Finances are obviously very important to maintain our ministry, and we appreciate the generous support we receive from our parishioners. As Catholics, we recognize that all we have – our time, our talents, our resources, even our very lives – are gifts from God.
To help make it more convenient for you to financially support the parish, we have instituted an electronic payment option, also referred to as Online Giving. This offers you the opportunity to make automatic financial contributions from your bank account to our parish community.
Please understand that Online Giving is not intended to replace the traditional act of Sunday offering, but rather to enhance it. You will be able to keep your offering envelope number. You may have noticed the "I gave online" cards at the entrances of church, giving you the opportunity to still have something to place in the offertory basket, if you feel the need.
With Online Giving you will be able to set up a budget for the whole year, if you wish, or for any time period within the year, directing how much you wish to be withdrawn, not only for the weekend offering, but for Holy days, Diocesan collections and parish collections, e.g. Fuel and Catholic Education.
Online Giving is done via a separate secure web site and no one in the office at St. Anthony Church will have access to any of your banking information at any time. Email reminders let you know that the giving is about to be deducted from your account. Your Online Giving accounts, dates and amounts of donations can be changed at any time.
Feel free to call Linda at the rectory office for assistance or answers to any questions. If you don't have web access, she will be happy to set up your account for you.
Below are tips to help you set up your account:
Login Information
The User ID must be 6-12 characters and contain both letters and numbers (such as smith78). The password you choose must be 8-16 characters and contain letters, numbers and at least one symbol such as !, @, & or *. Do not enter information for the Registration Code as that is for account administrators only.
Personal & Address Information
The e-mail address must be unique. You cannot use the same e-mail address for two different User IDs. Be sure to enter information in all boxes marked with a red asterisk (*), they are also highlighted in the example below for your reference.
Security Code
Fill in the code that is generated in the box at the bottom of your screen before clicking submit.
Click the Submit button
An e-mail will be sent to you confirming your new account and User ID.
Open the email that confirms your account and click on the link at the top of the e-mail. This will confirm your account so that you have access to log in. If the link does not work, copy and paste it into the browser’s address bar.
Once you click on this link, you will be taken back to the Parish Online Giving login page.
Enter your User ID and Password in the Existing User Login section and continue setting up your account.
You will need to enter information for the bank account you wish to use for your donations. Once that information is entered, you can then set up donations for the Sunday Collection and the other funds listed on the site.