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Now Available!
 Telling Your Story is a special resource booklet to help Anglicans discover the value of estate planning within a Christian stewardship context. Offering 50 pages of information, chapters include wills, power of attorney, living will, Christian burial and funeral liturgies, income tax issues and more. Available now at the low price of $8.00 by calling 422-6925 or 1-888-786-5222 or Charles O’Neil at (902) 477-0105 or plannedgiving@nspeidiocese.ca.
Bulk orders for parishes available at special prices.
What is planned giving? It really is gift planning…planning your gift to ensure that it meets your needs and those of your family while fully expressing your stewardship of God’s gifts to you. Your gift plan may include a gift made now, a gift that will take place after your death (deferred), or a combination of both.
Our regular offerings
Many Anglicans understand the importance of their weekly offering for the work of their church. Such gifts are important as they provide a consistent source of funds supporting the growth of the church’s ministry. Perhaps more importantly, it is an expression of one’s personal stewardship. Through our offering we are returning a portion of the generous gifts that God provides to us. In planning our regular offering the question is not, "How much should I give to the Church?" but rather, "How do I appropriately respond to God’s generosity in my life?"
Expressing your values
When you express your values through an ongoing gift to the Church's mission and
ministry, you touch many lives. Planned Giving is a lasting, invaluable way to extend your Christian witness far beyond your own lifetime. Only by careful and intentional planning can we be good stewards of all of God’s gifts to us. Through this sense of stewardship we can support all that we hold dear in life – our family and our church.
Realizing the possibilities
Perhaps the greatest benefit of a gift annuity is the personal fulfillment you receive by supporting Anglican ministry in your parish, diocese, Canada, or throughout the world. Your gift enables our Anglican Church to proclaim Christ’s love to the world and to make a difference in the lives of others.
Consult your advisors
Because of the complexity of these gift plans you are strongly urged to contact the Diocesan office to discuss your plans, regardless of the level of the church you wish to support.
The Anglican Church urges you to consult a professional financial advisor or lawyer when planning your gift, so that provisions for your own care and that of your loved ones remain at the heart of your decision making. A professional can guide you to the best income tax advantages for your estate, and potentially increase your income or the size of your overall resources. Planned Giving can effectively help you do the most for your heirs.
For information or confidential assistance please do not hesitate to contact the Planned Giving consultant at:
The Planned Giving Office
The Diocese of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
6017 Quinpool Road
Halifax, NS B3K 5J6
Tel: 902 420 0717 (Synod office)
Tel: 902 477-0105 (home office)
plannedgiving@nspeidiocese.ca
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Articles of Interest:
Press Release
Contact: Charles O’Neil, 477-0105 or charles.oneil@ns.sympatico.ca
Charles O’Neil Qualifies as Charter Member
Of “Elder Planning Counselor” Program
TORONTO, ON – A nationally recognized designation, was conferred on Charles O’Neil, diocesan gift planning consultant, after successfully completing an intense and rigorous test of knowledge regarding current seniors issues. The “Canadian Initiative for Elder Planning Studies” (CIEPS) course was established as a standard of service to seniors for all professionals and business people in providing seniors with high quality services and products that best suit their lives and circumstances. The “Elder Planning Counselor” (EPC) designation will immediately help seniors identify the business people and professionals who have a special interest and proficiency in dealing with them and their needs.
“Studies show that seniors want advisors who understand their life issues, alternatives and concerns, who respect their circumstances and experiences and can accommodate their physical and health needs. The EPC is the Canadian professional development standard for elder education,” says Thomas Miller, President of CIEPS.
Achieving this designation is a distinguished career milestone, attained only by those who have demonstrated proficiency in all relevant programs about seniors issues, including aging, health issues, financial planning considerations, long term care as well as end of life issues. This makes the “EPC” graduate a valued counselor to seniors, regardless of the service or product they provide.
The Elder Planning Counselor educational program has been designed by Canadians for Canadian Professionals.
For further information visit www.elderplanningcounselor.com
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