It is the responsibility of all parishioners to provide for the needs of the Church so that the Church has available to it those things which are necessary for divine worship, for works of the apostolate and charity (cf. can 222 §1). The Church also has the inherent right to require from Christ’s faithful whatever is necessary for its proper objectives (cf. can. 1260).
The monetary obligations of the Archdiocese are funded through an assessment levy on the Ordinary Income of every parish in the Archdiocese. Ordinary Income encompasses donations collected on Sundays, including those for Easter, as well donations collected on New Year’s Day and Christmas.
The current assessment levy is 14.7%. The parishes are billed annually and the levy is to be paid quarterly.
Upon receipt of the invoice, the parish is to post it to Accounts Payable, dividing it into 4 equal amounts with the appropriate due dates of March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31.
Approved: December 28, 2017
Feast of the Holy Innocents
+ J. Michael Miller, CSB Archbishop of Vancouver
The following policy is hereby superseded:
Assessment Levy, issued May 8, 2014