Thank you for your interest in sharing your gifts with St. Columbkille!  We recognize the importance of prayer, participation and generosity as we help each other take our next step to be more like Jesus.  Giving is an act of faith, and St. Columbkille parishioners are truly living this through an outpouring of generosity. We are grateful for the generous sharing of the gifts you have been given.

Please contact the parish office, at 402-339-3285 Ext. 408 for more information or to set up any of the following ways to give.

Ways to Give

• Cash/check: A gift of cash/check can be placed in the offertory basket or dropped off at the parish office. Please make checks payable to "St. Columbkille Church."
• Weekly Offering Envelopes: All who are registered in the parish receive a monthly packet of envelopes which can be placed in the basket during the offertory.
• Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT): This is an automated way of giving which allows the parish to withdraw a specific amount from a bank account on an authorized date. EFT Authorization Form
• Online Giving: In addition to contributing directly or through offertory collections, you may also contribute through Online Giving. Visit our Online Giving page to learn more.
• Estate Planning: Visit our Planned Giving page to learn more.
• Securities: A gift of appreciated stocks and bonds may potentially eliminate capital gains taxes. Simply transfer shares from your brokerage account to St. Columbkille's.
• Real Property: You can make a gift of land, houses or other real estate investments held for more than one year. Gifts of real estate will need to be guided by a trusted lawyer and tax professional. 
• Matching Gifts: Some employers offer to match the gifts their employees make to charities.
• Donor Advised Fund (DAF): A charitable investment account for the sole purpose of supporting organizations such as St. Columbkille Parish. Allows you to set aside assets and take a charitable tax deduction at the time the money is placed into the DAF.
• St. Columbkille Educational Trust: An endowment to enhance the faith formation ministries of St. Columbkille Parish, including religious education, adult formation, youth ministry, and St. Columbkille Catholic School.
• Tuition Assistance: Offer assistance to those attending St. Columbkille School.
• Memorials: Remember those who have gone before us through a memorial gift.
• The CARE program: Cards Are Rewards for Education (CARE) is a parishioner-operated school and parish fundraiser. Gift cards are purchased by CARE at a discount (between 1.5-25%) and resold at face value. CARE retains the discount as profit and returns the money earned to St. Columbkille by funding various school and parish needs. More information can be found on the school website: saintcolumbkilleschool.org/c-a-r-e 
• Special Monthly Collections:
  • Seminary - January
  • Black and Indian Missions - February
  • Catholic Relief Services - March
  • Home and Foreign Missions - April
  • Catholic Communication Campaign - May
  • Peters Pence - June
  • World Mission Sunday - October
  • Catholic Charities - November
  • Retirement Fund for Religious – December