Sharing your Financial Blessings with the Parish

Stewardship of Treasure Pledge Card
On-line Giving

Mary, Queen of Peace is committed to being a Stewardship parish. Being a Stewardship parish means we use our time and talent primarily on service within and outside the Church, rather than on fundraising.  We are called to be about the mission of the parish, in deepening peoples' faith, rather than expending large amounts of energy on fundraising for ourselves.  As such, we rely on ordinary income (Stewardship of Treasure) for our operating expenses, funding our outreach donations and capital campaign donations for capital (building) improvements.

Once each year our parish asks each parishioner to plan their level of giving as a percentage of their income.  Of that giving it is suggested that half is given to the parish in support of parish operations and the other half of the amount you plan to donate be given to special archdiocese collections, capital campaign and other charities.  The following worksheet may help with this decision process.

Other Half Worksheet

A worksheet to help you plan and budget your giving to charity

All of us receive requests from many charities throughout the year - and sometimes our response is one of weariness or anxiety. Why me?  My resources are limited?  How can I take care of them all?  But these various requests present the opportunity to plan our giving - to share the blessings God has given us, and experience the joy of sharing.  We are asked to split our gift in half -  One half to the parish, and the other half to charities of our choice.

Other Half Worksheet including some Charities to Consider for the "Other Half"

Options for giving to the Parish

On-line Giving

On-line Giving

Mary, Queen of Peace has is partnered with QualComm to easy and secure on-line donations. If you want to make a one-time or reoccurring donation you will be using industry approved security standards for web based financial transactions.

Go to the on-line giving site You will be taking to the QuanCom secure site, with a tab label or QPay.

Monthly Envelope Packet

Each month you receive through the US Mail an envelope packet which includes an envelope for each Sunday of the month, special collection envelopes, a building fund/debt reduction envelope and a mailing envelope addressed to the parish.

Simplified Giving Program

Regular stewardship or capital campaign donations are made directly to the parish through electronic funds transfer (EFT) or credit card. Please contact the parish office if you would like more information or email office@mqp.org

Stock Donations

Stock Donations are completed through your broker and a broker on behalf of the parish. The following outlines the process for making this type of donation.
  1. Inform the parish office of the type of stock to be transferred, your broker's name and how the proceeds are to be used (Stewardship, Capital Campaign, Annual Catholic Appeal, etc.)
  2. Stock/Securities are transferred from your broker to a broker for the Parish/Archdiocese. The donated stocks are immediately sold and proceeds applied as directed by you.
  3. You receive gift credit and an immediate income tax deduction for the fair market value of the securities on the date of transfer, no matter what you originally paid.
  4. No capital gains taxes are paid on the securities you donate.

Vehicle Donation

Vehicle Donation are accepted through the Volunteers of America program.

If you would like to make this type of donation the steps include:
  1. Contact the parish administrator in the parish office 425-391-1178, ext 111 or email bookkeeper@mqp.org and let us know your name, type of vehicle that will be donated and where you would like the funds applied (Stewardship, Capital Campaign, Annual Catholic Appeal, etc.).
  2. Next contact Volunteers of America representative Mary Brown 1-877-227-4862 and let her know that you would like to donate a vehicle for the benefit of the Archdiocese of Seattle - Mary, Queen of Peace parish.
  3. When the vehicle is sold, 50% of the sale price goes to the parish/archdiocese fund as directed per your instructions.

Employee Sponsored Charitable Giving

Mary, Queen of Peace is approved to receive donations made through most employer sponsored donation programs including: Thank you to everyone that has picked the parish to be the recipient of their donations. If you have questions on how to direct your donations made through your employer sponsored charitable giving program please contact Brenda in the parish office or send an email to parish.administrator@mqp.org.

Archdiocese of Seattle Planned Giving for Charitable Gifts & Annuities

A few opportunities include remembering the parish in your will, adding the parish as a beneficiary of a tax deferred savings plan or life insurance policy, or establishing a charitable gift annuity.

The Archdiocese of Seattle Planned Giving Office and its web site for Planned Giving has excellent resources to answer your questions and obtain a full list of planned giving options.