Absolutely! If you already give via Pay-Pal or transfer from your bank (check, ACH or EFT) - there is no need to change. You can still create an account with the new Online Giving System from Our Sunday Visitor. Why? It will be the easiest way to give to collections such as disaster relief, Sister Parish in Peru, special collections, and other emerging needs.

There are some advantages. With each gift via PayPal or electronic (ACH or EFT), the parish business office has to manually capture the electronic notification, check to see if there are special instructions, ensure the donation goes to the proper fund (e.g. Sister Parish vs. Offertory) - and all that is hand entered in to the parish accounting system. And we are happy to do that!

The new Online Giving platform allows us to electronically download all that information and upload into the accounting system in one easy click.

What is most important? Giving gratefully in a way in which you are comfortable!

1. Create A New Account:  Use the "Create your account" button at the top of the page and go to the Our Sunday Visitor/Parish login page and click "Sign In / Create Account."

2. Enter Your Account Information for Login
The User ID must be 6-12 characters and contain both letters and numbers (such as smith78). The password you choose must be 8-16 characters and contain letters, numbers and at least one symbol such as !, @, & or *. (Note: do not enter information for the Registration Code if that appears as that is for account administrators only.)

3. Enter your Personal & Address Information
Be sure to enter information in all boxes. Note: The e-mail address is used as the unique identifer and so must be unique. If for some reason you have another account with Our Sunday Visitor (e.g. at your winter home parish) you cannot use the same e-mail address for both accounts

You can add multiple payment methods with your preferred Bank Accounts and/or Credit Cards. Note: the cost to the parish for donations from Bank Accounts is significantly lower than credit cards, but then we understand that your credit cards have reward programs.

The setup wizard guides you to set up your first gift. You can select from any of our funds including our Sunday Offertory, Debt Reduction, our regular Second Collections, or other available funds. You will be able to:

Establish recurring offerings to more than one fund
Schedule weekly, monthly, or other schedules of giving.
Donate or schedule a one-time gift.
Plan giving for future dates.
View and print giving history reports.
Easily access and print end-of-year tax information and supporting donation letters.