First Verbal Announcement

Announcement Talking Points

You may be aware we have introduced a new online giving method to help support our church. Nearly ______ families have already registered: I count myself among them, and I hope you will join us today.

To those of you who are using our online giving service to make your generous donations to our church, Thank you! Your support has made this program a cost-effective, efficient and secure way for our church to receive your gifts.

The online giving program gives you:

•A convenient and consistent way to support our church by electing to use direct debit from your bank or credit card account.

•The opportunity to support our church even if you are absent for travel or illness.

•A solution to a situation I know many families face on their way to church: “Where did I put my envelopes?”

How does it work?

•You can visit www.churchwebsite.net and enroll on our secure site.

•For those of who are not comfortable going online, you can still enroll in this program by completing an enrollment form (hold one up.) and return it to ??.

•You can elect to have your specified bank or credit card account debited on the «Transaction_Date» of the month for both offertory and any second collections you support.

A few other considerations:

•As a church, we can collectively go “green” by eliminating the many wasteful envelopes that go unused.

•There is no charge to church members for enrolling. In fact, every family signing up means one less package of envelopes to print and mail out – and that will mean savings for our church, which we can use to further expand our ministries throughout our community.

•We consider this to be a “win-win” program for both members and our church. I strongly encourage you to enroll in this program today: I have complete confidence in this program’s security. I am grateful for your financial and prayerful support of our parish.