Your pledge matters

By Herb Burton, Treasurer

Dear Community,

Soon you will receive your giving statement from Saint Philip’s bookkeeper. Please review it to see if your giving to date is what you intended.

Contributions through August are substantially below what we have seen in the past.

We always see a dip in contributions during the summer, but this year the dip is much larger. Historically, we receive between 61% to 66% of the annual budgeted income through August, but this year it is at 56%.

The attached chart illustrates the problem: the green line should be between the red and blue lines, which depict the recent multi-year history of giving.

Saint Philip’s depends on your financial support. Payroll for clergy and staff, utility bills, and other expenses that keep the church open and welcoming continue—and need to be paid.

Please watch for your giving statement in your email or regular mail, review it, and help if you can.

My thanks to everyone who helps make possible all that Saint Philip’s does.

—Herb