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!fflJSjiAiatiBKy i «s5SwaHMas m&seasg&E Pofr of protests |H0ft3Qt& .T O Soviet summit $o^UtfOA«*rfoys»r uiMM«i»yu^ Thursday. July 21. 1988 16 Pages it- nr> ll If re f Task force establishes five-year financial needs Don Kramer of noon-hour Jazz Augtr4t18and • -f» on thatown at St. Joaapn'sPark, listening to a 'TM By Teresa A. Parsons Members of the Diocesan Oversight Task Force have presented Bishop Matthew H. dark with a report stating that over the next five years, diocesan needs — ranging from pension funding for retired religious to an endowment for Catholic schools and a fund for the poor — will exceed $47 million. In accepting the report, however, diocesan officials pointed out that the aims of the task force may face revision before they become di- ocesan goals. Retirement funding for religious women and the endowment fund for Catholic education — which, would only be initiated after the di- ocesan school system is reconfigured — ac- count for $38.5 million or more than 80 percent of the diocese's financial needs, according to the report. The remaining $9 million called for by the report would be used to establish a residence for well, retired priests; to fund formation, training and salary f .an^ benefits for, lay ,4 HmiflistferS; tS redrg^Bi%^e^bce^*pastbral ^^pnJ^Wdj^^'&edeyelppmeQtoffice^and to hire cornmunity organizers and ministers to serve the poor in rural and urban areas. T The Oversight Task Force suggested a vari- ety of methods for raising the necessary funds, ranging from initiatives by the.diocesan de- velopment office to savings produced by-more efficient diocesan administration, and possi- bly a parish tithing program to support a fund for the poor. . The task force's report, which responded to recommendations presented in the Five Year Financial Planning Process report issued in April, 1987, proposes \a proactive strategy for the future direction of the Diocese of Roches- ter!' .according to a letter from task force chair- man Frank Stotz. \We believe that a business-as-usual strate- gy is untenable,\ Stotz wrote to Bishop Clark in the letter, which accompanied the report. \The recommendations in this report respond to the changing conditions in society and our local diocesan church, provide direction as we move forward into the 1990s, respond to past obligations incurred and acknowledge the generosity of the people of our diocese in financial contributions, service and a spirit of faithful commitment to Gospel values!' Stotz observed that while the report deals with large amounts of money, the numbers need to be placed in the context of timelines Police believe vandalism at church was satanic ritual • ( ..- B$LeeJSftppng : In an incident of vandalism IrOndequoit ^l^^ipp^^tbSbe^iirely. saftnicaf intent;rroiie\< M two: ihtrudets entered in St. ear- stok consecrated hosu,tamed a smaUcruci- m.^,^—** *- a -^abojfefetatedin . . , ^jgj$3gt£^&r s ~ --'-*-- 1 pitcher that ^ ^^arli^dn^sdis^^^lwEakMn shortf ly before 7 am. Saturday when they arrived . for morning Mass at the CIUVCT Road church. Jhe;]xi^$eTetnb$^ , ttpn^ discoyered^saea^ p^^ ~ Acco>*ng to tnerx>lke report, the intruder orihtrudjrsappareritiy knew or were able to quicldy discover the location of the key to the tabernacle. This knowledge, coupled with the . defecation, the burning of the cross and the writing of the,number 666 —.which the Book' Of Revelations says is \the sign of the^beast\ ^p$sjj^*kh&. this incident was nbt^crimir n^^njis^eF-for . the sake of larceny or\ d^uiiagei'^Uw police report notes. \It appeal's 11; p.w.~bn^Fnda^|;Sflly 8,\and 5:3d;a.ni Oh July 9, when the first parishioner arrived for '•• morning Mass, The church had been left un- ^ Joclte^?oyefiftiiMt^|iv1hg tfte intruder or in* \ •'i$0%-*:e^^Mcgss. fhi l natu^e1;':^f!lt1ie : e ; y^da^m suggests that whoever entefedfthe'' churcpremaliKd^for a long time, thepolicfe -T|pj^-noteW V; - £ •'\ •'_-'\ , iFait^Walter F. Cushing, St. Cecilia's pas- tor, said that, the church's videotape camera system had been turned off overnight, and that he had not turned on the sound'system con- necting the church with his room in the recto- ry. He also reported that the tabernacle key was left near the tabernacle, making it easy for the intruder to gain access to the hosts. The pastor said that the break-in was the first such incident to take place during his eight years at the church. \I'm real upset about it,\ the priest said. \It was done by some sick person.\ Father Cushing also said that he was hesi- tant to discuss the incident because \this kind of story propagates this sort of thing. It propagates more people thinking about things like this.\ No similar acts of vandalism have been reported by other Irondequoit churches, ac- cording to Sergeant of Detectives Frank Chur- rietski. The police have no suspects in the incident at this time, but the investigation is continuing. established in the report. \What happens to some folks when they see numbers like that is they are overwhelmed, but we need to keep in mind that these are funds to be generated over a period of some years? be cautioned. \I cer- tainly think (the numbers) are realistic based on the work that has been done over the past two years, and keeping in mind that some aw- fully knowledgeable people put them together. These are not numbers that came floating through the air!' The estimates outlined in the report were, in fact, developed by nearly ISO community leaders distinguished in the fields of business, law, higher education and community service. Bishop Clark asked the 11 men and women who agreed last September to serve on the Oversight Task Force to recommend a \sound financial plan\ and strategies for implements ing seven of the eigjii recommendations in the Five Year Financial Bbiu^g^report. In addi- tion to Stotz, partner-in^harge.of the Roch- ester office of the accenting firm Price Waterhouse, members of the task force includ- ed: Nazareth College President Rose Marie Beston; Father Peter-Bayer, diocesan chancel- lor; John W. Crowe, a partner in the law firm of Mousaw, Vigdor, Reeves, Heilbronner and Kroll; Sister Jean Marie Kearse, Sisters of Mer- cy superior general; and Friedrich Grasberg- er, president of the Center for Governmental Research. Dozens of other religious, community and corporate leaders contributed to the work of seven Oversight Task Force subcommittees, each of which studied one of the original report's specific recommendations. \Because of the diversity of backgrounds (of task forcelmembers), we had to do a lot of reconciling of different viewpoints. 1 think that contributes to the credibility of the report,\ ob- served Sister Kearse. Bishop Clark has \accepted in principle\ the task force's report, and has directed Father John Mulligan, moderator of the Pastoral Cen- ter, to implement the recommendations, ac- cording to a diocesan news release. But Father Mulligan observed that although the Hgures.contained in the report may credi- bly reflect diocesan needs, those figures have yet to become stated diocesan goals. \I think these are good solid numbers, but I think there's a possibility of revision from several different sources!' he said: \(The figures) are , .. Coaliaacd oa Page S Index Around the Diocese. Calendar Classifieds Columnists Editorial & Opinion. Features Local News Obituary Sports World & Nation.... .Page 2 . Page 8 Page 11 Pages 12-13- Page 14 . Pages 9, 16 Pages 3-4 Page 11 Page 10 Page 6 *' •.•.••iferf»S'.fc.a &k'&1z&r?f&&^£gli<$^&:t:-:..J7- •£.\.
