Our Gratitude ...

Nearly a century ago, our first Mass was celebrated by the second Bishop of Altoona, Bishop John J. McCort on Sunday, August 17, 1924! Throughout that time countless parishioners, neighbors, and friends have generously given of their time, talent, and treasure to help sustain and grow our parish home.

To everyone who has supported our parish home throughout this past century ... thank you—thank you—thank you ... ever-so-much ... for your kind generosity throughout the years!

We invite and encourage you to continue—or begin—donating to our parish home! We need your financial help. Any amount, modest and noble alike, will help us to do the good works God calls us to do.

You can donate a few ways:

View our list of donation opportunities which you can assign your gift too!

• PayPal — Click the “Donate” button below.
  • Visit PayPal's Help Center for a list of common questions, such as "How do I sign up for a PayPal account?" or help topics, such as "My Account" › "Manage Settings".
    • You don't need to have a PayPal account to donate, but an account offers you additional benefits not available without one.
  • Unless you state otherwise, in the special instructions area, all donations are applied to the Sunday collection.
    • If you're donating $25.00 to the Sunday collection and you're giving $10.00 to Easter flowers, you would be donating a total of $35.00. In the special instructions area, you would enter something like "$25.00 for Sunday collection and $10.00 for Easter flowers (followed by your note for in memory/honor of.)" One donation, two purposes.
      • There is a limit of 250 characters (including spaces) in the special instructions area.
    • In some browsers you may see contribution suggestions for $75, $100, $150, and a box for you to enter your own amount.
      • These specific suggestions are not set by Saint Rose of Lima or PayPal; some browsers add in these amounts themselves.
      • In the write-in space provided, please donate as your means permit.
    PayPal — Click on the "Donate" button ›
    • Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church is a registered 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
      • If you donate $10.00 via PayPal or any other means, that amount, $10.00, is fully tax-deductible as a charitable contribution.
        • We selected PayPal because it is known world-wide for its safe, secure, and trusted interface; for its ease of use; and, PayPal generously offers registered not-for-profit organizations a substantially reduced rate for processing donations ... they have the lowest rate currently available, with no extra fees for setup, statements, withdrawals or cancellation, and no monthly fee for charities.
        • PayPal receives 2.2% of the donated amount plus $0.30 per transaction.
        • These fees are subtracted from your donation and kept by PayPal, before your donation is deposited into our account.
        • Saint Rose of Lima receives the difference ... $10.00 less $0.52 equals $9.48.
        • When you are on the PayPal donation page, consider selecting “Make this a monthly donation”. PayPal will send the amount you've entered to Saint Rose every month!
          • You can change or cancel a recurring donation at anytime in your PayPal account settings.
• Donate by using your weekly Church Offering Envelope during the offertory.
  • If you don't receive envelopes and would like too, contact our parish office at 814-944-8509.
• Donate with bank generated fund transfers/checks by signing up at your financial institution for automatic payments, which sends funds from your bank account to ours, on a pre-set schedule.
  • Our list of donation opportunities might be of help to you.
  • Contact Fr. Brian at 814-944-8509 for any information your bank may require.
• Mail or drop off your donation directly to/at:

“I've Donated!” Cards

It's been identified at other Churches, many people who donate, by a means other than the weekly Church offering envelope, miss placing something in the offertory basket. To help with this, you can take an I've Donated! card as you walk into Church—then, during the offertory, place the card in the collection basket. These cards will be recycled and available every week. As you enter the Church via the center aisle the cards will be on the offertory table and entering via the side aisles the cards will be on the first windowsill as you enter.