We are pleased to announce that our parish is offering an additional option for giving to the church. Online Giving is available for parishioners who would like to make donations online. As technology continues to progress, there are more ways that these advances can be utilized for the well-being of our parish life. While I understand this means of giving may be met with some hesitation, we intend to answer your questions and address any concerns you may have.
Our Sunday Visitor has been chosen as our Online Giving Provider. Our Sunday Visitor serves millions of Catholics worldwide through its publishing, offertory and communication services. Our Sunday Visitor is a not-for-profit organization, donating a portion of net earnings back to the Catholic community through the OSV Institute. They also boast the highest security standards and most flexible capabilities for Online Giving.
As for the Online Giving service itself, there are many benefits for the parish as well as parishioners that choose to use it. Some of the benefits include:
Parishioner Benefits
· No need for checks
· Option to remain anonymous
· Financial planning allows you to align your paychecks with your parish’s offertory schedule
· Allows you to give even if you are unable to attend parish services
· Contribution amount is easily adjusted
· Credit card option allows you to take advantage of any benefits such as airline mileage or cash bonuses
· Use Online Giving in conjunction with
offering envelopes, if desired
· No need to share confidential account
information with parish staff; enter it directly into the Online Giving secure site
Parish Benefits
· No check processing fees
· Increases regular giving with recurring contributions
• More accurate revenue forecasting
· Provides electronic donation summary for tax purposes
· Reaches a wider demographic of givers
· Accommodates special parish collections and missions
· Eliminates parish staff’s concerns regarding security of sensitive data
· Allows staff to focus on parish ministries and activities rather than envelopes and contribution recording
Please understand that Online Giving is not intended to replace the traditional act of Sunday offertory, rather it is meant to enhance it.
Please prayerfully consider Online Giving. For questions, call the Parish Office at 810-636-2216 during daily office hours.
Online Giving Tips Solution: Issues with viewing the Save or Submit buttons Recently, there have been some issues with the Save or Submit button appearing to be missing while trying to update a payment method or active giving within the system. This appears to be a resolution issue that can be resolved with zooming out on the screen. So the user doesn't have to zoom out, we have added a second scroll bar to the windows with buttons that appear to be missing. This will allow the user to see those buttons which are lower in the window. The system will now automatically react when it encounters this situation and will display a second scroll bar on the outside of the original scroll bar. Please see the example below. *NOTE: If you are not able to see this second scroll bar, you will want to clear your cache. A simple way to do this while inside your web browser is to hold the CTRL button and push the F5 key at the same time. Your page will refresh and when you try to make changes, the system should now have the second scroll bar.