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C of I 'Assessment'

  • 16-08-2011 5:44pm
    #1
    TimmyTarmac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭


    Could somebody who is familiar with 'Assessment' be so kind as to explain to me how it works?
    I often see the small congregations going to worship in the union of parishes where I live, which is quite rural, and wonder how a full time Rector can be afforded.
    Combine that with the maintenance of beautiful, yet very old, buildings and the financial survival of the Anglican Church away from the main population centres looks heroic from the outside.
    Thank you in advance.


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  • #2
    KatyMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭KatyMac


    Most Rectors have several parishes to tend. I don't know what the upper number is but I do know of one group of 6 churches. They don't all have service every Sunday - they are staggered over the month. The Assessment is worked out on a Diocesan basis. Numbers of regular churchgoers per parish are taken into account. The amount of money required is sort of 'averaged' out. The bigger parishes in the Diocese pay more than the smaller ones. The monies collected go into a central Diocesan fund and out of this each member of clergy is paid a stipend. Each parish has to pay the Assessment which keeps the clergy and then they have to find the money for insurance, heating, lighting etc. Hence, the reason why there are always fund raising activities ongoing. It often works out that there are a small core group in each parish that work awful hard to gather the 'shillings' to keep the show on the road. It was worked out that each member of aparish needs to pay approximately €1,000 just to keep things going. :):) Don't know if this answers your question, but it's as I (sort of) understand it.


  • #3
    TimmyTarmac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 221 ✭✭TimmyTarmac


    That is everything I wanted to know, summed up perfectly. Thank you Katymac. It must be a real struggle in those rural parish unions to keep the show on the road.
    One other question. Does each parishioner or family make their donation based on their financial circumstances or is a figure suggested - the same for everyone?


  • #4
    KatyMac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭KatyMac


    TimmyTarmac wrote: »
    That is everything I wanted to know, summed up perfectly. Thank you Katymac. It must be a real struggle in those rural parish unions to keep the show on the road.
    One other question. Does each parishioner or family make their donation based on their financial circumstances or is a figure suggested - the same for everyone?
    Glad it made sense to you!!
    It's up to each individual to give what they want to. Some people give a couple of euro a year and consider they are doing their bit and other people try hard to give as much as they can afford. It's often those who can't afford a lot that give the most like pensioners and those with low paid jobs etc.


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