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IRA Transfers

admin — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:21:30 +0000

President Barack Obama signed the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 into law on December 17th, 2010. This law extended the IRA Rollover provision first introduced in 2006 and gives you the opportunity to make a tax free transfer of up to $100,000 per person from your Traditional or Roth IRA directly to charities like the Columban Fathers. You may also county this gift toward fulfilling your required minimum distribution for 2011.

To qualify for the IRA rollover, the donor must direct the IRA manager to transfer funds directly to a charity. A withdrawal followed by a contribution must still be reported as income. The donor must be at least age 70½ , and the charity must be a tax-exempt organization to which the deductible contributions can be made.

We are asking to you prayerfully consider an IRA rollover to the Columban Fathers. This law regarding tax free IRA gifts is one opportunity you have to serve as good stewards, charitably managing the gifts that have been entrusted to you. The support of our generous Columban benefactors has enabled us to spread the Gospel for over 90 years. Countless lives have been changed and transformed through God’s love, yet the work is still unfinished.

The form provided below will show you how to direct transmittable funds according to the Pension Protection Act and Section 408 of the Internal Revenue Service Code. I am grateful that you might explore this option with your IRA fund manager. Should you decide to proceed with an IRA rollover to assist in our mission work, please let us know so that we can be watching for your gift.

If you have additional questions about the IRA Rollover or other planned giving opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact our Planned Giving office by email at plannedgiving@columban.org or call us toll free at 877-299-1920 ext. 242 or 287.

Chat with the Drapers, Lay Missionaries in Chile

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 01:42:59 +0000

Anna, David and son Joshua

Read the archived version of our online chat with Anna and David Draper from September 14, 2010.

Chat with the Drapers, Lay Missionaries in Chile

Making an impact on others

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:15:21 +0000

The Church is the entire People of God, and every baptized person is sent forth to continue Christ’s mission.

How have you impacted others with the Gospel values of unlimited forgiveness, justice for the oppressed and liberation for prisoners? Has living as a follower of Christ in today’s world been a pleasant experience, or have you also found some pain, and growth?

Respect for all faiths

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:13:37 +0000

Dialogue is the setting within which our faith is shared with others, and in which we discover the spiritual riches of other spiritual traditions.

In a world filled with conflicts and wars often labeled “religious”, how can we offer alternative ways of respecting and mutually helping each other among the various communities of faith around us?

Opening yourself up for mission

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 20:03:12 +0000

Mission is seriously ineffective until we open up to, get to know and work together with Christians from other Churches and Communities.

How have you been reaching out and working alongside other Christians in order to give a common witness to the values of the Gospel (food pantries, soup kitchens, praying together, …)?

Protecting ourselves from seemingly worthy advancements

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:50:42 +0000

God created us to care for Creation. Genetic engineering seems to be a way to produce better food and medicines, but do we really know the long-term effects? How can we protect ourselves and get more information on what private …

Causes of poverty, and how it relates to our own lives

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:47:22 +0000

Poverty damages human beings by denying them what is necessary to live, and is an everyday reality in many of the countries we work in as members of the Missionary Society of St. Columban. Rather than resign ourselves to this …

The Church is enriched through ethnic variety

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 19:34:58 +0000

Our Church is enriched by the cultures of many peoples, and no longer identified with only one geographical area of the earth. Everything that is good and holy in a particular society’s way of life is welcome in the Church.

What has our own contact with diverse ethnic and national groups of people been like? Can we sense some process in this experience?

Caring for neighbors near and far

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:53:32 +0000

Keeping in mind God’s call that we are all one body, how should the government create a compassionate yet fair approach to minimizing illegal immigration?

Self-sustaining good

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:52:16 +0000

The Columbans believe in self-sustaining projects, meaning those that provide value for future generations. Examples include developing food and energy in a way that doesn’t harm or waste other resources. What are other ways we can help our friends in …