Please take note:
We have a new E-GIVING service provider.
Please visit our new site [Our Sunday Visitor’s Online Giving Program] for online donations: https://www.osvhub.com/saintfrancisxavierchurch/giving/funds and create your account. You will then be able to add your payment method and schedule your donations.
Please contact us or Our Sunday Visitor’s Technical Support with any questions at 800-348-2886 Option 3.
Thank you for your continuous support of our church.
“At first, it’s unfamiliar, then it strikes root.”
That is exactly how many people feel about this “computer age” we live in. This is the 21st Century, and we live in a world that is always talking about going green. So, with that in mind and knowing that many of us use computers daily for just about everything, St. Francis Xavier is jumping on the band wagon! Parishes across the country are turning to Electronic Funds Transfer for aid in stewardship. We are pleased to announce that we now offer this automated online giving service to our parishioners through Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., aka OSV. OSV is a Catholic not-for-profit organization serving parishes for more than 100 years.
This program allows parishioners to have their contributions directly debited from either their checking or savings account on a weekly or monthly basis. This is an absolutely secure way of contributing to the parish. This program is free for parishioners, and you maintain full control of your offerings.
For more information on how the program works, check out the FAQs. When you are ready to enroll, please click on the Online Giving logo and follow the simple registration process.
Thank you for all you do for our parish family!
Frequently Asked Questions
Q - What is Online Giving?
A - Online Giving is an automatic transfer program which allows you to make contributions without writing checks.
Q - What is the advantage of Online Giving?
A - It saves time! It saves work! It simplifies your life! You also help the organization stabilize its budget and save money.
Q - How is my electronic contribution automatically deducted from my account?
A - You may log onto your organization’s Online Giving site, and give via credit or debit card, or read the agreement and check the box for ach transactions to make donations via checking or savings account at the site. Once you authorize the transfer, your specified contributions can be taken out one time, or on a regular basis as you choose. The contribution is transferred directly from your checking or savings account to the organization’s account.
Q - When will my contribution be deducted from my account?
A – Within 24 hours for credit and debit card transactions; 72 hours for ach (checking or savings account donations). If you choose to give on a regular monthly basis automatically, you can designate when the donation should be processed.
Q- Can I put amounts in different funds and special offerings, and have them all withdrawn from my account at different frequencies?
A- You can set up to contribute to different funds at different frequencies; HOWEVER, you will have to do each one separately. There is no way possible to split a single transaction into different amounts and frequencies. When you have completed giving to one fund for a certain frequency, simply go back in to complete another. You will receive separate receipts for each.
Q- What do I use when I do my taxes? Will I get a statement of everything I gave online?
A- You may receive a statement from your organization with all your donation information (online and in person), however, you may print out a statement from the Online Giving site for all transactions that were made online through e-giving, using the time period you designate. This can be used for tax purposes.
Q- Can I look up all my donations online, even those that I gave while at church?
A- No. The only transactions you can view online are the ones that were completed online. Please contact your church office for complete donation information.
Q- Can anyone who works at the church see my account number?
A- No. no one at the church has access to your account/credit/debit card numbers. Only a couple employees at the Online Giving service have access to this info.
Q- What do I do if I forget my username or password?
A- If you forget your password, click on the “forgot password” link. You can then enter your username, and your password will be emailed to the email address you registered with. If you have forgotten your username, click on the appropriate link. This will bring up an email message that goes straight to your organization. Let them know you have forgotten your username, and give them information with which to identify you with. You will receive an emailed message back with your username, or, a request for more information in order to verify your identity.
Q – If I do not write checks, how do I keep my checkbook balance straight?
A – You may either make a notation in your check register at the time of the transaction, or you can make the notation at the time that an email is sent to you acknowledging your contribution.
If you choose to contribute at regular automatic intervals, you can easily make the notations for the the entire length of time that you are contributing all at once.
Q- What can I use to put into the collection basket when it comes around to me?
A- You may print out your acknowledgement page or the email that you receive when your transaction is processed. You will see that the information is inside an envelope shape — this is to make it easy for you to cut it out and put it in the collection plate. You may also have a space on your regular weekly envelope you can check that says “I gave electronically”.
Q – Without a cancelled check, how can I prove I made my contribution?
A – You have the option of printing or saving either the payment acknowledgement page, or the emailed acknowledgements. In addition, your credit card or bank statement shows an itemized list of electronic transfers. Your organization also has proof of your donation. Any of these can prove your contribution.
Q – Is electronic giving risky?
A – Electronic giving is less risky than check contribution. It cannot be lost, stolen or destroyed in the mail. You may choose in your profile to turn off account number save. With this option, you will have to enter your account number each time a transaction is made, but it will never automatically show on the page.
Q – What if I change bank accounts, or get a new credit or debit card?
A – Update the information at the Online Giving site. If you have set up recurring transactions and you do not update your account information, you may be deactivated until you update your info. This is to prevent your account from being declined over and over.
Q – How much does electronic giving cost?
A – It costs you nothing and saves you time. The organization pays nominal transaction fees — the lowest available. Credit and Debit cards cost the organization more than savings or checking account transfers. Because of this, you may choose to give by your bank account to save additional costs for your organization. In addition, the charges are transaction based, so if you can contribute once per month instead of weekly, again, it saves the church money.
Q – What if I try it and don’t like it?
A – You can cancel your automatic deductions anytime via the Online Giving website.
Q – What if I only want to give on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis?
A – You can choose these frequencies on your own when completing your Online Giving info on the site. You also have the option to have your automatic deductions run for only a certain period of time if you attend more than one organization through the year.
Q- What if I want to recommend this to friends and family belong to different organizations?
A- You can ask them to have their organization’s staff call your organization’s office for referral information, or just give them the link https://www.osv.com . All contact information is there.