Financial Report from 7/1/05-6/30/06
The One Percent Solution

Scripture calls us to tithe. Are you aware that a tithe is 10% of your annual income? This does not mean 10% to the parish, another 10% to the diocese, and another 10% to other charities. It means 10 percent overall to one or various charities. For example, the Diocese of San Diego always encourages at least 1% to the Annual Catholic Appeal, while our parish encourages up to 4%. Often the Missions Office will ask for 1%. At this point, you would be up to 6%. What about the rest? The other 4% could be divided among other charities, such as St. Vincent de Paul Village, Friends of the Arts, National AIDS Foundation, Literacy, etc.

From the Parish perspective, we encourage all Catholics to give at least 1% of their annual income to the parish. In addition, they are strongly encouraged to raise their livel of giving each quarter (every three months) until they have achieved 4% of their annual salary. At the beginning of each quarter (January through March, April through June, July through September, October through December), you may want to follow this excercise:

Meditate on one or all of the following readings

Ask yourself the following questions

Was I able to offer at least 1%
of my annual income to the parish?

Would I be able to raise my contribution
by an additional 1 % for the next three months?

How has this act of giving been
a personal blessing to me?

CALCULATE YOUR CHARITY: If you are a parishioner of St. Rose of Lima, consider becoming an active financial contributor to this community. Try to stay above 1% in your weekly Sunday giving.

Track your charitable giving by calculating your Annual, Monthly, or Weekly salary and multiplying that by 1%, 2%, 3%, etc, up to 10%. Press the calculator to discover how much you are giving to church and charity based on your annual income.

(Click above to calculate)