| Money Counters
Four teams of parishioners take turns counting and depositing the weekend and holyday collections. Counting takes approximately two hours and is done in the Parish Hall on Mondays unless Monday is a holiday. In that case, counting is done on Tuesday of that week. Parishioners can assist the counters by considering the following guidelines:
- Mark the amount enclosed on the envelope - In order to receive full credit for your donations at the end of the year, each envelope must have an accurate amount written on it. The counters try to catch all unmarked envelopes and write the amount on the envelope.
- Do not cut, tape or otherwise mutilate the envelope - Donations are recorded by scanning each envelope. Envelopes with tape or cuts or rips or any other form of mutilation cannot easily be scanned.
- Bills should be as smooth as possible as they are counted both by hand and by machine to assure an accurate count. Bills that are very wrinkled or folded cause problems with the counting machine.
 Forget an envelope? Don't have the right amount for the envelope? Attend Mass at another Church? An easy way to avoid any problems with collection envelopes is to switch to WeShare . It's easy to sign up, you will receive an email each month reminding you when your donations will be deducted from your bank account, and you decide how much to give for Sunday collections and for each individual second collection.
For more information, please contact Debi Sardone at taxstatements@sienachurch.org .
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