April 2025 Newsletter (Non Parish Specific)

Greetings!

Luke 24:6 joyfully proclaims the message of Easter: “He is not here, He is risen!” It’s a message of hope and renewal that can guide us throughout the entire year – one that’s especially timely now! When the faithful gather for Easter this year, we will remember the turmoil facing our world. We will be mindful of the challenges that confront our nation. But we can look forward with hope and joy – taking comfort in the knowledge that whatever tomorrow brings, we can always rejoice in those glorious words that define Easter: “He is risen, He is risen indeed!”

As always, Faith Direct is honored to be part of your parish throughout the year.

In This Issue

Holiday Schedule

Disbursement Schedule

Easter Text-to-Give

Bulletin & Social Media Announcements

Easter Flowers Collections

Offertory Card Change

Church Help Center

Changes to Pastor or Parish Staff

Easter Holiday Schedule

Faith Direct offices will be closed on Good Friday, April 18th.

April 2025 Disbursements

Faith Direct will process donations on:

Friday - 4/4

Tuesday – 4/15

Faith Direct will disburse monies to the Parish on:

Thursday – 4/10

Monday – 4/21

*Please Note: There is a four-business day period after donations are processed to reconcile transactions with bank and credit card companies before we disburse monies to your church account.

If your parish is currently offering one debit date and would like to add a second, you can contact your Client Relations Manager directly or send an email to clientcare@faithdirect.net.

Easter Text-to-Give

Easter is a great opportunity to allow donors to easily text their Easter gift. If you have a Text-to-Give number, go to the Appeals tab, click on the appeal ID number and then towards the bottom change ‘Display Appeal on Give Now’ to ‘yes’ and then change ‘Allow Text-to-Give’ to ‘yes’. This allows parishioners to make one-time gifts using the text to give number. It is strongly recommended you turn off text-to-give from other appeals around Easter, so it makes it easier for the gift to go straight to the Easter gift without the donor having to choose which appeal to direct the gift.

It’s also a great way to collect donations from parishioners who haven’t already enrolled in Faith Direct, it shows them how easy it can be!

If you don’t have a text-to-give number and would like one, contact your Client Relations Manager or email clientcare@faithdirect.net. There is no extra cost to add a text-to-give number to your account.

Bulletin Announcement

English:

Christ is risen! As His disciples, we are called to go forth and spread the good news of Christ's Resurrection. The fruitful ministries at our parish are examples of how many of you have answered, and continue to answer, that call. To ensure such work can continue requires not only gifts of time, but also of financial help. I ask you to prayerfully consider supporting our parish with electronic donations through Faith Direct.

Spanish:

¡Cristo ha resucitado! Como Sus discípulos, estamos llamados a salir y difundir las buenas nuevas de la resurrección de Cristo. Los ministerios fructíferos en nuestra parroquia son ejemplos de cuántos de ustedes han respondido, y continúan respondiendo, ese llamado. Para garantizar que dicho trabajo pueda continuar se requieren no solo regalos de tiempo, sino también de ayuda financiera. Les pido que consideren en oración apoyar a nuestra parroquia con donaciones electrónicas a través de Faith Direct.

Puede registrarse en línea en faith.direct/FD2 o llamar al servicio al cliente de Faith Direct al 866-507-8757.

Facebook Announcement

English:

As we approach Easter, we focus our daily activities on growing closer to Christ through an increase in prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. May this extend into our lives beyond this liturgical season. Signing up with Faith Direct is a great way to focus on almsgiving throughout the year. It is a secure and convenient way to make a conscious decision about your financial support of our many wonderful ministries.

Spanish:

A medida que nos acercamos a la Pascua, enfocamos nuestras actividades diarias en acercarnos más a Cristo a través de un aumento en la oración, el ayuno y la limosna. Que esto se extienda a nuestras vidas más allá de este tiempo litúrgico. Registrarse con Faith Direct es una excelente manera de enfocarse en la limosna durante todo el año. Es una manera segura y conveniente de tomar una decisión consciente sobre su apoyo financiero a nuestros muchos ministerios maravillosos.

Regístrese hoy para eGiving visitando faith.direct/FD2 o llame al servicio al cliente de Faith Direct al 866-507-8757.

Easter Flowers

Are you collecting for Easter Flowers or any other memorial collections this season?

Faith Direct's new event forms builder can be a good tool to collect these donations and intentions. View an example flower donation form here.

Our Knowledge Base also contains several helpful articles for the Lenten and Easter seasons.

You can click here to learn how to find prayer intentions for collections like Easter Flowers or any appeal with special notes or instructions.

Offertory Card Change

It has been standard practice to automatically mail a year’s worth of offertory cards every year to those donors who opt in to receive annual offertory cards. After re-evaluating this process, it was ascertained that a good portion of offertory cards being mailed out were not being used. To be good stewards and eliminate this waste, we have decided to discontinue the auto renewal of offertory cards. Please note, we are not discontinuing offertory cards altogether, but simply the automation of sending them every year.

Donors have been notified and can still request a year’s worth of offertory cards at any time by any of the following options:

Online: logging into their account, click Manage Offertory Cards to request more offertory cards and/or download a template of blank cards to print out and use.
Phone: toll-free number @ 866-507-8757
Email: info@faithdirect.net

We appreciate your flexibility and understanding as we strive to become more efficient to give you and your parish the best possible service.

Church Help Center

Did you know there is a HELP section in your admin platform that is a Go-To Resource for common questions? The help sections is designed specifically to provide you with easy-to-follow, step-by-step instruction for all your reporting and platform needs. In the help section, (found in the upper left, on Blue bar) you will find comprehensive guides and tutorials to assist you in mastering every aspect of our platform. Whether you are looking to generate detailed reports, manage user permissions, or explore advanced features, our curated resources will walk you through each process with clarity and ease.

To enhance your learning experience, we have incorporated screen shots and visual aids throughout our tutorials. These images provide visual cues to accompany the written instructions, ensuring you can follow along effortlessly and confidently.

Our goal is to empower you to make the most of our platform and the help section is a testament to that commitment.

Changes to Pastors and Parish Staff

Help us keep our records up to date!

Have there been any pastoral or administrative staff changes at your parish that deal specifically with Faith Direct? If so, please contact your Client Relations Manager.

Please note, any changes you make in the Faith Direct Church Admin system are for the display of your online giving page and do not automatically notify Faith Direct staff.