How to Financially Support Our Parish

Pastor's Note

Thank you for your support of St. Anthony's Parish!! Your generosity helps us keep our doors open and our lights on so-to-speak so that we can continue our mission as a Catholic family to build a community of hope and faith through our worship of God and our outreach to our brothers and sisters in neeed.

The first and most substantial means of support to the parish is the weekly collection at Mass. A number of options are available to you for your consideration, namely:
- Arrange with your bank for automatice bill pay. (Best method!)
- WeShare (an online payment system). Simply click here to go to WeShare.
- Mail in your envelope or check to The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, 85 Harrison Street, West Harrison, NY 10604
Please note that automatic bill payments (direct withdrawal from your bank) and the online giving option called WeShare (formally called Parish Pay) provide additional benefits for Saint Anthony's Parish. Weather, vacations, and other eventualities most often mean an unrecoverable loss of weekly income to our parish. Taking advantage of one of these options would ensure a steady and consistent income to Saint Anthony's and as a consequence to both the parish and the parishioner, allow for more effective budgeting and planning for the year.

For more detailed information about each of these methods of support, please click on one of the tabs to the left.

Automatic Bill Pay (Best!)

Automatic Bill Payment/Direct Withdrawal:
This is Saint Anthony of Padua'ls preferred option. Unlike WeShare (see tab below) and credit cards which exact transaction fees from your contributions, all of your contributions would go to Saint Anthony's Parish by taking advantage of this method. As a courtesy to customers many banks and credit unions offer a free online bill payment service. Just as you would do with any other bill, simply arrange for your bank, either online or in person, to automatically mail a weekly check to The Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, 85 Harrison Street, West Harrison, New York 10604. You can set a specific amount to be deducted from your account each week. Please note that even though this method is automatic, you can always stop or change the amounts being deducted from your account to Saint Anthony's at anytime. For more information on how to do this you can click here. It will take you to a website called e-how.

WeShare (Online Giving)

Donate Online!

Online Giving or WeShare
In addition to the standard methods of contributing to the Sunday collections i.e. envelopes, check, or cash, like automatic bill pay (see tab above) WeShare (formally called ParishPay) will provide additional benefits to Saint Anthony's Parish. Please keep in mind that like a credit card, WeShare enacts a small transaction fee in order to provide this service. This fee is offset by the increased giving that occurs through this process and also eliminates the cost of envelopes and other administrative costs associated with collections. We recommend selecting the checking/savings direct withdrawal option due to the very low transaction fees as oppossed to the option for debit or credit cards which tend to be higher.

Saint Anthony of Padua Church has made Online Giving available for our weekly offerings, as well as other parish collections. Donating is simple, safe, and secure and takes less than five minutes.

You’ll be able to give to any of our collections and view complete financial records at any time. Set up a one-time or recurring donation by following these three easy steps:

1. Click on the Online Giving link.
2. Select the collection you wish to donate to and click to make a donation.
3. Enter your payment information.

That’s it. You can return at any time to edit your donation or to view your financial records.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Which payment methods are accepted?
A: Contributions from checking accounts, savings accounts, debit cards, and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) are all accepted.

Q: Do parishioners receive receipts for their donations?
A: Yes, all contributors enrolled for online giving will receive receipts via e-mail.

Q: What if parishioners feel uncomfortable not having something to physically drop into the collection basket?
A: We provide printable donation slips that can be placed into the collection basket.

Q: Is WeShare safe?
A: Yes. We implement the safest security standards for online transactions and your privacy is protected at all times. We are certified with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards (DSS) as a Level 1 Service Provider.

Envelope System

Parish Envelopes: This is the most traditional and longstanding method of offering your weekly contribution. A box of envelopes for the year will be mailed to your home (the box of envelopes will include the 52 weeks of the year and all required second collections.) Your contribution as cash or check is put into the envelope and placed in the collection basket each week. You are also welcome to mail in your envelope to the parish if you are planning on being away or because of extenuating situations (weather, health…) that prevent you from coming to Mass. If you would like envelopes mailed to your home, please click here.