This year, Christmas Day falls on a Sunday.
There will be two collections in the parish:

The 1^st Collection is the Sunday Collection which is shared between the parish and the priests. This means that 2/3 of the donations go to the Parish Account, and 1/3 of the donations go to the House Account (the priests).
The 2^nd Collection is the so-called Christmas Offering. This collection goes straight to the House Account and any surplus of this account is regularly transferred to the Clergy Trust Fund, which looks after the priests in general, but especially after their retirement.
If you would like to offer a donation towards the purpose of the second collection, you can do so in 3 ways:

1. Bill Payment
   You can set up a bill payment for this occasion and put as reference “Offering” and your pledge/gifting number (if you have one).
   East Coast Bays Parish, Account: 02-0108-0707702-000 (BNZ)
   
2. Envelope
   You can use one of the envelopes from the church foyers or any other envelope on which you clearly note “Offering” and your pledge/gifting number (if you have one).
3. Collection
   You can donate cash during the second collection at any of the Christmas Masses.

If you don’t have a pledge number yet and would like to get one, please get in touch with the office.

Many thanks.

How to download and register for the East Coast Bays Catholic Parish App:

1. Download Apple App Store or Google Play (depending on your phone) and search for east coast bays parish app.
   Select and download.
2. Open the ParishApp by locating the icon on one of our phones home pages.
3. Choose to Register at the bottom of the right of the screen.
4. Select which notifications you would like to be notified of.
5. Explore and enjoy the ParishApp.

Please contact us for any questions.