We are beyond excited to share that the John G. And Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation has awarded the CRC a $12,000 grant for our Meditation Chapel renovation. This project is slated for September 2023. The great news is we are now halfway funded for this project that will add two confessionals and an entrance area that serves as a working sacristry.
We are blessed by the talent of RoseAnn Rapp that was able to take our instructions and create a one-of-a-kind masterpiece. The image portrays the love of Christ through his gift on the cross and showing His most Sacred Heart. Then we see Mary, along with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Angela Merici, and Maria Goretti. Each of the saints we can see are leading souls to Christ. There are no first-class relics of Mary, but the other three saints will be the relics placed in our altar at the Chapel dedication.
The Christian Renewal Center, a 501c3 retreat center is seeking to hire a contractor bookkeeper/accountant for bookkeeping services on a monthly and annual basis. As a contractor must pass CRC background check and be compliant with Archdiocese Safe Environment standards. The CRC utilizes QuickBooks for Non-Profits, so must be proficient in this system. This position is allowed to set their own time/day when they would come in but must be consistent to allow for bills to be paid on time and income to be processed in a timely manner. Monthly Duties Entail (estimate 8 hours a month): - Come in every other week (1st and 3rd) to process income and expenses. Make bank deposits. - By the 10th of the month due Month End Closing and Reconciled Bank Statements for Checking, CDs, Saving, and Endowment Investment - Quarterly file and pay sales tax online for Gift Shop collected from Healthcare statements and payroll reports. End of the Year Duties Entail (estimate 80 hours for the end of the year) - By January 15 email/mail 1099s to CRC Vendors - By January 20 email/mail tax letters for donors over $250 - By February 15 prepare information for CPA for 990 Form To apply email CRC Director, Kim Brown at [email protected] with your resume, hourly rate, and 3 work references (name, company name, email, and phone number). This is a paid job posting for contractor services. The position is a contractor, so would not include benefits.
As we have increased our capacity for guests, we needed to increase our capacity for cleaning linens. The CRC is the largest capacity Catholic retreat center in the State of Texas. That means we can directly impact more souls every day, praise be to God! Our team did a brilliant job of increasing the laundry room for our staff to use. From when the Christian Holiday House opened in 1966 and served a maximum of 60 guests at a time we have increased and have plans to continue to increase to a 374 guest capacity. This has been done by changing beds in current rooms from two twins to a full and a twin in 2/3 of the room as well as creating 20 family rooms with 2 fulls and 1 twin on top. In the next couple of years, after we have renovated what has been entrusted to our care, we plan to build two 22-person wheelchair-accessible lodges.