Ways to Give

 

• Envelopes – Weekly or Monthly.  Contact the Parish Office any time you would like to make a change or update your contact information.
• Donations by Mail – If you would like to make your contributions through the mail, checks may be sent to:
  
  St. Joseph Catholic Church
  607 University Drive
  Starkville, MS 39759

 

• Online Donations – St. Joseph Catholic Church is pleased to accept donations through Our Sunday Visitor online giving platform. Simply go to our Online Giving Page, create an account, choose “The Weekly Fund” to contribute to the regular church offertory, or find another fund to contribute to, such as Campus Ministry or the Food Pantry or one of the annual Second Collections.

 

• Bill Pay – Contact your financial institution about the Bill Pay features they may offer for your use.

 

• Mass Intentions – Mass Intentions are an offering that can be made at the request of a someone for a particular person or need. Often, this request is made after someone dies for the repose of that person’s soul. This can be a few days or weeks later or on the anniversary of someone’s death.

 

• Tribute and Memorial Gifts – Honor family members and friends by making a donation to St. Joseph Catholic Church parish in his or her name.  Tribute gifts are meaningful and unique ways to honor birthdays, baptisms, confirmations, anniversaries or any special occasion.  We will notify the honoree of your thoughtful gift with a card.  You will receive acknowledgement of the donation for your records. We will forward these gifts to the Parish Endowment at the Catholic Foundation so that your gift may live on.

 

• Gifts to the Catholic Foundation – St. Joseph benefits from two different trusts with the Catholic Foundation. The St. Joseph Catholic Church Endowment, which at June 30, 2022 had a principal balance of about $26,291.68. The other trusts are Campus Ministry Trusts -- The St. Joseph Campus Ministry Trust and the Dean Allen McGhee Memorial Trust Fund. The principal balance as of June 30, 2022 is about $30,846.81. Dean McGhee was a Mississippi State Student who died at a far too young age. His memory lives on in this gift that his parents, family, and friends have established to benefit Christian Campus Ministry for students attending Mississippi State University.
  • Give to the St. Joseph Endowment HERE
  • Give to the Campus Ministry Trust HERE

 

• Estates and Trusts – Would you consider making a provision in your estate plans, trusts, annuities, stocks and securities, retirement plans, insurance policies or endowments to support St. Joseph Catholic Church?  Naming St. Joseph as a beneficiary is a legally simple process, your assets remain in your control, and you can change your designations if your needs change.  It is important to note that if you leave retirement plan assets from a 403(k) or traditional IRA to loved ones, they must pay income tax on the funds when they are received.  However, assets left to St. Joseph are not depleted by taxes, because we are a qualifying charitable organization.  To achieve your personal and charitable goals, perhaps consider leaving appreciating assets such as stock or real estate to loved ones, and other retirement assets to St. Joseph. Our parish would be very grateful.

IMPORTANT TAX NOTE
Donations must be identifiable in order for donors to receive credit for income tax purposes.  Loose cash donations (i.e., not in an envelope or with a note indicating the donor) placed in the collection are not identifiable.

OTHER GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
For additional information on how to donate to St. Joseph Catholic Church, please call our Pastor in the Parish Office at (662) 323-2257. We are grateful for each and every donation!