St. Ann Catholic Church at 6529 Stage Road, Bartlett, TN 38134 US - Financial Stewardship - Your Gifts to St. Ann

We are pleased to be able to offer you the opportunity to have your weekly offertory payment made automatically from your checking account.

The Automatic Contribution System (ACS or Direct Debit) will help you in several ways:

·         It saves time.

·         No checks to write.

·         No envelopes to keep track of.

·         Helps you to honor your commitment in a convenient and timely manner –  
          even when you are on vacation or out of town.

·         It is easy to sign up for and easy to cancel.

·         It will provide you with a record of your contribution on your bank statement.

 How the ACS Program works:

You authorize a weekly or monthly deduction from your checking account by completing the “Authorization Agreement“ provided below.  Then relax, your offertory payment will be automatically debited from your account on the last regular business day of the week/month.  Proof of your payment will appear on your bank statement.

he authority you give to charge your account will remain in effect until you notify us in writing to terminate the authorization.

The ACS Program is dependable, flexible, convenient, confidential, and easy.  To take advantage of the program, complete the following authorization form and return it to us along with a voided check or deposit form.

Information and content came in part from: Direct Deposit and Direct Payment,

You Can Now Donate to St. Ann Over the Internet Through Catholic Financial Services

St. Ann has teamed up with Catholic Financial Services to provide parishioners the opportunity to donate to St. Ann using their charge cards. Take a moment to read the following information and then visit the CFS Home Page to register to make your on-line donations.  CFS does charge a 3% fee to the parish, so please consider including funds to cover this fee when making your donation.

Q: How does CFS work?

A: CFS is used to send and receive donations and payments over the Internet. Once you have signed up for CFS, you are able to send money using a Visa, Master Card, and American Express credit card. Recipients are notified via e-mail that they have received a donation or payment from you.

 Q: What information is required to open an Individual CFS account?

A: To open an Individual CFS account, you must provide your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and which Parish/Diocese you’re a member. In order to make payments using CFS, you must use a credit card, debit card, or bank checking account information. You must also provide two different security answers to security questions you have chosen (such as your city of birth or your pet’s name). The security information is necessary for us to process transactions, issue a new password if you forget or lose your password, protect you against credit card fraud and/or checking account fraud, and to contact you should the need arise in administering your account.

Q: How do I use CFS to send a payment?

A: All you have to do is sign up for a CFS account and add a funding source for your payments. Select the Send Money tab; fill in payee information and then the transaction information. An e-mail is sent to the payee notifying them they have money available for withdrawal. $5.00 min.

Q: How do I sign up for a CFS Account?

A:            1.             Click the Sign Up Now link at the top of any CFS page

                2.             Choose account type and click Continue Sign Up

                3.             Fill out the profile signup form

                4.             Click Continue

                5.             Check your e-mail inbox

                6.             Click on the link in the CFS Confirmation e-mail

                7.             Enter your password and click Confirm your e-mail account

You have finished signing up

You will have to perform some confirmations and then you may start using your CFS account

Q: How do I confirm my e-mail address?

A:            1.             Log in to your CFS account

                2.             Click on the Confirm e-mail link in the ‘Activate Account’ box

                3.             Click the Click here if a link does not appear in the e-mail link

                4.             Check your e-mail inbox

                5.             Copy the Confirmation Number included in the e-mail

                6.             Paste the Confirmation Number in the box provided

                7.             Click Confirm

A: Yes, it is safe. CFS uses the state-of-the-art Secure Socket Layer (SSL) system that requires that credit card data be transmitted from your (or your ISP’s) secure server in encrypted form. This ensures that no one can intercept the transaction and obtain sensitive information. When you send a payment using CFS, the recipient does not receive any sensitive financial information such as your credit card or bank account number. In addition, CFS has recently implemented an SAS 70 audit. This is an audit recognized by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). It’s an audit on a service provider to demonstrate that they have adequate controls and safeguards when they host or process data belonging to their customers.

To begin using your credit cards to make a donation to St. Ann click below:

I WANT TO DOANATE TO ST. ANN THROUGH CFS