GIVING ONLINE - Online program coming soon - details are below
but it is NOT ACTIVE YET
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Generous App - not active yet
You can download the Generous App for Apple or Android phones from Apple iTunes or Google Play Store below.
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how to get started
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CHURCH GIVING NUMBER (NB not active yet)
Give quickly by sending a simple SMS/TXT message to St Simon's giving number below. [NOTE THIS IS A DEMO CHURCH NUMBER]0488-851-800
TXT > "give 100" > SEND (to the number above) if you want to give $100 or another amount, e.g. 20, 85, 300…
If your phone has been previously verified by the Generous Church Giving Platform all you need to do is respond ‘Y’ to the TXT response. First time users will need to verify their details and phone once only.
Get more help here.
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Living and Giving Generously
At St Simon's Rowville we love to live and give generously to our faith
and local community! We now have made giving to God's mission easy
for all our congregation and wider community.
Here you can give your one-off or recurring gifts with Generous in a safe and convenient way.
For example give your tithes, make an offering to our missions program or make a Tax Deductible donation to our St Vincent’s Community Fund.- LOGIN (below) using your Church Giving Account username/password, or, if this
- is your first time, +CREATE AN ACCOUNT. Once you have entered your details
- all you need to do is login here at the WEBSITE or on your MOBILE DEVICE (download the Generous App - see below).
Ongoing giving is then made easy.
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How much do I give?
Historically, most Catholics have been poor contributors to their Church, e.g. paying less than 1% of their income. With very few vocations to the priesthood or religious orders, parishes are relying more and more on paid staff. We challenge all parishioners to consider reviewing their giving. 5% is a good starting point if you can manage it. For example, if your family has an income of $80,000, 5% would be about $80 a week. Please note the Generous App has a Giving Calculator to work out what % of your income you would like to contribute.
If you are currrently giving less than 1%, starting with, say, 2% would make a big difference. Our Parish is offering new programs to help us all grow closer to God. We cannot do this without everyone making a sacrifice. Sacrificial Giving should be a "sacrifice". The Mass is, in its essence, a "Sacrifice", we join with Jesus Christ, as a Mystical Body, in a sacrifice to God. We become one with Jesus and together we offer ourselves to God. Part of this offering is our worldly goods.
Giving back one hour of our weekly toil ie 1/40th or 2% of our weekly income, is a small but meaningful sacrifice to God, who has given us 100% of everything we have.