Parochial Reports Deadline

Forms for the Episcopal Church Parochial Report for 2011 are available here and here. See also the Diocese of Newark's Parochial Report Addition.

Title 1, Canon 6, Sec. 1:

A report of every Parish and other Congregation of this Church shall be prepared annually for the year ending December 31 preceding, upon the blank form prepared by the Executive Council and approved by the Committee on the State of the Church, and shall be sent in duplicate not later than February 1 to the Bishop of the Diocese, or where there is no Bishop, to the Secretary of the Diocese. The Bishop or the Secretary , as the case may be, shall send the duplicate copy to the Executive Council not later than March 1. In every Parish the preparation and delivery of this report shall be the joint duty of the Rector and Vestry; and in every other Congregation the duty of the Member of the Clergy in charge thereof. This report shall include the following information: (1) the number of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials during the year; the total number of adult baptized members, baptized members under 16 years of age, and total number of baptized members; the total number of confirmed adult communicant in good standing, the total number of confirmed communicants in good standing under 16 years of age, and the total number of confirmed communicants in good standing; (2) a summary of all the receipts and expenditures, from whatever source derived and for whatever purpose used; (3) a statement of the property held by the Parish, whether real or personal, with an appraisal of its value, together with a statement of the indebtedness of the Parish, if any, and of the amount of insurance carried; and (4) such other relevant information as is needed to secure an accurate view of the state of this Church, as required by the approved form.