The Scrip (another name for substitute money) program is a shopping cart fundraising program that utilizes gift certificates from national and local retailers. With this program, participating retailers agree to sell gift certificates to our organization at a discount. Member families buy the certificates for full face value, retailers redeem them for full face value, and our church keeps the discount as revenue. The beauty of scrip is that you put your regular household shopping dollars to work. You earn money for our church without spending a single additional penny.
You can get started today in one of three ways. Whichever option you choose, more detailed instructions are below to help you with the process. In addition, you will see below the time table for ordering and receiving your gift cards through the month of December. Please check the bulletin for future changes and updates.
Order Online at ShopwithScrip.com
Looking for convenience? Log into the www.ShopwithScrip.com and create a new family account using our Parish enrollment code: 7A65C56C279L1. Once in, you can begin shopping online. You have the choice to pay for your purchase via check or you can use their secure, online tool called Presto Pay. If you pay by check you will need to deliver a check to the office, attention Scrip Coordinator. Please make checks payable to St. Catherine of Siena and put “scrip” on the memo line. Should you use Presto Pay, which is similar to Pay Pal, you can do secure electronic funds transfer from your checking or savings account, whichever you choose to designate. Please follow the online instructions to set up Presto Pay. All orders placed online are stored in our Parish ‘Shopping Cart’ until they are released for processing. To have your order released, you must have paid via Presto Pay or your check needs to be at the Parish office the day prior to processing.
Order via the Scrip Order Form
Please fill out the form and deliver, with your check, to the Parish office the day prior to processing. Please ensure your envelop is addressed to the attention of the Scrip Coordinator. As above, make checks payable to St. Catherine of Siena and put “scrip” on the memo line. Please look for additional order forms in the Vestibule, Atrium and soon to online on the Parish website.
Purchase Cards after Mass
We will be selling cards for the most popular retailers like Stop and Shop, Wal-Mart, CVS, Dunkin Donuts, etc. after one of the Masses each weekend. As we will be unable to sell cards/certificates after every Mass, please check the Bulletin for the upcoming weekend sale schedule. We accept cash or check for direct purchase.
PLEASE NOTE: For the Christmas season, orders will be processed weekly on Monday evening and ready for pickup on Friday after 2:00 PM in the Parish office. In addition, orders will be available for pickup after the designated weekend Mass where cards are being sold. Lastly, make sure to check the bulletin to confirm the Mass time for card sales each week.
If you have any questions about placing an order or about the Scrip program, please email Mary Chappano at mchappano@comcast.net or call her at 860-748-6960.
Check out the full list of ShopwithScrip retailers by clicking here or go to the ShopwithScrip site under the shop tab!
