New Britain herald., 1922-01-23
CATHOLIC CHURCHES. FINANCIAL REPORTS
Good Receipts at St. Mary's and St. Joseph's, Despite Conditions

The Rev. John T. Winters. pasto, of St. Marys church and the Rev J. Leo Sullivan, assistant pastor of St. Joseph's church read the annual reports of their respective churches at all the masses yesterday.
 Although there has been a consid erable falling off of receipts during the past year due to the industrial de- pression, the year has been consid- cred a good one.
 The reports are as follows:
 St. Mary's Church
 The principal sources of revenue at St. Mary's church during the year were as follows: Pew rent s4,7SG: seat money, s15,3S9; offertory, s1c,- S55; annual collection, s4,295: enter tainments, s562; five societies, s795; Italian account. $1,223; Catholic Transcript" $642; devotions, s1,75S; Sacred Heart devotions, s5S9: Holy Family Circle, $1,6S2; Hoover collec- ton for children's relief, s353; Easter collection, $S53; Catholic university, s1.58.
 The principal items of expense were as follows: Salaries of four priests, s2.So0; salaries of twenty-five teach CTS, s11,650; three sextons, s3,411: organist, $500; fuel, $5,271 light, s1,- 1S6: insurance, $s93; taxes, s64o; Cathedraticum, s1,626: church ex- renses. $1,193; convent, s452; rectory, .$560; school, $S17; charities, s1,1s6; societies, $1,212; Irish relief, s31s; New Britain General Hospital, s373;i domestic science, $319; Holy Family Circle. s627. There is balance of about $7,O00 at interest.
 The cemetery income amounted to S5,5S7 and the expenses were s5,2S1. The playground revenue totalled s1,- GOA, deficit of s97, but, Father Win ters said, he considers that the amount of good done in providing healthful recreation for men, women and children of all ages. creeds and races is worth more than can be es- tlmated In financial way.
 St. Joseph's Statement.
 The financial statement of St. ,Ioseph's parish is as follows: Re ceipts-Balance on hand, December 31, 1920, $154.14; pew rent, s2,2s1; seat money $4,541: offertory, s3,76S; total ordinary revenue, s10,5S5.
 Extraordinary revenue: Collections for parish. $S,S2S; entertainments s1,S00; societies, s2oo; shrines, s427: rents, $52S; bequest by Mrs. James Duffy, $500; Catholic Transcript, s246; candles, s2os; sundries, $176; total extraordinary revenue, s7,913.
 Diocesan collections: Mission, $15; Holy Land, SIC; Easter $500; Peters Pence, $40; Catholic Univer- sity, $3s; total diocesan collections, $403: making a grand total of receipts of s1s,005.14.
 penditures-salaries of priests $1,6oo; teachers, s2,4oo; sexton, s1,200; organist, $1S4; choir, $229.27; labor, $71.91; wine, $l00; candles, s275; water. $34,20; fuel, s1,5SS.4O; fight, s2s3.2s; insurance, s110.72; in- crest, $629,16; taxes. $5OS.52; tele- phone, s37.65 books and stationery, s13.5O; printing, $41; charity, s25; Cathedraticum, $526.75; inflrm priests BIO; diocesan collections, $4o3; church furniture, s2o9.43; church re- pairs, $274.94; Improvements, s1oo; $61,s5; repairs, $16s.45: priests house, furniture, $2O0.42; re- pairs, S535.s5; Improvements, s1,S11,~l l3: school furniture and supplies, ;370.24; repairs, $151.56; horse hire. I10o; sundries, $3S9.4o; total expendi-