Fewer people in the pews translated into less money for parishes while increasing pension and insurance obligations created a deficit in the Archdiocese of Chicago-s Pastoral Center budget, according to the annual report for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The annual October count of people attending Mass showed that attendance was down 5.9 percent last year. That led to a 2.9 percent decrease in parish revenue, said Thomas Brennan, the archdiocesan director of finance, and overall operating deficit for parishes of $36 million.