Government of Canada 2024 Donation Extension
The Government of Canada announced an extension of donation receipts issued by charities due to the Canada Post mail strike in November and December. The extension for contributions able to be claimed in 2024 taxes is until February 28, 2025, meaning contributions received by the end of February can receive a 2024 tax receipt. This is meant to lessen the effect of the strike on mail-in charitable donations.
Since St. Joseph’s Parish and its ministries that accept donations (mainly the Supper Table, Women’s Centre, and Refugee Outreach Committee) were relatively unaffected during the strike, we will not be issuing 2024 receipts by default on donations received during January and February 2025. We will do so, however, under two circumstances:
- Donations come by cheque and are dated in 2024; and
- Parishioners and Donors explicitly ask for their donations, or a specific donation, received during January and February to have a receipt dated in 2024 for their contribution(s) during this time.
Thank you for your contributions and your understanding!
The Women’s Centre is looking for a Frontline Support worker for an 8 week contract. The position is made possible through Canada Summer Jobs.
Please see the attached PDF for the posting and further details.
Frontline Worker job description
The 2017 Annual General Meeting took place on June 4th, 2017 in the Parish Hall.
Please find applicable documents below:
Annual Report (published June 2, 2017)
Financial Committee Slideshow (presented at AGM)
2016 AGM Minutes (approved at this meeting)
The St. Joseph’s 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on June 8th, 2016. Please find the applicable documents below.
2016 Annual Ministry Report (Published June 7th, 2016)
2015 AGM Minutes (Approved at this meeting)
2015 Financial Statements (Statements for 2015 calendar year)
AGM Opening Prayer
It is recognized that the buildings and property owned by St. Joseph’s Parish need to be maintained in good working order. Given the financial expense associated with maintaining these assets, and the time required to plan and manage renovations, it is noted that it is useful and responsible to plan maintenance projects in advance.
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Real Property Management Policy-Final
The documents included below (all of which are available as pdf files) represent the financial and cash management policies of St. Joseph’s Parish administration.
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Policy:_petty_cash
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The purpose of this policy is to establish the rules and requirements for Parish-approved or supported ministries and committees to raise money for use by the Parish, its approved ministries, or other organizations whose missions and goals match those of St. Joseph’s Parish. This policy does not apply to normal Parish offertory collections, stipends, or donations. The determination of whether or not an event is approved rests with the Parish Council, which will then make the final decision.
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St. Joseph’s Parish Fundraising Policy – Final
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