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Good Shepherd Sunday and Mother’s Day

May 9, 2025 • Pastoral Notes • Views: 23

Good Shepherd Sunday and Mother’s Day: Honoring Giving

This Sunday, we gather under the tender image of Jesus as the Good Shepherd—the one who knows His sheep and lays down His life for them...

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digital wallets

April 28, 2025 • Smart News • Views: 7

Streamline Donations with Digital Wallets: New Updates from GiveCentral

FEATURED IN THIS WEEK’S EMAIL: Digital Wallet Settings Update GC SmartStickers Now Available Thank You, Pope Francis! Digital Wallet...

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Training session

April 17, 2025 • Donor Management • GiveCentral • Smart News • Views: 1

GiveCentral Training Sessions: Maximize Giving and Engagement

GiveCentral provides four training sessions designed for you and your staff to learn about your GiveCentral platform. These sessions will...

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April 12, 2025 • Guide to Giving • Lent • Religious Giving • Views: 10

How to Carry the Spirit of Lent Beyond Easter and Holy Week ?

As Lent winds down, many of us wonder, Where did the time go? You could set big intentions at the beginning. Maybe you’ve kept them. Or...

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content ideas online fundraising

March 1, 2025 • Nonprofit Fundraising • Views: 120

5 magic words to help your online fundraising donations

Whether you are organizing a big fundraising event or sending a newsletter to your community, every step towards raising donations for your...

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Los Angeles wildfire relief

January 9, 2025 • Cause awareness fundraising ideas • Views: 32

Together for Los Angeles: Support Wildfire Relief Through GiveCentral

The wildfires in Los Angeles have caused so much damage, forcing families to leave their homes and lose things they love. It’s a...

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GiveCentral vsPushPay

August 11, 2024 • Donor Management • Views: 60

GIVECENTRAL Vs PUSHPAY

  WHY IS GIVE CENTRAL THE BEST CHOICE?  Donation and fundraising are the most important pillars of any nonprofit organization. In...

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John the Baptist is in the desert, near to Jerusalem, proclaiming a baptism of forgiveness and announcing the coming of the Lord with great anticipation. Yet, he feels unworthy of the Lord, his own cousin, Jesus. Even so, Jesus will come to him! How many of us feel unworthy? How many stay away from Christ because they feel unworthy or unwelcome? The good news is that the Lord wants to come to them, just as he came to his cousin, John. Jesus is the very embodiment of the proclamation we heard from the Prophet Isaiah in today’s 1st reading. He is the one who will bring God’s comfort to His people! In Christ, their oppression is at an end. If Advent is about the coming of the Lord, let us take this time to invite Him to come into our hearts and souls now! Call to action: St. Bernard referred to the coming of Christ (Advent) in three ways. The first was the coming of Jesus at Christmas as a matter of history (past). The second is the Advent of the Lord in the form of the Holy Spirit, who is here with us now guiding the Church (present). And the third is the Advent regarding the coming of Christ at the end of all time to unveil the new creation (future). In modern times we have tended to focus only on the first of St. Bernard’s meanings of Advent. This has, no doubt, been exacerbated by the commercialization of Christmas and the entire holiday season. However, if we are responsible pastors, we need to help our people have the fuller understanding of what Advent means for us as Christians. When we decorate our homes and churches, we are not merely mimicking our neighbors but making a statement about the future! All things shall be made new in Christ, and in Christ we shall dwell in the light! Let’s educate our people about why we decorate and what it means from a Christian point of view! You can use your GC Smart Tools to send short messages to your people that will educate them and remind them of who they are, children of the light! Pastoral Action Points The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe will bring lots of parishioners and visitors to your parish, making this celebration the perfect opportunity to welcome all, grow engagement and donations in support of your mission and ministries. Join Edgar Barroso for a very special webinar to learn more about ways to boost your parish engagement and giving for the Our Lady of Guadalupe feast day. Friday December 8, 2023 at 10 a.m. CLICK HERE to Register! Pastors, have you asked your parishioners to consider their Christmas or end of the year gift to the parish? Join us for an upcoming webinar where you will learn all of the marketing materials and tools GiveCentral has available to assist you with engagement and giving for Christmas and year-end giving. DEC 11 Webinar Registration DEC 15 Webinar Registration DEC 18 Webinar Registration Stay up-to-date with news & information - follow us on social! Toll-free: 833.716.2612 | Email us at: support@givecentral.org Facebook Twitter Linkedin Youtube Instagram

August 9, 2024 • Pastoral Notes • Views: 13

Advent Reflections: Inviting Christ into Our Lives Today and Beyond

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GIVE CENTRAL Vs DONORBOX WHY IS GIVE CENTRAL THE BEST CHOICE?

August 6, 2024 • Alumini Giving • Views: 83

GIVECENTRAL VS DONORBOX

WHY IS GIVECENTRAL THE BEST CHOICE?     Donation and fundraising are the most important pillars of any nonprofit organization. In...

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grow parish online donations - case study

December 9, 2020 • Case Studies • Views: 17

[Case Study Saint Elizabeth] Tips for parishes to grow donations year over year

Saint Elizabeth saw a 15% growth in donations (YoY) with GiveCentral During the pandemic outbreak, many nonprofit organizations chose to...

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