Good Shepherd Parish Feels Financial Pinch with School Closing

The trickle down effects of the school closings are beginning to be more painfully felt by their associated parishes. The Good Shepherd bulletin this past weekend contained the following in a column relating to the passing of a deficit budget:

Plate collections decreased significantly over the past year. There may be several reasons, including leadership changes over the past year, Good Shepherd School closing, and the effects of the economy on our parishioners.

As plate collections decreased, expenses have risen. Diocesan bills, salaries, benefits, heating & air-conditioning, to name a few, have all increased. Expenses previously shared with Monroe County Catholic Schools are now entirely ours.
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DOR Rids Itself of Closed Schools' Assets

DOR Catholic reports on the Diocese's efforts to rid itself of the various furniture, supplies, books, etc. from the schools it recently closed. See both posts by clicking here and here.

Speaking with a teacher this week, it was noted that many books, arts supplies and more were going to schools that remained open -- a worthy cause. However, it was shocking to hear what else the Our Lady of Mercy building held... boxes filled with paperwork of all sorts, including a carton of medical records from children who applied for a particular school but didn't enroll (which the teacher happened upon amidst all the other items stacked throughout the building).

St. John Bosco Schools Choose Mendon Site

We received the following e-mail from St. John Bosco Schools this afternoon:

After a very thorough review of our options, we are pleased to announce the site of St. John Bosco Schools at 1370 Pittsford Mendon Road, Mendon, New York. This site is still pending final approval by the Town of Mendon, but we are confident that we will secure that approval very soon.

Registration will be opened through our website on Friday morning, August 8^th at 8:00 AM on a first come, first serve basis. All families with children in pre-K through 6^th grade are encouraged to register as soon as may be. More information will be forthcoming very soon.