London North Central Catholic Family of Parishes
St. Michael's Parish | St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica
St. Josephine Bakhita African & Caribbean Catholic Community
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Leaving a Legacy of Faith
To Give Catholic is to respond to God's love with generosity.
A gift that carries the Gospel forward.
Long before you knew Him, Christ knew you. And in His mercy, He placed you in a Church — alongside grandparents who prayed for you, a parish that welcomed you, priests and teachers and neighbours who, often without knowing it, carried His love to your door.
A legacy gift to your parish is how you place that same gift into hands you may never see — so that the next generation, too, can come to know the love of Jesus Christ.
You don't have to be wealthy. Even a small percentage of your estate, joined with the gifts of others, becomes a lasting blessing for our parish.
IMPORTANT: PLEASE USE OUR PARISH'S LEGAL NAME
Our parish is part of the London North Central Catholic Family of Parishes — a pastoral grouping of parishes that share a pastor and ministry team. While we worship and serve together as one family, the Family of Parishes is not a legal entity and cannot receive bequests or estate gifts.
To ensure your gift reaches our parish as you intend, your Will must name the individual parish as the beneficiary — not the Family of Parishes.
Please contact the parish office for the correct legal name of St. Michael's Parish or St. Peter's Cathedral Basilica.
Please use this exact name in your Will and any estate planning documents. We always recommend working with a lawyer when preparing your Will.
Sample wording for your Will
"To [Full Legal Parish Name, City], the sum of $___ (or ___ % of the residue of my estate), for its general use."
Learn More
Our diocese has prepared a complete guide to legacy giving, including all the ways you can leave a gift, sample wording for the Diocese, tax information, and contact details.
Please visit: https://dol.ca/legacygiving
Talk with us
If you would like to learn more, our parish office is glad to talk. Conversations are always confidential, with no expectation of any particular outcome.
Michael Wojtak, Business Manager
519-433-6689 / stmichlon@dol.ca / basilica@dol.ca
The faith we share didn't begin with us.
Through your generosity, it continues.