Parish Toolkit
Helping churches normalize legacy giving as an act of faith
Legacy giving isn’t about fundraising targets or financial campaigns—it’s about planting seeds of hope for the future of the Church. The Legacy Talk Parish Toolkit provides clergy and lay leaders with seasonal, ready-to-use resources to help integrate legacy giving into the life of the parish—gently, faithfully, and without pressure.
These toolkits are designed to match the Church’s rhythm, offering seasonal reflections, sample messages, bulletin inserts, and customizable templates under five key themes. Everything is editable, and designed to be shared from the pulpit, the bulletin, the parish website—or over coffee after church.
A Year-Round Approach
Each seasonal toolkit includes suggested actions, ready-made content, and pastoral framing to help spark meaningful conversations.
Theme: Remembering, Honouring, Planning
Tools: Prayers of the People, bulletin insert, sample bequest wording, thank-you card
Theme: Preparing the Way
Tools: Christmas message template, legacy reflection, social media caption
Theme: Planning with Purpose
Tools: Sample vestry report paragraph, legacy snapshot, parish council checklist
Theme: What Will You Leave Behind?
Tools: Sermon starter, devotional prompt, group discussion guide
Theme: Seeds of Faith, Fruit for the Future
Tools: Donor spotlight template, gratitude message, bulletin insert
Want to learn more? Have questions about how to get started?
Michelle Hauser
Development & Communications Officer
[email protected]
613-354-6387
Due to the Canada Post strike, we will be sending tax receipts by email (in PDF format). Where we do not currently have email addresses for donors, we will be reaching out by phone to obtain one.