Ways to Give

Support your parish, Catholic school and diocese

Bequest - Bequest may be made through your will and include a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate.

Life Insurance - You may make the Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City the owner and beneficiary of your insurance policy or donate a life insurance policy that you are still making payments on. Premiums on both types of donation are deductible.

Securities - A gift of appreciated stock is most advantageous form of giving. If you've owned the stock for 12 months or more, you avoid the capital gains tax.

Real Estate - Similar to gifts of stock, if you've owned the property for 12 months or more, you avoid capital gains taxes and may deduct the property's fair market value.

Charitable Trusts - Funded with assets, earnings from lead trusts are contributed to the charity for the life of the trust with principal going to your beneficiaries with the principal paid to the charity upon the death of the last beneficiary.

For detailed information about any of these options, please contact
E. Jane Rutter
Office of Stewardship and Planned Giving
Catholic Diocese of Jefferson City
Phone: 573-635-9127 ext. 213
E-mail: stewardejr@diojeffcity.org

Diocesan Endowment Opportunities

Family Life - Help parishes develop local leadership teams, provide education and training, and serve as a resource to enhance the values of family life.

Marriage Tribunal - Strengthen the local church community by correcting any canonically irregular marriages, offers documents and approval of all pre-nuptial dispensations and permissions, and process all marriage cases.
Operations

Social Concerns - Bring Christ’s message of unconditional love to men and women incarcerated in jails and prisons, as well as advocate for restorative justice, alternatives to prison, and humane conditions. It also is to share the social teaching of the Church and to assists pastors in making the work of justice an integral part of parish life.

Vocations - Provide ongoing formation for permanent deacons who serve the people of the local church in the three-fold ministry of word, liturgy and charity through the direction and assignment of the bishop. Promote vocations to the Diocesan Priesthood, hosting Sixth Grade Vocation Day, and Vocation Reflection Days.  Eighteen seminarians are currently enrolled at four seminaries.

Hispanic Ministry - To respond to the spiritual needs of Hispanics through the celebration of the Eucharist in Spanish, the preparation of individuals and families for the sacraments and providing for people’s pastoral-care needs.

Missions/Refugee & Immigration - Welcome and resettle refugees from war-torn countries and provide immigration processing assistance to immigrants from all countries.

Education - Promote the Catholic identity in each of the diocese’s Catholic schools.Religious Education helps parishes develop effective catechetical programs.  It also provides courses for Catholic school teachers; leadership training for parish religious education directors and coordinators.

The Catholic Missourian - The paper’s mission is to keep Catholics in the diocese informed of official promulgations from the bishop and Vatican; observe and report with a Gospel perspective news at the parish, diocesan, state, national and international levels, with special emphasis on the Catholic Church and Catholic spirituality; and to serve as a bond of unity within the diocese.

Youth Ministry - Provide leadership, support, services, consolation, programs and resources to those who serve the young Church (Age 12-18) in the 110 parishes and missions of the diocese.

Operations -

Planning & Leadership - Help parishes in the formation and training of parish councils and finance committees; provide other leadership-training services as needed; offer initative and guidance in strategic planning.

Stewardship - Communicate stewardship as a way of life to our Catholic Families. Offer training and resources to parishes as they cultivate stewardship.