While we are very grateful for your kind generosity
each week there is an item that needs to be
discussed. Since 2008, the Archdiocese has asked
counters in each parish not to cash checks. This has
been an Archdiocesan policy since that time, now
almost 20 years. Priests used to cash their stipends
through the counters. Now we have a stipend
account.

Some parishioners write one check for several
different items. For instance, one check could be for
$100.00. Then the parishioner writes a note
itemizing that $100.00. It may say; $25.00 for the
church, $25.00 for special collections, $20.00 for
candles and $30.00 for Masses.

This presents a problem, as by regulation we
cannot cash the check and distribute the money
accordingly.

What to do? Please make out separate checks such
as, a check for $25.00 Parish; $25.00 special
collection, $20.00 candles and $30.00 Masses. Then
you will be placing in the basket four checks,
properly marked.

Please also be aware of the fact that all of these
aforementioned items have separate accounts
Two things to remember: the Archdiocese has a
regulation that counters cannot cash checks while
counting. It protects them so that all monies are
accounted for. Secondly, these donations go into
separate accounts.

In advance, thank you for helping us to comply with
the regulations of the Archdiocese.
Here is another regulation of the Archdiocese
pertaining to priests: the priest can never sit and
count money with the counters and the priest can
never be alone with the money.