The second collection is still there. Almost all of the second collections are required by our Diocese or the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The second collection that we at Winton Wyoming Pastoral Region choose to do is on the fifth Sundays for the local St. Vincent de Paul Society (four times a year). All of these collections still exist, we just will not be passing the second basket. 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 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. The option to give to additional collections will be available for about three weeks, about a week before and two weeks after the date.
2) Use the additional envelopes that you received with your monthly envelope mailing.
3) Use an envelope in the pew 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.