Our new Giving Platform is DONORBOX, one of the world's leading not for profit giving platforms. It's used by 50,000 Not for Profits, including Bishop Robert Barron's WORD ON FIRE and the Augustine Institute, the two most respected Catholic Online Faith Resources organisations. Also Parousia Media, Australia's biggest online faith resource company.

So we are now offering parishioners the ease and certainty of giving using the World's best online giving platform, Donor Box.

Advantages are:

• You don't have to use envelopes.
• Cash and cheques no longer are needed.
• You can make extra donations, and also edit your regular giving with ease.
• It saves our Office time counting and allocating donations.
• Pay by credit or debit card
• You can see a history of all your giving.
• Use our QR code for easy payment or use the donation form.
• There will no longer be 2 collections. That disrupts the Eucharist and causes unnecessary work for Office Staff.
• You don't have to designate where the money will be spent. Our Finance Team look after that.
• Just nominate your parish.

To "Make Disciples" we need to support our parish. Every parishioner needs to make a sacrifice. Some churches ask members to Tithe ie give 10% of family income. Most of the Catholic families in Australia give much less than 1%. Some give nothing. 

Please consider giving at least 2.5% or more ie 1/40th. eg if family income is $50,000, give $1250/year = $25/week, $110/month. 

Our parish need funds to answer Jesus's call to be "Fishers of Men". Jesus asked the rich young man to give everything. 1/40th is not much of a sacrifice. Sacrificial Giving means an actual sacrifice.

We are asking every parishioner and family to pledge to give at least 1/40th from now on. We understand if some cannot. For most families it means at 4-5 times as much as they are giving now. For some, much more. We are blessed with the gift of Faith handed down to us by Jesus, the Apostles and Saints, many of whom gave everything, including their lives.
                                                                                                            
Jesus tells the parable of the servant to whom the Master entrusted 1 talent, and he buried it in the ground and gave it back when the Master returned.

Our Australian Church isn't even giving back to Jesus the faith we have received. We are losing baptised Catholics every day. Jesus says the Master was very angry with his servant who lost nothing but made nothing. 

Let's use our "Talents" and give, to:    MAKE DISCIPLES