Eternal Guardians
Your Catholic faith is woven through the many milestones in your life, providing guidance, hope and strength. When you confirm a gift in your Will, you become an Eternal Guardian of your faith, and your legacy of gratitude for the blessings you have received in your lifetime creates a ripple effect that impacts ministry and mission far into the future.
Your Will is an important legal document and it provides an opportunity for you to recognise loved-ones and to reflect the values closest to your heart: family, community, faith and charity.
Making a gift of any size through your Will can support the future of the Church and the faith of generations to come.
Contact us for a confidential chat – all enquiries welcome
Raushen Perera
Senior Donor Relations Manager
Phone: (07) 3324 3632 or 0427 749 004
Email: pererar@bne.catholic.net.au
Recommended Will wording
The legal entity for all gifts in Wills to the Archdiocese of Brisbane is The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. ABN: 25 328 758 007
General gift to the Archdiocese of Brisbane
Recommended wording for a general gift to the Archdiocese of Brisbane
“I give (amount/percentage of my estate/asset/item) to The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for general charitable, religious and educational purposes.”
Recommended wording for a perpetual gift to the Archdiocese of Brisbane Endowment
“I give (amount/percentage of my estate/asset/item) to The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for general charitable, religious and educational purposes of the Archdiocese of Brisbane General Endowment Fund.”
A gift to the core ministries of the Archdiocese of Brisbane
The four core ministries of the Archdiocese of Brisbane supports the formation of seminarians, retired priests, social services and Catholic education bursaries for children experiencing severe hardship.
Recommended wording for a gift to the core ministries of the Archdiocese of Brisbane
“I give (amount/percentage of my estate/asset/item) to The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane to be divided equally among the general charitable, religious and educational purposes of the Holy Spirit Seminary, The Priests Foundation of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane, Centacare (ABN 35 020 644 975) and the Mary MacKillop Brisbane Catholic School Access Fund. However if these ministries cease to exist in its current form, then to the new ministries in its stead or if they cease to exist in any form, to the general charitable, religious and educational purposes of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.”
The Priests Foundation
The Priests Foundation provides for the needs of retired priests as well as assistance in medical emergencies of both active and retired priests. A gift to The Priests Foundation in your Will ensures a dignified retirement for the Priests who have been instrumental in guiding our Catholic faith.
“I give (amount/percentage of my estate/asset/item) to The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for general charitable, religious and educational purposes of The Priests Foundation of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane.”
Centacare
For more than 50 years Centacare Brisbane has been the social services arm of the Catholic Church in the Archdiocese of Brisbane. A gift in your Will to the Centacare will provide help and hope to the most vulnerable among us through hospital chaplaincy, prison ministry, psychiatric pastoral care and Murri ministry.
“I give (amount/percentage of my estate/asset/item) to The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for general charitable, religious and educational purposes of Centacare (ABN 35 020 644 975).”
Catholic education bursaries for children
A special fund was created in 2012 to make Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Brisbane accessible to students experiencing hardship and crisis. Bursaries include help with children’s tuition at a Catholic school, uniforms and textbooks.
“I give (amount/percentage of my estate/asset/item) to The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for general charitable, religious and educational purposes of the Mary MacKillop Brisbane Catholic School Access Fund.”
Seminarian education
The education of seminarians in the Archdiocese of Brisbane is of critical importance to the propagation of the faith.
I give (amount/percentage of my estate/asset/item) to The Corporation of the Trustees of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for the purpose of seminarian education.