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A Season of Thanksgiving and Blessing Begins
Support Historic St. Boniface and St. Meinrad Parishes
This season, from Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve, we invite parishioners, friends and neighbors to remember St. Boniface Parish and St. Meinrad Parish in Spencer County, Indiana, with a generous gift to support our ongoing mission and ministries.
As you make plans to purchase gifts for your loved ones this Christmas, please remember your parish in your planning. It is time to give!
Giving and Blessing Challenge: Thanksgiving through New Year's EveSt. Boniface Parish
Founded 1847: Join us for 30 hours and 47 minutes of giving as we work together to raise $1,847 per hour. Our goal: $56,851 to support the mission and ministry of St. Boniface ParishSt. Meinrad Parish
Founded 1861: Join us for 31 hours and 1 minute of giving as we work together to raise $1,861 per hour. Our goal: $57,726 to support the mission and ministry of St. Meinrad Parish.
Ways To GiveOnline Giving
Make your gift online by 11:59 p.m. CDT, December 31, 2025.Cash or Check
In Person
Gifts may be dropped off in the parish office at 19630 N. 4th St., Saint Meinrad, IN, until 4 p.m. Wednesday, December 31, 2025.The accessible entrance to the parish office is located on Brewery Street, on the north side of the building. Walk to the carport area, where there is an after-hours mail slot in the door to receive materials that need to be dropped off after hours.No contribution is too small. No moment is insignificant. Partner with us throughout the holiday season, from Thanksgiving through New Year's Eve, to create lasting change.
This Christmas, wrap a gift for St. Boniface Parish and St. Meinrad Parish — one family in faith, united in spirited worship and loving service. Your year-end donation strengthens our mission to nurture an intentional Catholic community that inspires all people to follow Jesus Christ, rooted in prayer, the sacraments, and our rich German-Catholic heritage.
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Choose How You Would Like to Give
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Your Gift Makes a Difference
Your generous support sustains our parish ministries, programs and activities throughout the year. Consider directing your gift to ongoing mission and ministry needs or to one of our permanent endowments that ensure the long-term care of our church buildings, cemeteries and pastoral ministries for generations to come.Year-End Charitable Giving
Start planning your year-end charitable giving now. When you itemize deductions, charitable gifts are subtracted from the amount subject to tax, providing welcome savings at tax time while supporting your parish community.Qualified Charitable Distribution
A qualified charitable distribution remains a tax-free way to give to your parish or other qualified 501(c)(3) organizations, including funds managed by the Catholic Community Foundation and the Community Foundation Alliance of Perry and Spencer Counties.
You must be at least age 70½ to use a qualified charitable distribution. Beginning in 2023, Required Minimum Distribution begins at age 73. Check with your financial advisor for guidance.
In recent years, some parishioners have adopted this practice to meet their annual stewardship obligations with a yearly tax-free gift to support parish ministries, programs and activities. Others have designated their qualified charitable distribution as a perpetual gift to one or more parish endowments to support ongoing and future pastoral ministries or the long-term care of church buildings or cemeteries.
For more information or a confidential conversation about qualified charitable distribution, contact the Parish Office at 812-357-6050 or [email protected]. -
Chart of Accounts for Restricted GiftsInformation for your financial advisor regarding qualified charitable distribution.
St. Boniface Parish Parish #076EIN 35-0942660
General Fund- Mission and Ministry, gifts of $1,000 or more
- Fund # 076-4816
- Mission and Ministry
- Fund # 076-4040
- Endowment for Pastoral Ministries and General Operations
- Fund # 076-4857
Facilities and Grounds- Facilities and Grounds Care and Maintenance
- Fund #076-4855 Endowment
- Historic Church Care and Maintenance
- Fund # 076-4852 Endowment
- Conservation and Repair of 1898 Giesecke Pipe Organ
- Fund # 076-4858 Endowment
- Organ Identification # 3845, American Guild of Organists
- Fund # 076-4858 Endowment
- Conservation and Repair of Bells and Bellframes
- Fund # 076-4854 Endowment
Cemetery- Cemetery Care and Maintenance
- Fund # 076-4852 Endowment
- Grounds and Hard Surfaces
- Fund # 076-4673
St. Meinrad Parish Parish #137
EIN 35-6029952
Parish Life and Ministries- Mission and Ministry, gift of $1,000 or more
- Fund # 137-4816
- Mission and Ministry
- Fund # 137-4040
- Pastoral Ministries and General Operations
- Fund # 137-4857 Endowment
Facilities and Grounds- Facilities and Grounds Care and Maintenance
- Fund #137-4852 Endowment
- Parish Activities Center Building Fund
- Fund #137-4900
Cemetery- Cemetery Care and Maintenance
- Fund # 137-4852 Endowment
- Grounds and Hard Surfaces
- Fund # 137-4673
- Fund # 137-4673
For Office Use:Reviewed: October 2025Regular Program #: 076-4716-010; 137-4716-010Commission: 076 Finance; 137 FinanceFund # 4716Fund # 5000; #5000; #5000 - Mission and Ministry, gifts of $1,000 or more