If so then you can boost your donations to your parish. If you join the Gift Aid Scheme every £1:00 you put in the collection each week is worth £1:28 to the parish.
The Diocese of Southwark is a registered charity so we can recover the tax you have already paid on any income—wages, pension or investment. You do not have to make a binding commitment. You can contribute any amount, there is no fixed amount or frequency and there is no upper or lower limit. The parish will only claim tax back on the actual amounts you donate. Simply complete a Gift Aid Declaration and hand it in to Father Murtagh, Deacon Philip or one of the parish Gift Aid organizers.
In order for the parish to benefit from your donations:
It is really that simple. You can start contributing under the Gift Aid scheme at any time. For more information please contact:
Either Father Murtagh or Deacon Philip,
or the St Columba’s parish Gift Aid Organisers:
| Alan Gordon | 020 8657 3854 |
| David Smith | 020 8657 9434 |
| Frances Smith | 020 8657 9434 |
The parish Gift Aid envelopes run from June to May each year. Supplies of this years envelopes will be made available during May as usual.
Notice for existing gift Aid members
The parish can only recover tax on donations that actually go to the parish.
Contributions to other church charities are not included in the parish Gift Aid scheme. Therefore there will be no Gift Aid envelope for the following third party charities:
| Catholic Education Service | Normally in February |
| Catholic Children’s Society | Normally in March |
| Holy Places | Normally on Good Friday |
| CAFOD | There are normally 2 each year (They now have Gift Aid declarations on their own envelopes) |
| Communications | Normally in June |
| Apostleship of the Sea | Normally in July |
| Catholic Association for Racial Justice | Normally in September |
| A. P. F | Normally in October |
Thank you for your generous and continuing support.
David Smith
Parish Gift Aid Organiser