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Planning a Legacy Gift to St. Peter's Seminary

A gift to St. Peter's Seminary can be planned to occur during one's lifetime or through a bequest. A "legacy gift" is a type of charitable gift the donor has planned in advance that is to be given in the future from the donor's estate.

Annual Advent Appeal

Your gift to the Advent Appeal sustains the Seminary's ability to nurture authentic vocations to ministry with solid education, and with ground-breaking preparation for building mature relationships in welcoming, Christ-liek communities of faith. Click here for more information.

Annual Alumni Appeal

Each spring to all alumni, including both ordained and lay graduates. Click here for the Alumni Appeal Donation Form.

Annual Faculty and Staff Appeal

Each spring.

Bishop's Dinners

Since 2004, the Annual Bishop's Dinner for Windsor-Essex is held each October in Windsor to support the total needs of St. Peter's Seminary.

Starting in 2009, The Annual Bishop's Dinner for London and Surrounding Communities is held in June with proceeds currently supporting the Institute for Ongoing Formation.

Both of the Annual Bishop's Dinners are on hold as of 2020, to be reinstated when legislation and safety permit.

Special Giving Programs

Bishop William T. McGrattan Fund

This fund was established in 2009 to honour then-Seminary Rector Father Bill McGrattan on the occasion of his elevation to become Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto. The Fund's mandate is to support the office of a full-time Vocations Director, with the first appointment made in July 2010. The Foundation has committed to raising $450,000 over five years to offset the costs. Your gift will help contribute to much needed new vocations for our Diocese.

Legacy gifts typically represent considerable thought about a donor's relationship with the charitable recipient, and how that donor wants to impact the charity over a long period of time.

What are the advantages to the donor of legacy giving?

A way to create a visible and inspirational testament of commitment and faith
A means of having a positive impact on a charity after death including in perpetuity
Assurance that the gift will be received at its fair market value
Capacity to leverage smaler outlays, on life insurance for example, into larger future charitable gifts
Possible gift receipts resulting in income tax credits
Possible tax avoidance of capital gains on appreciated securities, real estate or tangible personal property

Note to Donors: There may be variability in the tax treatment of a gift based on donors' individual circumstances. Donors are urged to seek independent advice.

Planning a Gift During One's Lifetime

Common examples include: Life insurance policies, Charitable gift annuity, Charitable remainder trusts. For more information on Planning a Gift During One's Lifetime please contact David Howie, Foundation Executive Director, at david.howie@spseminary.ca.

Planning a Bequest to the Seminary

St. Peter's Seminary, and later the St. Peter's Seminary Foundation, have been beneficiaries of bequests since as early as 1914. Giving through a bequest in a person's will, accounts for much of the legacy gifts made to charities in Canada today.

A gift in a will can be attractive to a donor because it allows the donor to retain full control of his/her assets, since the donor can change his/her intentions at any time. A gift of this type can have a significant impact on a donor's estate by providing a tax credit of up to 100% of the donor's income in the year of death.

Common examples include: General Bequest, Specific Bequest, Residual Bequest, Restricted Bequest. For more information on Planning a Bequest to the Seminary please contact David Howie, Foundation Executive Director, at david.howie@spseminary.ca.

Annual Appeals & Special Events

Annual Parish Appeal

Voluntary appeal through each parish to all Catholics in the Diocese of London on the 4th Sunday of Easter, to support the Seminary by contributing directly to the St. Peter's Seminary Foundation or by contributing to a parish-based collection. Click here for the latest Annual Parish Appeal Brochure

Advent Appeal

A special seasonal appeal to all recorded friends and supporters of St. Peter's Seminary.