Offerings, gifts and bequests
Helping the association
The association lives on the membership fees of its members, on offerings and on gifts.
“Ut in omnibus glorificetur Deus.”
Rule of Saint Benedict, chapter 57
That in all things God may be glorified.
The celebration of the liturgy requires bread and wine, candles, linen and vestments, and the coming of priests. The chapels need constant care; the Saint-Michel House must be kept up; those who serve at the altar must be trained. Gifts received are used for these needs.
Giving
- By cheque, payable to “Association cultuelle Abbatia Sancti Petri de Curte”, sent to the Abbaye Saint-Pierre, 15 chemin de l’Abbaye, 82600 Mas-Grenier, France.
- By bank transfer: the bank details are sent on request to ac@abbayesaintpierre.org.
- At the collection, during the celebrations.
- By bequest or donation: the association may receive such gifts by reason of its religious object. It is well to speak of it with one’s notary and to write to us.
Tax receipt (France)
Gifts made to the association for its religious purpose may give rise to a French tax receipt, sent on request to anyone who makes a named gift. For an individual liable to French income tax, the reduction is 66 % of the amount given, within a limit of 20 % of taxable income; any excess may be carried forward over the following five years (article 200 of the French General Tax Code). This applies to French taxation only.
The contribution to the cost of a stay at the Saint-Michel House is not a gift and does not give rise to a receipt; nor do anonymous offerings, such as those at the collection.
Giving one’s time
Flowers for the altar, the care of the linen, the sacristy, serving Mass, singing, receiving the retreatants: those who are able are invited to write.