Online Methods of Contributions / Payment
Parishioners and others may make contributions, pay registration fees and make other donations to St. Joseph the Worker through a safe and secure online process. This process enables you to have your regular contributions paid automatically without needing to write a check.
You have the option of having your contributions or payments deducted from your checking account, savings account or charged to your credit or debit card.
Contributions and payments may be setup to occur one time or they may be setup to occur every week or every month.
You may establish multiple contributions, each for a different purpose, amount and with a different schedule.
There is no cost to you to use this method of contribution / payment.
Click here to view Frequently Asked Questions regarding this service.
If you have a question that is not addressed in our list of Frequently Asked Questions, please email your question to Mary Jo Dickinson. We will respond to your email with an answer to your question and add the answer to the FAQ list of questions. You may also call Mary Jo at 763-425-6505 ext 225 if you prefer.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
1. What is an online contribution?
An online contribution is a direct payment program whereby your contribution is debited automatically from your checking or savings account or charged to your credit or debit card.
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2. What information must I provide to setup an online contribution?
You will need to have the following information available:
- Your name, address, which contributions you wish to make and the amounts for each
- Your envelope number (which can be found on one of your weekly envelopes)
- The bank routing number and account number for your checking account or savings account
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- Your debit or credit card account number and the account's expiration date
- The effective date of the initial payment
- The frequency that you want the payment to occur
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3. How often do I need to setup a contribution?
You may setup a contribution as often as you wish. It can be setup once as an event that occurs every week or every month. Or you may choose to establish a contribution that occurs only once and then create a new one each week. This is entirely up to you to determine which options are best.
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4. How much advance notice is required to setup an online contribution?
No advance notice time is needed. The transactions take place on the date that you request.
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5. Can I establish multiple recurring contributions?
Yes, there is a space on the form for you to indicate the purpose of the contribution/payment. You may set up multiple recurring contributions, with each being for a different purpose.
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6. How do I stop a recurring contribution?
Call the parish office at 763-425-6505 to request that a payment be stopped.
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7. When will recurring contributions be deducted from or charged to my account?
Contributions/payments will be deducted from your account on the date that you specify on the electronic authorization form.
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8. Can I establish a combination of one time and recurring contributions?
Yes, you may establish either a one time and/or recurring contribution/payment and indicate the date for each transaction to take place.
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9. What are the risks of using online contributions?
Electronic giving is less risky than writing a check or bringing cash to church. Electronic contributions cannot be lost, stolen or destroyed and have an extremely high rate of accuracy.
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10. Will I continue to receive contribution envelopes?
You may choose to continue receiving envelopes. You would receive a packet that contains the Special Collection envelope and one envelope for each month. If you choose not to receive any envelopes there are cards on the name-tag tables that you may drop into the collection basket indicating you have made an electronic collection.
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11. How is my online payment of a registration fee attached to my registration form?
That step will take place in the parish and faith formation offices as the information is received from the reports forwarded to the parish office.
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12. Can I make multiple registration fee payments on one online payment?
Yes. Indicate in the space on the online form in the "Other" section.
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13. How will I know about the special collections that occur?
Special Collections are always published in the bulletin in advance of the collection.
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14. How do I identify the purpose of a payment that is not a regular contribution?
There is a space on the online form for "Other" contributions/payments where the purpose of the payment can be entered.
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15. How are my contributions automatically deducted from my bank account?
The amount is automatically transferred, on the date you specified, from your checking or savings account to the church's bank account.
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16. When will my contribution be deducted from my account?
Your electronic contribution will be debited on the date you specify on the authorization request form.
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17. If I don't write the checks, how do I keep my checkbook balance straight?
Since your contribution is made at a pre-established time, you simply record it in your check register on the appropriate date. Electronic contributions are recorded for you on your bank statement.
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18. Without a canceled check, how can I prove I made my contribution?
Your bank statement gives you an itemized list of electronic transactions. It is your proof of contributing.
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19. What if I change bank accounts?
Notify the church and we will give you a new authorization form to complete.
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20. Is electronic giving risky?
It's less risky than writing checks or bringing cash to church. Electronic contributions cannot be lost, stolen or destroyed and have an extremely high rate of accuracy.
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21. How much does electronic giving cost?
These options of contribution / payment costs you nothing.
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22. What if I try electronic giving and decide that I don't like it?
You can cancel your authorization by notifying the church at any time.
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