https://smac.edu/sites/sspx/files/media/bulletin_11_17_2019.pdfHas anyone ever seen a notice like this one? It seems like they are making giving Sunday donations more complicated than necessary. Why not just assume the best, that the family who did not give is going or has made a donation at another time, such as in the mail or in person to he priests, etc. AUTOMATED SUNDAY OFFERINGS AND TUITION PAYMENTS
With the interest in automated payments (donations and tuition) and recognizing that many individuals operate without cash or checks, we are expanding the automated system for making Sunday offerings, tuition payments and other donations. Remember, it is one of the six precepts of the Church to support the needs of the Church. This precept extends to anyone who has some means to offer, including young people who begin working, and not just families and the retired. It is good to even form this habit in our children when they get some money. The goal of increasing the automated payment options is to both make it easier for the faithful and to reduce costs by streamlining the accounting process.
Please remember that the Church has long asked for the faithful to make their offering at the moment of the Offertory to show that they are uniting their sacrifice with the Sacrifice of the Mass. Making our offering at this moment in the Mass truly helps Catholics to have the right intentions when fulfilling this precept of the Church. It is also for the edification of our neighbor that we make this offering publicly, so that others are encouraged by our generosity to give to the support of the Church and the spread of the Gospel. Not wanting to lose this symbolism and edification for those making automated payments, we will offer you a slip of paper to fold like a check and drop in the collection basket which states that you are making automated payments.
The enclosed flyer outlines options for donations and other payments in more detail, provides an authorization form, and presents an example of the slip of paper that will be available providing a way to unite your automated offerings with the Mass. This information and form are also available online at
www.smac.edu/ACH. If you have questions, contact accounting at 437-2471 x110 or accounting@smac.edu.