Make a Gift

Ways to Give

Members may choose to make their commitment on a weekly, monthly or annual basis. It can be paid at church services, online through Realm, through other recurring automatic services, or by mail. Among the advantages of giving through Realm are: the ability to set up automatic payments enabling you to maintain your pledge regularly, permitting you to monitor your giving at any time while providing the parish with greater certainty with our recurring cash flow needs.

 

Online Through Realm

This is the best way for you to give regularly to St. Monica and St. James. It is easy and secure* and gives you immediate access to your giving history. Here are the steps to take:

  1. Go to your Profile on Realm: http://onrealm.org/smjec/

  2. Click on giving on the left-hand column

  3. Click on +Give

  4. Type in the amount you want to give and the fund you want to give to i.e. Annual Pledge

  5. Indicate the Frequency of giving (one time, weekly, monthly, etc.)

  6. Identify the payment method (from your checking account, savings account, credit card or debit card). If you use a credit or debit card, please add 5% to your contribution to cover the credit card costs.

  7. Review your information and click Give.

Online Through Your Bank

You can set this up as a one-time, or as an automatic-recurring payment.

  1. Your bank mails a paper check to St. Monica and St. James.

  2. There is no cost to you for using this service, and no service charge or fee deducted from the amount received.

  3. The contact details you need to set up the church as an online bill pay account with your bank are: St. Monica and St. James, 222 8th St. NE, Washington, DC 20002.

  4. You can stop or change these payments at any time through your bank’s Bill Pay website.

  5. If you have never used this service before, simply go to your bank’s web page and click on a tab for online banking services or online bill pay. You will then be walked through the set up.

Other Ways to Give

At Services

Pledge Envelopes: St. Monica & St. James makes available small envelopes for each person who pledges, personalized with a distinct number. You can use those envelopes to drop in the collection plate during the service.

  1. Check: Put a check in offering plate with [Year] Pledge in the Memo line.

  2. Cash: If you are using cash to pay your pledge, please use the pledge envelopes or attach a note saying the cash is for your [Year] pledge.

By Mail

Send your check with [Year] Pledge in the memo line to:
St. Monica and St. James
222 8th St. NE
Washington, DC 20002

 

*Realm partners with Vanco, a merchant services provider, to process financial transactions. Vanco is a Payment Card Industry (PCI) Level Compliant Service Provider. For detailed information, please go to http://vancopayments.com/security.  Further questions may be addressed to Stephanie Lett, Parish Treasurer.

Gifts Of Stocks, Securities And Property

St. Monica and St. James welcomes gifts of stock, securities and property. Your gift will allow the church to receive the full market value of the donated asset while enabling you to realize potentially significant tax benefits. Please contact Stephanie Lett, Treasurer, for detailed instructions – treasurer@smjec.org.

Gifts Through Planned Giving

Planned giving allows you to leave a legacy for the ongoing structural, operational and ministerial needs of St. Monica and St. James. We gratefully welcome gifts through such mechanisms as charitable gift annuities, life insurance, trusts, wills, retirement accounts, and life estates. Please consult your attorney or financial planner to discuss these various opportunities.