Diocese 2010 Year End Giving Guidelines

The Catholic Center (Diocesan Pastoral and Administrative Offices) will be closed for business from December 24, 2010, through January 3, 2011.

Contact by phone and email regarding year-end giving is available to donors at (817) 560-3300 or yearendgiving@fwdioc.org. Messages will be monitored and returned as soon as possible. There is also a mail slot at the front entrance to the Catholic Center for hand-delivered gifts.

• Checks must be dated and mailed with the postmark on or before December 31, 2010
• Credit card gifts are effective on the date the card is charged.
• Electronic funds transfer is effective on the date of the transfer.
• Stocks transferred electronically are effective on the date of the transfer.

For more information about 2010 year-end giving to the Diocese of Fort Worth do one of the following:

1. Go to eCommunity here on our smgparish.org web site, select links and select Diocese of Fort Worth and click on Giving & Donations and select 2010 Year-End Giving Guidelines

2. On your web browser, type in www.fwdioc.org and click on Giving & Donations and select 2010 Year-End Giving Guidelines

3. Click on the following link to take you direct to the page and information: http://www.fwdioc.org/giving/Pages/2010Year-EndGiving.aspx


Note: If you are donating to St. Maria Goretti directly, be sure to adhere to the above guidelines regarding mailing of donations and dates on checks or other types of donations.

If delivering personally, please bring to the parish office during business hours Tuesday, December 28, Wednesday, December 29, or Thursday, December 30. The parish office will be closed Monday, December 27 and Friday, December 30.