St. Louis de Montfort Catholic Church
Application for Offertory Tithe Beneficiary
 

As faithful stewards of God’s many gifts, Saint Louis de Montfort understands its responsibility to care for our brothers and sisters in need.  If you know of a particular organization or cause in need of our support, please complete this form and submit it to the parish office or send to the Parish Stewardship office c/o Scott at sbernhardt@sldmfishers.org. Your request will be reviewed in confidence by the parish Tithing Committee.  You will be contacted once the review process is complete. Thank you for your interest and desire to help those in need.

Guiding Principles are used to ensure that the Sunday collection tithe supports our brothers and sisters in need. Our focus is on the poor in the greater community. The following objectives are used by the Tithing Committee when determining an organization or cause to be supported. 

• Preference is given to organizations or causes whose mission is to directly assist the needs of the disenfranchised and the poor in general, Matthew 25:35-36. Capital campaigns are not considered.
• The mission or objective of any organization or cause that is supported by the offertory tithe must not conflict with the teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Tithing to SLDM ministries is confined to our outreach services such as, but not limited to, the Sally Burton food pantry, Noblesville senior food delivery and the Saint Nicholas fund. These funds directly support our brothers & sisters in need.
• All tithe requests must be submitted on an SLDM parish tithe request form yearly by an active parishioner. The outreach organization or cause can be designed to assist those in need locally, nationally or in the international communities.
• Tithe recipients will be announced at each Mass before the offertory collection is taken (10% of all collections are then donated). Tithe committee, at its discretion, may also request a detailed usage of our tithe funds from organizations that the parish supports. The committee meets on a as needs basis (usually 3 or 4 times a year) but request can be submitted at any time.