro- l chial school as a valuable asset to 1 the city, Father Winters said that records show the city has saved over
 s1,OOO,O00 since the school was started,
 besides the sum of s100,0o0 the city
 has received as the share of the state appropriation. The sum of s9 1 for the education of each child IS made on the actual expenses Of 1 the year, which do not include the i investment in the school building 1 and property. If the computation | were made on this basis the actual cost of each scholar would be about $14.
 The balance on hand of the church at the beginning of the year was 1 $7SS.74. The ordinary revenue, such ] as pew rent, seat collections ana offertory, amounted to $22, 5lO.92. ! The annual collection amounted to 1 $2,951, bringing the total revenue i through these sources to about $25,- l 900. The sum received through thc ! extraordinary scources which in7 cludes funds raised by church socie- ties was $10,S29. This includes the 1 funds of St. Mary's sodality domestic science classes which netted $2,22S, the Holy Family Circle, the Holy 1 Name society collections at children s masses and St. Anthony's shrine ! All but s113 of the amount taken in by the Sodality was spent.
 The receipts of the cemetery amounted to s3,0O0 and the eXpen- ses amounted to about the same
 School Expenses $11,15O.
 The school expenses, including S25O paid each of the teachers, janl- tors salary, coal, light, fuel, water insurance, supplies, convent expenses amounted to $11,150 The parish expenses, including the salaries or the four priests, organist, fuel llght' water. repairs, insurance, interest, repairs to cemetery, etc., amounted to $17,762.
 Through these figures it can be seen that the defct for the year was about $500, although this was made up by the extra ordinary rev enue The Italian congregation con- tributed $73O to the support of the church. Free service is given the Cbaldean members of the church, Father Sermas of St. Thomas Semi nary, Hartford, who celebrates the masses, receiving his salary from the mission.
 The pastor said he felt gratified at the excellent year that the church has enjoyed, and urged that the members of the congregation secure seats by rental rather than by con- t-ibutions at the door. He com plimented the members on the fine results that had been attained by the mission, stating that he felt that the prosperous financial year was one of the evidences of the work of the missionaries. The debt on the parish now amounts to about $5,OOO. The annual statement of the spirit ual record for the year will be read on Sunday, February IS.
 $16,1ss Paid on Dept.
 Wonderful and far exceeding the hopes of the energetic pastor, Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski was the record of the past year at the Sacred Heart of Jesus church. The glad tidings
 of sr,,- parted to the members of the con- eregation at the various masses yes- terday. The pastor, since his coming to this city has acquired for the parish property valued at $370,000, and through his thrift and the gen. crosi'ty of the congregation, the debt has been reduced to 7,41667, by paying off $16,1S8 during the year.
 The property holdings of the parish are probably unequalled by any de- nomination in the state with hand some church, orphanage, cemetery, gymnasium recreation hall, farm and printing establishment. The efforts and attachments of the pastor stand out as monument to his un- tiring efforts and zeal in the welfare of his people.
 The congregation is growing by leaps and bounds, having at present a membership of 9,212 souls, in elusive of the children, an, increase of LAS during the year. The pastor announced to the congregation the number of marriages during the year but declined to dvulge the total to the press saying that the public was prone to talk too much. The rapidity with which the parish is growing makes it apparent that within short time a division of the parish will be necessary on account of over crowded conditions. This matter however, is out of the Jurisdiction of the pastor, who knows of no plan as yet for a change, but 1t is said that Bishop John J. Milan has spoken of