Giving
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At St. Vincent de Paul, your financial gifts are what drive the liturgies, ministries and activities we celebrate as a community at St. Vincent de Paul each year. They allow us to maintain our facilities, empower our ministries and engage all who worship here as a community.
YEAR – END AND OTHER GIVING CONSIDERATIONS
This is the time of year when people consider giving charitable contributions to their favorite charities. We hope that you consider St. Vincent de Paul Church as one of your favorites. Here are a few ideas for year end and the upcoming year to help maximize the benefits of your giving for you and our parish.
Christmas Envelopes: There is a Christmas envelope in your envelope packet. We hope that you will maintain your regular weekly support along with making a special Christmas contribution. Please give generously. The Parish budget is based on both envelopes.
Stock Contributions: If you have appreciated stock this year, you may realize a tax break by donating to St. Vincent de Paul Church. If you do so, the contribution is deductible for the full value of the shares and you don’t have to pay taxes on gains in the stock’s value.
Donor Advised Funds: A donor-advised fund can be created by depositing cash, appreciated securities or other assets, and then having the money distributed to charities over time. This allows, you to have a higher deduction in one year, while enabling the charity to have an even cash flow over more than one year. If the new tax law is causing you to reconsider what you give to charity, consider a Donor Advised Fund. Many financial institutions offer this option to their clients.
IRA Distributions: If you are 70-1/2 or older, you can direct a portion of your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) to be sent directly from your IRA account to the Parish or charity. The portion that goes directly to the Parish or charity is not recognized as a taxable part of your RMD.
Employer Matching Funds: You may wish to consult with your employer to see if a matching gift from your company can double the value of your contribution to St. Vincent de Paul - Parish or School.
Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund: This a fund set up to ensure the long-term care of the Cemetery when all graves and niches have been sold. The Perpetual Care Fund is designed to grow and achieve investment results so that investment return will continue to pay for Cemetery care after the Cemetery is full. Give a memorial gift to the Perpetual Care fund, leaving a legacy that never ends.
Major Repair and Replacement Fund: As facilities age, Parish needs are growing beyond what receipts from the annual Raffle and Major Repair and Replacement envelope can provide. If you don’t now, we encourage you to strongly consider using the gold envelope in your packet, or you can make a periodic or one-time contribution on the Parish website www.saintvdp.org.
St. Vincent de Paul School: If you are looking to make an end of year donation to keep taxes down, please consider a donation to St. Vincent de Paul School. A donation can be made through the School website, or sent to the School or Church office. Help keep Catholic elementary and middle school education strong.
Thrivent Choice: Thrivent clients have a unique opportunity to give Choice dollars to the charities of their choice. St. Vincent de Paul Church and St. Vincent de Paul School are each on the Thrivent list of qualified recipients. Kindly consider the Church and/or School early next year as your Choice dollars become available. -
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Special Envelopes
Our special envelopes for our parish offertory for the 2022-2023 calendar year are listed below. We appreciate your generosity.
Month Special Envelope August 15 Feast of the Assumption October 22/23 Mission Sunday November 1 All Saints Day November 2 All Souls Day November 19/20 Campaign for Human Development November 24 Thanksgiving December 3/4 Christmas Flowers December 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception December 24/25 Christmas January 1 Solemnity of Mary January 7/8 Retired Religious Fund February 22 Ash Wednesday March 18/19 Easter Flower Envelope April 7 Good Friday April 8/9 Easter May 17/18 Feast of the Ascension May 27/28 Global Solidarity Sunday -
Second Collections
Our second collections typically fall on the second weekend of the month (unless otherwise noted). See below for the 2022-2023 schedule. Thank you for your generous support of these organizations.
Month Second Collection Description July 23/24 Archdiocesan Mission Appeal The Institute of the Incarnate Word uses the funds collected from the mission appeals to care for the disabled, the elderly, and the sick, provide homes for the poor and for abandoned children, manage schools and educational institutions in rural areas in developing countries, and promote pastoral formation of our missionaries related to human, intellectual, and spiritual development. Present in 40 countries, our most challenging missions are in Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Iraq, Palestine (Gaza), Papua New Guinea, Peru, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and Ukraine among others.
The collected funds will be used for the day-to-day support for missionaries, to supply material goods, to finish projects, and to meet the basic needs in rural areas where we work. The children, the elderly, the sick, the poor, the abandoned, the handicapped, and the suffering will benefit from these funds. Your support funds the basic needs - such as food and medicine, pastoral works, vehicles to arrive to remote rural areas where there are no roads, to build seminaries and churches to provide hope where the Catholic faith is a minority or does not exist at all for the enrichment of the evangelization program around the world.August Sharing & Caring Hands Our second collection this month will be to Sharing and Caring Hands. This ministry serves those most in need in the Twin Cities area including children and families. September Major Repair & Replacement Our second collection this month will be for our Major Repair Fund, and will be applied to our recent roofing costs. Please use your designated 2nd Collection Envelope included in your envelope packets or mark your donation as 2nd Collection. October Women's Care Center Our second collection this month is for Women's Care Center, which is a pregnancy resource center that is dedicated to restoring hope for women facing unplanned pregnancies. Women's Care Center provides free, confidential counseling, support and education for pregnant women, free pregnancy testing, and ultrasounds. November Zanewood Elementary School Our second collection this month will be for Zanewood Elementary School. Zanewood is a school in our district which has a staggering 30% of its student body which is homeless. This collection helps to provide whatever resources the school will need to help these students. December St. Vincent Charity/Christmas Account A collection for St. Vincent de Paul's Charity account will be taken this month to help benefit families in need this Christmas. January Feed My Starving Children Our second collection this month will be for Feed My Starving Children. February St. Vincent de Paul School “Blessings Fund” Our second collection this month will be for our St. Vincent de Paul School “Blessings Fund”. This fund helps to provide financial assistance to families at our school. March CEAP Food Shelf Our second collection this month will be for our CEAP food shelf. CEAP provides assistance to many people on our parish boundaries. April 1/2 BIZAA Our second collection this month will be for our Parish International Outreach - BIZAA. Your generosity will help us provide Vocational Training for rescued victims of child trafficking and child labor in Nigeria. May Youth Ministry Summer Events Scholarships Our second collection this month will be for our Youth Ministry Scholarship fund. These funds will help to provide financial assistance to our teens who attend youth activities and events throughout the year. June 24/25 Archdiocesan Mission Appeal Our second collection this month will go towards supporting the Diocese of Kurnool in India.