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Making a Donation to the Parish

The Parish Treasurer is Mr. Michael Moohan.

The Parish Gift Aid Officer is Mrs. Mary Lambert.

Standing Order

If at all possible, please give by Standing Order.

Giving this way helps the parish greatly because it:

• Removes the need to count, store and bank cash.
• Reduces administration time and the use of parish volunteers.
• Streamlines the Gift Aid claim process.
• Helps the parish to plan its cash-flow.

You can create a new Standing Order either on-line or in branch using the details of the parish bank account which are available from the Parish Treasurer.  Alternatively you can use one of the forms provided by the parish.

Standing Order forms and Gift Aid Declaration forms are available from our churches at Woodbridge and Framlingham, or you can write to our Parish Treasurer to request copies of the forms:

The Parish Treasurer.

Parish Office, St. Thomas's Catholic Church,

13-15 Saint John's Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1EB.

Gift Aid

It is a great benefit to the parish if people who pay Income Tax (or any other Tax to the Inland Revenue) sign a Gift Aid Declaration in favour of the parish.  The parish is able to claim 25p for every £1 given which has been Gift Aided. 

We are required by the Charity Commissioners to keep records of all such donations - the most convenient ways for us to do this are by receiving Standing Orders or weekly donations in Offertory Envelopes which are provided by the parish.

Example: A weekly offering of £10, when Gift Aided becomes £12.50.  Over the course of a year this is an extra £130 which the parish will receive on a weekly offering of £10.  Gift Aid is a very imporant source of additonal income for the parish.

Gift Aid declaration forms can be downloaded from the diocesan website, here: Gift Aid declaration form

Making a Donation by Cheque

Donations can be made to the parish by cheque. Please make cheques in favour of "Woodbridge Catholic Church" and send to the Parish Treasurer at the address shown above. 

Barclays’ Bank, with whom our parish’s current account is held, is no longer willing to accept cheques which do not have the correct name of the parish’s account writtten upon them.

WILLS  and  TESTAMENTS.

Have you considered whether you might leave something to the parish to support our work and witness after your death ?  The Diocese recommends the form of words given here: “I give to the Parish of Woodbridge with Framlingham, part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (Registered Charity number 278742), the sum of £……  and I declare that the receipt of the Parish Treasurer or appropriate officer shall be a complete discharge to my executors”.

The Diocese of East Anglia has provided helpful advice on drawing up a will or legacy.  It can be read here: Helpful advice on drawing up a will or legacy.

The Parish Finance Committee

Appointed December 2022 for a three year term:-

Registered Charity

The Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia is a Registered Charity, No. 278742