Electronic Giving is Here!

 

 

St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal invites you to consider our new electronic giving program serviced by Vanco Services, LLC as a way to automate your regular weekly offering or capital campaign gifts. Electronic giving offers convenience for families and individuals while providing much-needed donation consistency for our parish. We anticipate that electronic giving will appeal to many — from longtime members who will appreciate an alternative to frequent check writing to younger members and busy families who prefer to pay or donate by electronic means whenever possible. The small transaction and processing fees incurred are also much less than the cost of mailing offering envelopes each month.

 

A special message for summer travelers
If you have plans to travel this summer, electronic giving gives you a convenient way to keep up with your intended offerings. Parish expenses continue through the summer - including higher utilities - and we depend on everyone’s regular participation for support throughout the year.

 

For your convenience, we offer three forms of electronic giving:

 

     Direct Debit Giving is used to automatically transfer funds from your checking or savings account to the church’s bank account. If you are already using direct debit to make mortgage and car payments or to pay utility bills, then you know how it works.

 

Credit & Debit Card Giving lets you make offerings automatically on a pre-determined schedule using a credit or debit card. Today, many families use debit cards as a convenient alternative to checks or use credit cards in a responsible manner to manage a wide range of obligations or take advantage of rewards programs offered through their card company. To assist with the additional cost incurred for credit and debit card processing, there is an option to pay the additional fees assessed by the merchant above your donation amount.

 

Online Giving lets you create an online account to set up one-time donations or to schedule automatic donations. By setting up a password protected profile, you will be able to log in at any time to make donations, change a recurring donation plan or view your personal giving history.

 

Please consider electronic giving for your regular offerings or building fund pledge payments today.

 

Questions? Please contact Marianne Larson in the parish office for more information at

409-948-8448 or mlarson@swbell.net.

 

If you prefer us to set up and maintain your account for you, please download the authorization form here and return to the parish office.

 

The following shows what the authorization form looks like. Please do NOT print out the form that is on this web page. Instead use this link: authorization form to download a PDF version of the form and print it out. Fill out the form and return it to the parish office (with a cancelled check for Direct Debit option).

 

Authorization Form

St. Mary of the Miraculous Medal Catholic Church		ES13922
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY	ENVELOPE/DONOR #	DATE

 

Effective date of authorization: ____________________________

Type of Authorization:

q  New Authorization q  Change donation amount q  Change donation date

q  Change credit card information q  Discontinue electronic donation

Last Name

First Name

Address

City

State

Zip

Email Address

Phone Number

DATE OF FIRST DONATION:

Frequency Codes:

Funds, amounts and frequency:

______/______/______

q  W Weekly – Mondays q  B Bi-weekly q  S Semi-Monthly – 5th/20th q  M Monthly on the 5th q  Q Quarterly q  1 One-time

q  General/Operating q  Building Fund q  Black Bag q  Other ______________   Total

$_________ $_________ $_________ $_________   $_________

______ ______ ______ ______

CHECKING / SAVINGS

Please debit my donation from my (check one): q  Savings Account (contact your financial institution for Routing #) q  Checking Account (attach a voided check below)

Routing Number: _____________________________ Valid Routing # must start with 0, 1, 2, or 3   Account Number: ____________________________

I authorize the above organization and Vanco Services to process debit entries to my account. I understand that this authority will remain in effect until I provide reasonable notification to terminate the authorization.   Authorized Signature:_______________________________________________________ Date:________________

CREDIT CARD

Please charge my donation to my (check one):

q Visa

q MasterCard

q American Express

q  Discover Card

Credit Card Number:

Expiration Date:

Name on Card:

Billing Address (if different from above):

I authorize the above organization and Vanco Services to charge my credit card in accordance with the information above.   Signature (as it appears on the credit card): _______________________________________________ Date: ___________