Our Commitment to You

Your family's information belongs to your family. When you share it with the parish, you are entrusting it to us for one purpose: the care of souls and the work of the parish. We hold that trust the way we hold everything given to the Church — carefully, reverently, and accountably. Here is our commitment, in plain words:

  •  We ask before we send. You choose which communications you receive — campaign updates, the newsletter, text messages, event invitations — and we send only what you have chosen. If you choose nothing, you will receive nothing beyond receipts for your own gifts and essential parish business.

  •  Your information never leaves the parish. It is never sold, never shared with outside organizations, and never used for anything other than parish purposes. No exceptions.

  • Only a few named people can see it. Access to the parish database is limited to select individuals determined and approved by the Prior, Father Griego. Parishioners cannot see one another's information.

  • You choose what stays private. Any household may ask to be excluded from donor recognition, contacted by mail only, or not called by phone — and these requests are honored without exception and without question.escription

  • You can see, correct, or remove your information at any time. Contact the parish office and it will be done — including removing your household from the database entirely, keeping your record on paper only.

  • The parish owns the data — not the software company. If we ever stopped using our database provider, we would take a complete copy of our records with us, and the provider's copy would be permanently deleted from their servers.

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FAQs

Where is my family's information kept?

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In the parish's own database, run on Breeze — a church management system made by Tithely, a company that serves tens of thousands of churches. The parish's records live in the parish's account, which the parish alone controls. The same system securely processes the parish's online giving. Tithely has confirmed to us in writing that information is encrypted both in transmission and in storage, under industry-standard security frameworks.

Who can see it?

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Only the people named in our commitment above — a short, published list serving the parish office and the St. Joseph Project. Other parishioners cannot see your information. There is no online member directory, and gaining access requires being added by the parish, not simply signing up.

Do I have to create an account or password?

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We combine a thoughtful, human-centered approach with clear communication and reliable results. It’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it that sets us apart.

How can I contact you?

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You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.

Do I have to create an account or password?

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No. Filling out the census creates no account and requires no login. It is simply a form, like the paper card — the online version just saves the parish office from retyping it.

What if I don't want my information in a computer system at all?

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Then it won't be. The paper census card includes the question directly: if you check that you would prefer your record kept on paper only, your family's information stays in the parish's paper records and is never entered into the database. Your family will miss nothing — every announcement still reaches you through the bulletin, from the pulpit, and by mail.

What exactly will you send me?

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Only what you check on the census form: campaign updates by email (one or two per month), the monthly parish project newsletter, occasional brief text messages, and/or event invitations. Every email we send includes a simple way to change your mind, and one note to the parish office stops any of it. We will never add you to a list you didn't ask to join.

I give online. What does the system keep about me?

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When you give or pledge online, the system creates a record of your gift — the same way any online payment does — which is needed for your year-end tax statement. That happens by your own action when you give. It does not sign you up for any communications: unless you've chosen updates on the census form, the only emails you'll receive are receipts for your own gifts.

Why does the census ask about our children and their sacraments?

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For the same reason the parish's paper census card always has: so your priests can care for your family — knowing which children are preparing for First Communion or Confirmation, and how the parish can serve them. This information is used for pastoral purposes only, is never published anywhere, and is covered by every protection in our commitment.

Will our donations be made public?

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Never without your consent. Gift amounts are confidential and known only to those who must process them. Donor recognition connected with the St. Joseph Project — such as a book of benefactors — will only ever include households that have not asked to be excluded, and any family may choose complete anonymity by checking one box on the census.

What happens if the parish ever stops using Tithely?

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The parish — not Tithely — owns every record in the account, under Tithely's own published data-ownership policy. The parish can export a complete copy of its records at any time. And upon cancellation of service, Tithely's policy is that the account's data is queued for permanent deletion — typically completed within six months — and becomes unrecoverable. In short: we would take our records with us, and their copy would be destroyed. We have confirmed each of these points directly with Tithely in writing, and we keep that confirmation in the parish's records.

How do I update or correct our information?

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Two easy ways: fill out the census form again with the updated details (online or on paper), or simply contact the parish office and we will make the change.

How do I change what I receive — or stop everything?

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Whenever you'd like, in any of these ways: resubmit the preference form with new choices, contact the parish office directly, or reply to any email you've received from us and ask. Every campaign email also includes a standard unsubscribe link if you'd like to opt out immediately and directly. However you reach us, your request is honored before the next communication goes out — and you can always change your mind again later.

I gave a friend's name on the census. What will you do with it?

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Exactly what the form says, and nothing more. Household members you list receive a single invitation to choose their own preferences — if they don't respond, they are not contacted again. Friends you suggest are contacted personally by Fr. Griego or a member of the campaign, mentioning your name only if you allowed it. No one is ever simply added to a mailing list by someone else.

Who do I talk to if I have a concern about any of this?

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The parish office , or speak with Fr. Griego directly. This commitment exists so that every family can support the St. Joseph Project — or simply remain in the parish's care — with complete confidence that their information is treated the way the Church treats everything entrusted to her: as a sacred trust.