Setting Up a Recurring Gift
A recurring gift automatically repeats your donation on a schedule you choose (weekly, monthly, or another interval), so you don't have to remember to give each time. Here's how to set one up through eCatholic Payments.
1. Start Your Donation
Go to your parish or school's giving page and enter your gift details:
- Enter your Amount.
- Choose the Fund you'd like to support.
- Under Donation Type, select Recurring instead of One-Time.
- A Recurring Frequency field appears. Choose how often you'd like to give: Weekly, Monthly, Quarterly, Semi-Annual, or Annual.
- Set your First Donation Date (the date your first gift in the series will process) then select Continue to account. You'll be prompted to log in or create an account before your gift can be scheduled.
2. Log In or Create Your eCatholic Account
Recurring gifts are tied to your eCatholic ID so you can manage or cancel them later. If you don't already have an account, you'll be prompted to create one in just a minute.
How do I get to my account?
You can use app.ecatholic.com to reach your personalized donor portal any time after your initial donation/setup.
3. Choose or Add a Payment Method
Select a saved card on file, or add a new card or bank account (ACH). Because a recurring gift needs to run automatically on future dates, any new payment method must be securely saved. You'll see a note that storage is required for scheduled payments, along with a consent checkbox to confirm.
Note:
Saved payment methods already on file don't require this step again — the consent checkbox only appears when adding a new card or bank account.
4. Review and Confirm
On the Summary screen, check that everything is correct before confirming:
- Fund
- Frequency: shows your selected recurring schedule (for example, Weekly) instead of "One-Time"
- First Donation Date: your first scheduled gift
- Payment Method
- Amount, plus the option to cover processing fees
Select Donate to confirm your recurring gift.
What Happens Next
You'll see a confirmation screen letting you know your gift has been scheduled, along with the date your first charge will occur.
From here, future gifts continue automatically on your chosen schedule using the payment method you set up. You'll receive a receipt each time your recurring gift processes. You can view, adjust, or cancel a recurring gift at any time. See Managing or Canceling Your Recurring Gift.
How do I get to my account?
Any time, after you've set up your donation account, you can use app.ecatholic.com to reach your personalized donor portal.
Related Articles
- About Giving Through eCatholic Payments
- Making a One-Time Donation
- Logging In or Creating Your eCatholic Account
- Choosing or Adding a Payment Method
- Managing or Canceling Your Recurring Gift
- Updating Your Saved Payment Method