Stewardship Committee

The Stewardship Committee is comprised of the Priest with volunteer lay members of the Parish, supported by the Bishop.

The Committee is governed by the Constitution for Parish Stewardship Committees and its primary responsibilities are:

1. Assisting the Parish Priest in his Pastoral mission in accordance with Article 1 of the constitution.
2. Providing funds for the maintenance of the Parish Church, properties and assets, its cleanliness, tidiness, decoration and for all that is necessary for Divine Worship in accordance with Church law.
3. Filing and maintenance of titles of Parish properties
4. Maintaining a list of Parish assets
5. Collection of pledges and donations and maintaining official records of these contributions
6. Maintaining diligently all Parish land and properties and associated rental incomes[1]

As an extension to the responsibilities presented above, the Stewardship committee seeks to diligently:

1. Inform our parishioners about the spiritual blessings and material benefits to be derived from Christian stewardship.
2. Inform our parishioners about our parish's financial needs and the need to support our parish community.
3. Provide parishioners and others with various structured opportunities (programs) to afford their time, talents and treasures to Our Lady Of Lebanon Parish.
4. Coordinate the corporate donation portion of the parish events and act in an advisory and support capacity for parish ministries, clubs, and other committees in regard to their events.
5. Manage the development and prioritization of projects related to stewardship that are needed for the long-term viability of the parish.
6. Sponsors programs and presentations on Financial Planning, Estate Planning,
7. Undertake long range strategic planning is an important aspect of Our Lady of Lebanon's future.
8. Promote community involvement and participation through new iniatives……..community centre

The Committee meets once a month, generally the second Tuesday of the month and at other times when necessary. Various roles are allocated to the members based on their areas of expertise.

Our Lady of Lebanon Stewardship Committee

 

Name		Role
Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay		President
Anthony J. Yacoub		Coordinator
Charles Baltasar		Vice-Coordinator
Tina Salame		Secretary
George Elzahoul		Treasurer
Charlie Mejalli		Member
John-Claude Tadros		Member
Peter Semaan		Member
Ramona Yammouni		Member
Ray Frangi		Member
Peter Abook		Member
Michel Saab		Member

 

Stewardship Committee Projects

 

Projects	Estimated Project Cost
Community Youth and Parish Centre	$5.5 Million - Completed
External Church Repairs & Painting	$100,000 - Completed
Leasing of shops in the community Centre	Completed
Parish Coffee Shop	Completed
Statue Replacement	$100,000
Rectify Fire Damage to Church	$200,000 - Completed
Re-Development of old parish Office to a Child Care Centre	$300,000 - In progress
Future Projects
Parish traffic Management Plan	$4,000
Upgrade Church Sacristy	Awaiting quotations
Recently Completed Projects
New Church Sound System	$140,000
Church Ventilation	$60,000
Church Wall Fans	$7,000
Parish Gift Shop Upgrade	$30,000
Hall Sound System Upgrade	$25,000
Hall Ceiling Restoration	$25,000
Church Lighting Upgrade	Donated
Carpark Expansion Joint Repairs	$8,000
Hall Air Conditioning Upgrade	$ 15,000 +
Security System Installation	$ 9,000 +

 

Capital and Maintenance Projects currently under investigation

 

• Adequate disabled access – Provision of disabled toilets  for parishioners and disabled access to the lower parking levels and hall,
• Upgrade of the Hall - upgrade of the main hall kitchen, upgrade of foyer entry to the main hall updgrade of main hall,
• Church Roof - repair and rectification of church roof