Dear Group Treasurers,
It is time to collect The Salesian Bond subscriptions for the coming calendar year, and your help is so appreciated. Attached you will find the following:
1) 2024 Bond Subscription Form
2) 2024 Group Bond Subscription Payment Log (replaces the former Group Bond Summary Form) Excel Version | PDF Version
We have made some changes to the Bond process for treasurers, so please read these instructions carefully. You and your group directress will not receive a hard copy of these instructions. Group directresses and Regional treasurers are copied on this email to keep them in the loop.
Step 1: Distribute Subscription Forms
In early- to mid-August, treasurers should distribute (via mail or email) the attached Bond Subscription Form to all consecrated associates and second-year probanists, asking them to return the forms with payment to your group treasurer by September 15. We are aware that in some groups, the group directresses to this mailing for the treasurers and that it just fine, too. If it’s a burden to print this mailing, please contact Alix Clemente at the resource center, al***********@***il.com, 772.539.1852. She would be happy to help.
Every consecrated associate and second-year probanist should be receiving The Salesian Bond, and first-year probanists may certainly receive the Bond if they so desire. If you have distant or inactive members, please contact them allowing sufficient time for them to respond in a timely fashion. Also, many groups pay for their chaplains and any local SMMI to receive the Bond. Please remember to include them when you submit your payment log.
Keep in mind that if subscribing to the Bond is a financial burden, the cost will always be covered either by the group or the region. Sharing of a financial need, as in any loving family, is something we should not hesitate to make known or offer to resolve.
Step 2: Collect and Report Subscription Payments
Please collect the Bond Subscription Forms and money and complete the enclosed Group Bond Subscription Payment Log for your group. For the payment log, you may use your own preferred format as long as all of the requested columns on the attached log are included. Please be sure to include your group name and your contact details at the top of your log no matter what format you use.
Step 3: Mail Your Payment Log and Check
Mail your Group Bond Subscription Payment Log with a check for the total amount to the association at the following address no later than October 1.
St. Francis de Sales Association
101 W. Argonne Drive, #124
St. Louis, MO 63122
Make the check payable to St. Francis de Sales Association and please also write your group name on the memo line for your check.
As a reminder, subscription requests received by you after the September 15 deadline will incur a $10 late fee in addition to the regular subscription price, and missed editions cannot be mailed.
Thank you very much for your cooperation. God bless you for your service to our association!
Renee Sherman, National Treasurer
