Thank you to all individuals who donate to the diocese, and to all parishes for their Fair Share Budget Allocation (FSBA) amounts each month. Your support is life-giving! During the current mail disruption, you may submit funds to the diocese in person, through e-transfer, or by direct deposit. E-transfers may be made via email on your phone, tablet, or computer. Transfers should be linked to dioath@telusplanet.net.
In the message field of the e-transfer, please include your name and where the funds are to be designated (treat this like the memo field of a cheque: eg - "Parish Financial Assistance Fund", or "Bishop's Discretionary Fund" are two examples). If you are donating to the diocese by e-transfer, please ensure that we have your current mailing address on file and your full name, including middle name(s); this will enable us to issue you a tax receipt if that is applicable. This information is essential for the issuing of receipts and for proper administration of the funds. Funds which are undesignated will be deposited in the general operating account.
For monthly parish remittances, it is very important that the parish (name and city, town, hamlet, or rural area) is identified in the message field. If you are sending your monthly remittance, please be sure to email a copy of the remittance form to the synod office when the donation is made so that funds can be designated to the proper accounts. If you wish to send the monthly remittance by a direct deposit at a bank local to you, please contact the synod office for the correct information.
We hope that this is an easy, safe, and expedient method for all of you during the mail strike and in the future.
Please contact the Synod Office (780-624-2767) or dioath@telusplanet.net if you have questions.
God bless you greatly!
Benita Greenwood
Diocesan Administrative Assistant