mEMBERship DUES PAYMENT ON-LINE

Payment Options - Quick, Easy, Safe and Secured payments through PayPal (use your own PayPal account or a credit card) are now available to you, to pay your dues on-line.  Review the options below and then scroll down and select your preferred option.  About 2 weeks after your payment, you will be mailed your membership card.  Don't forget to sign it!

When you pay your base dues of $30 and the voluntary dues of $5 each for Membership Assistance and Seminarian Vocations, you share some of your treasure to help those Brothers who are having difficulties as well as supporting local seminarians.  Options explained just below, including, Why We Pay Dues.  Then scroll down to use the Drop Down Boxes to make your selection.  Note, if you have achieved Honorary status, use the Drop Down box for Honorary.  Need help with this? Please call Financial Secretary Bob Wright (941-875-1964) and he'll get on the phone with you and walk you right through it. 

Select Option 1 to elect this payment, which includes your Base dues, plus $5 each to our Assistance/Hardship Fund and our Seminarian/Vocation's Fund.   Total is $40.00

Select Option 2 to elect this payment which includes your Base dues, plus $5 for our Vocation's Fund.  Total is $35.00

Select Option 3 to elect this payment which includes your Base dues, plus $5 for our Assistance/Hardship Fund. Total is $35.00

Select Option 4 to elect this payment.  This is your Base dues only.  Total is $30.00

NOW - Scroll Down towards the bottom of this page to see the Option Boxes from which to make your selection.

You'll note that if you have an Honorary status, your base dues are reduced by $20.00, and thus, all the other options are subsequently reduced by that amount.

Why We Pay Dues

Commitment: You are making a continuous financial and personal commitment to your council and its goals.
Long-term planning: Your council will be able to project what its financial resources will be in the future, making it possible to plan long-term actions and charities.
Independence from outside pressure: Your council will not have to constantly chase for donations from many sources and be at the mercy of those sources.
Accountability: Your council is accountable to you and the council members, but not to the donors.
Supreme and State Fees: Your council has to pay a Per Capita (dues) fee per member each year to the Supreme Council. Also, your council has to pay a Per Capita (dues) fee per member each year to the State Council. Your dues fund these payments.
Charity Donations Reduced:  Your Council must pay Supreme and State Council fees for those Brothers who do not pay their Council dues. This reduces the funds available to your Council for it's donations to your Parish and community.

Special Payments - Honorary Membership
Members who have attained the actual age of 65 years and who have been members of the Order for 25 consecutive years, are designated as Honorary Members and as such, are eligible for lowered membership dues. You will use the Membership Dues Honorary Options just below the Membership Dues Options.

Honorary Life Membership
Members who have attained the actual age of 70 years and who have been members of the Order for 25 consecutive years, and those who have been members of the Order for 50 consecutive years, regardless of age, are designated as Honorary Life Members and dues not are assessed.