We are pleased that you are taking time to consider your legacy – and the legacy of our Catholic faith.
Each of us has been blessed by God and entrusted with many gifts from Him. We are all called to receive God’s gifts gratefully, to cherish and tend these gifts, to share them in justice and love with others and to return them with increase to the Lord.
Part of our responsibility as stewards of God’s gifts includes what is sometimes referred to as our “final act of stewardship” – the creation of our estate plan. Our estate plan is part of our legacy, enabling us to use those gifts that have been given to us to provide for our loved ones in the future. We also have the opportunity to give witness to the importance of our faith and express our gratitude to God by making a gift to the Church that strengthens our parish for future generations.
Our parish is pleased to offer you resources to help you in the planning process. Whether you are just beginning to plan for your family or you are considering a future gift to our parish from your will, or as a beneficiary of a retirement account or life insurance policy, we hope you will find the How to Create or Update Your Will , Legacy Giving Options and Gifts From Your Will or Living Trust brochures in the Documents section helpful.
The Catholic Community Foundation of the Diocese of Cleveland is also a resource for you in the planning process, and is pleased to offer you the Catholic Estate Planning Recordbook. Please contact Dan Cathcart at 216-696-6525 x1309 or [email protected] to request a free printed copy of the Catholic Estate Planning Recordbook or to request a confidential conversation about ways you can remember our parish in your estate plan. The foundation can also help our parishioners who want to establish Donor Advised Funds, Charitable Gift Annuities and Permanent Named Funds that benefit our parish or other ministries of the Diocese of Cleveland
Ready to Leave Your Legacy?
If you have made a decision to include our parish as part of your estate, thank you! We recommend that you work with your advisor to accomplish this. You will need to provide your advisor with some specific information, such as the following bequest language:
In gratitude for all God has given to me, I give (specify dollar amount, percentage of estate, or description of asset) to Saint Jude Parish, 590 Poplar Street, Elyria, Ohio 44035, Tax ID# 34-6003381.
We would be grateful for the opportunity to thank you. Please download our Legacy Gift Intent Form which can be returned to the parish office. For more information, you are welcome to contact Dan Cathcart of the Catholic Community Foundation.