Giving
Financial Giving:

Giving in the open plate:
    This is a traditional way of giving.  For the individual
    making the gift it lacks the necessary documentation
    required to claim a tax deduction.  It is haphazard and
    cannot be relied upon by the church when it comes to
    the time to write a budget and pay the bills.

Offering envelopes:
    The use of offering envelopes has many advantages
    for the giver.  It provides a level of privacy not
    available to the giver in the open plate.  In addition,
    since the church can prepare a report of the annual
    gift to the person using these envelopes, there is a
    record suitable for use in a tax return.

    To obtain a box of envelopes (a year's supply) it
    requires only a request to the Rector or any member
    of the Vestry.

Pledging and completing your pledge card:
    A pledge is not something that is cast in concrete.  It is
    merely a statement you make about how much you
    plan to give over the coming year.  If you find you are
    unable to keep your pledge, you can change it.  If you
    find you can give more, then you can do so.l

    Pledges assist the church in preparing for the future.
    When the Vestry prepares the annual budget they
    must be able to estimate the amount that will be
    available so that they can be good stewards of your
    gifts.  

    Sometimes it is necessary for the rector and others at
    St. Peter's to discuss the subject of money.  The
    church is supported by donations from members of
    the congregation.  The annual budget and the
    financial reports are available for all to read.


Lifetime Giving

    Bequests:
    A bequest is a gift made by way of a will or a trust; it is
    a gift that comes to St. Peter's upon the death of the
    giver.

    We, as individuals, receive our income through our
    labor and our investments but because we owe these
    benefits to good fortune through the grace of God, we
    are stewards, or caretakers, of that which we receive.
    As stewards we give back a portion of that which we
    have received and it's appropriate to faithfully give
    from accumulated assets at the end of our lives.
    Click here to see a sample bequest.

    Lifetime gifts:
    Often called "planned giving" the creation of lifetime
    gifts involve many sorts of methods of sharing what we
    have received.  More information is available here.