Financial statement of St. Francis of Assisi Church, Los Angeles

An official financial statement of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Los Angeles, California, dated January 1930. It includes a pastoral letter from the pastor, Father Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. who reflects on a highly successful financial year. He praises the parish’s growth, and thanks parishioners for their ‘Improvement Fund Offerings’. The accompanying ledger outlines a balanced budget of $15,269.98 in total receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year starting from 1 January 1928.

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1930
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An official financial statement of St. Francis of Assisi Church in Los Angeles, California, dated January 1930. It includes a pastoral letter from the pastor, Father Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. who reflects on a highly successful financial year. He praises the parish’s growth, and thanks parishioners for their ‘Improvement Fund Offerings’. The accompanying ledger outlines a balanced budget of $15,269.98 in total receipts and expenditures for the fiscal year starting from 1 January 1928.
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Irish Capuchin Archives
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Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of the Irish Capuchin Mission in the United States > Irish Capuchin Foundations in the United States > Los Angeles, California

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FINANCIAL STATEMENT —OF— St. Francis of Assisi Church Los Angeles, California January, 1930 SAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH Los Angeles, California My Dear Parishioners: I beg to submit, herewith, the Financial Statement of Receipts and Expenditures of our Parish, for the year just closed. In the main, it is satisfactory and encouraging, and the year seems to be one of the most successful financially since the establishment of the Parish. I gratefully acknowledge and appreciate the practical faith and devotion manifested by the people in the Improvement Fund Offerings. I commend very highly the regular use of the Sunday Envelope by many good families in the Parish, by many, however, its use has been absolutely disregarded. It is the easiest means, even for the poorest in the Parish to help the Church. I strongly urge its general use during 1930. The activities of our Parish Societies are most gratifying, and the Easter and Christmas Communions have been numerous and edifying. Again I wish to thank all who contributed to the success of the financial year. Devotedly yours in Christ and St. Francis, FATHER JOSEPH FENELON, O. M. CAP. Pastor. FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECEIPTS Balance on hand, Jan. 1, '28$ 1,057.52 Pew Rent Weekly1,749.38 Plate2,147.40 Baptisms57.00 Marriages86.00 Easter647.00 Christmas727.63 Miscellaneous267.19 Church Debt2,655.67 Socials1,336.67 Improvement Fund2,029.67 Donations, Windows, Stations1,345.00 Votive295.29 Seminarians32.26 General Mission284.20 Holy Land28.20 Holy Father40.00 Indian and Negro53.26 Catholic University11.25 Propagation of Faith19.39 Dedication Offering400.00 Total$15,269.98 EXPENDITURES Rector's Salary, Paulists Fathers$ 666.67 Capuchin Fathers— Donated to Church $933.33 Ordinary Church Expense2,468.80 House2,442.82 Schools222.70 Choir168.60 Sexton208.00 Insurance90.34 Taxes628.30 Interest916.00 Cathedraticum114.78 Property Assessments277.87 Improvements on Church5,680.68 Improvements on House64.36 Church Furnishings391.25 House Furnishings15.71 Miscellaneous Expenses155.20 Seminarians191.30 Holy Land28.20 Holy Father40.00 Indian and Negro53.25 Catholic University11.25 Propagation of Faith19.39 Balance on Hand414.51 Total$15,269.98