Presbytery Support
(1st Collection)
Contributions to the Presbytery Account provide parish priests with food, a car and other living expenses. Small portions of these contributions also support the Archbishop, retired priests and priests in poorer parishes.
Stewardship Campaign
(2nd Collection)
Regular contributions to the parish’s Stewardship Program enable the parish to carry on the mission of Christ in Corio and Lara. Stewardship contributions support the activities, staffing and maintenance costs of the parish.
Special Collections
Every now and then, we take up extra collections to support special causes such as Catholic Mission and the Holy Father (Peter’s Pence).
Donations for Sacraments, Weddings, Funerals etc.
It is customary to make contributions to the priest and parish when you receive certain sacraments or in relation to a wedding or funeral.
Make your contribution
Schedule of Fees & Donations
Infant Baptism
To the priest (Presbytery Account)
$100 per child donation
To the parish (Church Account)
$50 per child administration fee
This fee is waived if the family have been regular contributors to the parish’s stewardship program for at least six months.
Sacrament Preparation for Children (Reconciliation, Communion, Confirmation)
$200 administration fee child per course to the parish (Church Account)
This fee is reduced to $100 if the family have made regular financial contributions to the parish stewardship program for at least six months.
Weddings
To the priest (Presbytery Account)
$400 for marriage preparation and the wedding ceremony
To the parish (Church Account)
$250 for the wedding ceremony and rehearsal
This fee is waived if the one or both of parties have made regular financial contributions to the parish stewardship program for at least six months.
Funerals
To the priest (Presbytery Account)
$250 | Requiem Mass or Funeral Service
+$150 | Cemetery Attendance for Burial or Cremation
To the parish (Church Account)
$200 | Requiem Mass or Funeral Service
This fee is waived if the deceased has been a regular financial contributor to the parish’s stewardship program.
+$150 | Vigil (if held at church)