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A Gift That Never Stops Giving With a charitable gift annuity you can give and receive... make a perpetual gift to a diocesan parish, Catholic school or ministry that never stops giving... and receive fixed payments for life! • The transaction is iseasy to execute. • It Itprovides immediate tax benefits. • A portion of your payment is istax free. • You receive guaranteed payments for life. • Most importantly, you are supporting Christ’s work in the diocese. Gift Annuity One-Life RAtes * Rates effective October 1, 2007 2006 Age Rate Age Rate Age Rate 65 74 83 66 75 84 67 76 85 68 77 86 69 78 87 70 79 88 71 80 89 72 81 90 73 82 Opportunities Small for Sacrifices, Giving Great This is the story of a parishioner who recently made a charitable donation from her Dreams traditional IRA, and will be able to exclude Parishes can increase the amount of the gift their own Catholic from gross income for tax Foundation accounts. purposes. Every year since 1996, After learning about this the 3,000 parishioners of limited opportunity from St. Catherine Parish in a recent estate planning Orange Park take up a seminar held at her parish, special offertory to benefit and determining she met their parish on the feast the age requirements, of St. Catherine of Siena. this 75 year-old parishioner qualified by making Parishioners know that their donations will keep arrangements to transfer on giving and will never her cash gift directly from be used up. That’s because her IRA to the Catholic these offertories, which Foundation, to benefit total about $2,000 annually, her parish. She will not go into an endowment fund be required to include the for St. Catherine’s. amount of her gift from The earnings on these the IRA in her income for special annual gifts are tax purposes and, through available each year to her thoughtful generosity, benefit the parish. The she has, once again, helped original contributions stay her parish continue the invested and grow to help Lord’s work. St. Catherine’s continue Thoughtful and Christ’s work forever. generous planning can Today’s small sacrifices create new opportunities can fulfill great future for giving. dreams. ■ Please send a Charitable Gift Annuity illustration. ■ A one-life agreement: beneficiary birthdate: / / ■ A two-life agreement: beneficiaries’ birthdates: / / and / / Please return to: Name _________________________ Phone ___________ Deacon Ms. Nancy Jim Geary Fugit Address _________________________________________ Catholic Foundation 11625 Old St. St. Augustine Road Road City ____________________________________________ Jacksonville, FL 32258 State ___________________ Zip_____________________ 904-262-3200, ext. 114 166 or 1-800-775-4659, ext. 114. 166. Amount Considered ___________ ($10,000 initial minimum) Email: jfugit@dosafl.com ngeary@dosafl.com
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Page 9 and 10: theology 101 by Elizabeth Solsburg
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