From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0001.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0002.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0002.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0002.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0002.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0002.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0003.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0003.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0003.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0003.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0004.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0004.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0004.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0005.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0005.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0005.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0005.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0005.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0006.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0006.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0006.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0006.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0007.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0007.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0007.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0008.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0008.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0008.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0009.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0009.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0009.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0009.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0010.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0010.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0010.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0010.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0011.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0011.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0011.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0011.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0012.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0012.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0012.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0012.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0012.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0013.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0013.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0013.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0013.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0013.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0014.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0014.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0014.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0015.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0015.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0015.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0015.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0016.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0016.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0016.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0016.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0017.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0017.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0017.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0017.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0017.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0018.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0018.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0018.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0018.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0019.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0019.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0019.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0019.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0020.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0020.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0020.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0020.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0020.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0021.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0021.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0021.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0022.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0022.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0022.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0022.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0022.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0023.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0023.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0023.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0023.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0024.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0024.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0024.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0025.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0025.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0025.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0026.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0026.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0026.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0026.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0027.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0027.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0027.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0027.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0028.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0028.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0028.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0028.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0029.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0029.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0029.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0029.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0029.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0030.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0030.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0030.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _popupControl(); -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.4/1795 - Release Date: 11/17/2008 5:24 PM -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/69a77e01/attachment-0030.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081125/5575ebcd/attachment-0030.html From christine at nccumc.org Mon Nov 17 12:23:41 2008 From: christine at nccumc.org (Christine Dodson) Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:23:41 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] MTF Billing Change Message-ID: Please see the note below regarding a new option available for clergy to pay their contribution to the Ministers' Transition Fund if they are enrolled. This option allows the contribution to be withheld on an after-tax basis from payroll and included on the monthly pension bill sent to the church. Let us know if you have questions. Christine ________________________________ From: JoAnna Cafferty Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 12:02 PM To: Christine Dodson Subject: MTF billing blurb Here's the blurb regarding the new MTF billing option. Please pass it along to the Local Church Treasurer's listserv. Thanks!! NEW Ministers' Transition Fund Billing Option Effective January 1, 2009, those clergypersons who are enrolled in the Ministers' Transition Fund (MTF) and are under active appointment to a local church or an extension ministry have a NEW option to make their annual contribution payment. Members may choose to have their annual contribution divided into equal monthly payments, withheld from their salary on an after-tax basis, and included on their monthly pension bill from the NC Conference. The Conference Board of Pensions, which administers this fund, hopes this billing option will ease the burden of making a lump sum annual payment. To sign up for this billing option, visit the Pensions Page on the Treasurer's Office Web site or contact JoAnna Cafferty (1-800-849-4433 ext. 225). In order for this option to be effective in January 2009, enrollment forms must be completed and submitted no later than December 15th so that the January pension bill to the church will be correct. JoAnna Cafferty NC Conference of the United Methodist Church Treasurer's Office - Benefits Team Pension Program Administrator 1-800-849-4433 x 225 jcafferty at nccumc.org -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081117/508b89b3/attachment-0031.html From jcarter at bm-umc.org Tue Nov 18 09:20:14 2008 From: jcarter at bm-umc.org (Janet Carter) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:20:14 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions Message-ID: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/58748b99/attachment-0031.html From kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com Tue Nov 18 10:12:02 2008 From: kzumbrunnen at nc.rr.com (Kaye Zumbrunnen) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:12:02 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: <2A8F0C3CD5404E63A11B55FEC426A85D@BMUMC.com> Message-ID: I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27612 Telephone: (919) 787-0789 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserv.nccumc.org/pipermail/lcfinance/attachments/20081118/f5daa564/attachment-0031.html From shpoe at alltel.net Tue Nov 18 19:52:35 2008 From: shpoe at alltel.net (Susan Poe) Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:52:35 -0500 Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20081119005236.RSDE19700.ispmxfep02-srv.windstream.net@userd40a50de60> I also purchase the cards from Cokesbury but do not send an acknowledgement card to the donor unless it's a non-church member. Memorial gifts given by church members are listed on their year-end statement for tax purposes. Also, if I receive several memorial gifts at the same time for one person, I send a listing of those names & addresses to the deceased person's family vs. sending individual "In Memoriam" cards for each gift given. (See attached example.) This cuts down on time and postage. Susan Poe Buckhorn UMC 3503 Corinth Rd. Moncure, NC 27559 (919) 776-5397 _____ From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org] On Behalf Of Kaye Zumbrunnen Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 10:12 AM To: Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers Subject: [LCFinance] {Disarmed} RE: memorial contributions I buy cards from Cokesbury. They have packs of 25 cards to acknowledge the memorial gift that I send to the donor and In Memoriam cards that I send to the family to let them know that a donation has been made. -----Original Message----- From: lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org [mailto:lcfinance-bounces at listserv.nccumc.org]On Behalf Of Janet Carter Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 9:20 AM To: 'Local Church Finance Committee and Treasurers' Subject: [LCFinance] memorial contributions I'm in search of any written letters/documents that are used when contributions are received as memorial gifts. Any tips on how you handle the receipt of money, and any written letters you send to donors, etc. that you can share would be greatly appreciated. Janet Carter, Business Manager Benson Memorial United Methodist Church 4706 Creedmoor Rd. 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