Online Giving - Info & Sign Up

What are online donations and payments for SJBC?

St John's Online Donations and Payments provide a simple and convenient way for parishioners to tithe, contribute gifts for a specific need, or even pay for special event tickets and programs (not yet, but soon we may add this option). There is no longer a need to locate checkbooks, remember weekly envelopes, or mail-in funds. Easily give directly on the parish website, or set up a recurring donor account to give automatically and never miss an envelope again.

For Donors:  

1. Convenient - Give any time from any device with an internet connection, and even choose to set up an automatic recurring gift account for regular tithing.
2. Easy - Never be directed to a separate site or submit multiple forms.
3. Effective - Electronic communication confirms all gifts, and recurring gift accounts keep donation records. No more guessing if your gift was received, or misplacing envelopes of checks or cash.

For parishes:

1. Efficient - Electronic reporting tracks all gift transactions (from submission to receival) and saves hours of bookkeeping. There is less chance of human error, miscounting, or misplacing donations. Gifts are quickly deposited for parish use.
2. Secure - Unlike automatic deduction enrollment, parish staff never have to collect and store financial information of parishioners. Fewer amounts of cash are on hand at Masses and in the parish office.
3. Dynamic - Increases ways to promote and receive gifts for needs beyond regular office hours and geographical borders.

Go to www.sjbc-buffalo.com/online-giving for online donation and payment information as well as a list of current collections taking place. After finding the need to which you would like to contribute -- or just give to the General Fund, simply complete the short form on the parish website. You’ll need a current email address and checking account or credit card number.

If you choose to make a recurring gift, you will immediately receive an email to create a donor account you can use to schedule and track automatic giving.   It's easy and secure.

Access to online giving can be via our website on a desktop, tablet or smartphone.

One-time gifts are immediately processed and the transaction should on your bank/credit card statement within a few days.

If you chose to make a recurring gift, your first donation will process immediately. Then, you will receive an email to create an online donor account. Your account allows you to choose the frequency of your gifts as well as a date on which the funds will be automatically withdrawn from a checking account or charged to a credit card. You can also pause or cancel a recurring gift at any time.

In order to make an online donation or payment, you must provide a current email address. After submitting your gift, you will receive an email confirmation to the address provided.

If you selected to give a recurring gift, you will receive notification about your gift as well as information to set up your online donor account for future gift scheduling. Records of all recurring gifts are also tracked within your donor account.

Yes. Whenever a recurring gift option is made available for a fund at your parish, you can schedule a gift to be automatically sent for that particular need. You can also pause or cancel a recurring gift at any time. When multiple recurring gifts are created from the donation page of your parish’s website, each gift will later appear in your online donor account for easy management.

Upon submitting a one-time gift, all information provided will be verified in order for the gift to process.

If a donor has a recurring gift, they will be able to log into their online donor account to make any necessary changes or updates to a banking account, credit card, and contact information. Donor accounts also allow donors to update any details to their gifts including pausing or canceling a scheduled gift.

The online donations and payments system meets the same security standards as online banking. Plus, your online gifts cannot be lost or stolen. So as long as you are using a secure internet connection, online gifts can have fewer risks than carrying cash and checks. And there is instant tracking and recording of all transactions.

Recurring gift accounts can be set up or canceled at any time. In addition, an individual recurring gift can be paused or canceled completely. If you attempt to cancel a gift after it has begun processing, you will need to contact your parish bookkeeper for a refund.

Accounts are created upon submitting an online gift from the parish website (unless you just chose the ONE TIME button). When submitting a  recurring gift, select the gift type to be recurring weekly or monthly. Next, you will be sent an email notification to set up your new online donor account. Follow the simple instructions within the email to get your donor account setup.

NOTE: Always be sure to check email spam and junk folders for that first email notification. If you don’t see an email after submitting your first gift, simply contact your parish bookkeeper to have account setup information sent to you.

Stopping envelopes -  Once you set up an online donor account, your weekly envelope supply will later stop.  Just be sure to check the bulletin for upcoming special collections to which you can give online -- like In Memory of someone or for Holiday Flowers or. We already have items listed on the drop-down menu, and if you want to make your gift in someone's memory or from your family or for tax purposes, then just make a note in the comments section at the bottom of the page.     

Your online donor account tracks all your recurring gifts. To learn more about the status of a recurring transaction, log in to your online donor account at sjbc-buffalo.com/payments.

Unlike auto-deduction enrollment, with online giving, there's no need for the parish to ever collect or store financial account information of parishioners. The processing and reporting through online giving is faster and more efficient for bookkeeping purposes, which saves time and labor on the organization’s end. And with more online gifts, the parish will have fewer amounts of cash to handle.