Collection Basket
Have you noticed that we only pass the collection
basket 1 time? 
We do still have second collections.  Almost all of our second collections are required by our Diocese or the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and occasionally, we have second collections that are parish/region specific.  The additional second collections that we at Winton Wyoming Pastoral Region choose to do such as collections for the local St. Vincent de Paul Society (four times a year) or mission speakers do still warrant the second passing of the collection basket.  The second collection envelopes that you receive quarterly can be put right in with the regular collection.  We will collect everything in one basket, in one pass. So, this means that you need to make it clear where you want your money to go. Money that
 you intend for the additional collection, charity
or cause needs to be in the envelope you receive with the packet or clearly marked for that purpose.
 
For those that regularly contribute to a second collection, here is what to do:
1) Give on-line via the parish website/on-line giving.
2) Use the additional envelopes that you received with your monthly envelope mailing.
3) Use any envelope and mark what the additional collection is.
4) Stop by and give at the Parish Office.
 
All envelopes marked for another collection will get to that cause/charity just as before. Additional collections will be announced in the bulletin, at Mass, and on the website.  Not having the second basket can be an inconvenience, but as more people move to on-line giving and with the envelopes available we can transition to just one basket. This means we can focus more on the message that God has for us in the Mass.