Giving
Regular monthly giving is really helpful – thank you
Treasurer
Thank you for thinking about supporting our work. St Mary’s receives no external funding – everything we do is paid for by people who give generously. We seek to advance God’s kingdom and bear witness to His love shown in Jesus
- in the ministry of word and sacrament
- in teaching and pastoral care
- in service to the community and those in need
How can I give?
Please consider Gift Aiding your donation – every penny helps, thank you.
Make a one-off donation
Donate online via Give A Little
Make a regular donation
Parish Giving Scheme – sign up online
Standing Order: Download and fill in our Gift Aid and Standing Order Form and send to our Treasurer or hand it in at church
Give on Sundays: during the Offering collection by cash, card or cheque payable to ST MARY THE VIRGIN PCC CURRENT ACCOUNT
Fundraise for St Mary’s
Decide on an exciting challenge, then set up your own fundraiser with Stewardship just click ‘start fundraising’. Ask your friends to support you! Have fun and let us know so we can support you too…
Celebrate someone special – someone you’ve lost, or a special occasion
Celebrate the life of someone you love with a page in their memory, or celebrate another occasion such as a birth, birthday, wedding, anniversary, baptism etc.
Set up your own fundraiser at our Stewardship page just click ‘start fundraising’.
All you need to do is share your memorial/fundraiser page with family and friends who might appreciate an opportunity to donate – send round an email.
For a funeral, some people might prefer to make a donation instead of sending flowers. An In Memory Page is a special way of remembering someone.
If you’re planning a funeral, it helps to arrange for your Page’s details to be printed on the Order of Service
Leave a Legacy – make a lasting difference
Give a lasting gift from your Will.
Legacy gifts are a special opportunity to develop the mission and ministry of St Mary’s.
Find out more at Church Legacy or talk to the Treasurer or Vicar
Give yourself – the best gift!
Each of us is a unique creation – with personality, skills and talents to offer God’s kingdom. You can help our mission and ministry in the villages and beyond by volunteering with us and making a real difference: the gift of you, the gift of time
Give financially
Everything helps – St Mary’s receives no external financial support. We depend on people’s giving for our work to grow, and to maintain our building and churchyards for the community. We want to reflect the generosity of Jesus our Saviour who gave himself for us
How much should I give?
You could pray, and then decide how much it would be right for you to give
What about Tithing?
Tithing (giving 10%) was suggested in the Old Testament
‘Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,’ says the Lord Almighty, ‘and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.’
Malachi 3:10
Being good stewards requires us to decide what we will do with all that God has entrusted to us. We say in our Service at the offertory time “All things come from you, and of your own do we give you” This reminds us that all that we have is sourced from God’s provision. In the New Testament we are encouraged to give of time, skills and money to support the work of the church and that of other charities that build God’s kingdom. Most of the money given will probably be from our regular income, but we might want to consider also, from time to time, whether we want to do something extra from savings.
General Synod encourages church members to set a target of giving 5% of their income to and through the church, and a further 5% to other organizations that help build God’s kingdom. In fact, sometimes people simply cannot afford that much. Others may be able to give more.
St Teresa of Avila
Christ has no body now on earth
but yours,
no hands but yours,
no feet but yours,
yours are the eyes through
which Christ’s compassion
is to look out to the earth,
yours are the feet by which He is
to go about doing good
and yours are the hands by
which He is to bless us now.
