A gift in your Will guarantees that devotion to Our Lady and Her Son will never die in Ireland
In 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal. She asked them to pray the rosary for the conversion of sinners and the protection of the world.
Our Lady’s message of hope is timelier than ever as our society continues to search for meaning and our culture increasingly challenges our traditional Catholic values. This is why Ireland Needs Fatima is committed to bringing this urgent message into people’s homes and across the country.
Your gift will allow us to continue expanding across Ireland. Every soul is precious but at Ireland Needs Fatima, we want every soul in Ireland to be a faithful Catholic and a loving son of our Blessed Mother.
Keeping the Faith and passing it onto the next generation will not get easier. Society is increasingly more secular and atheistic. A gift in your Will will mean that we can continue drawing souls to Our Lady.
Would you like more information? If you would like to find out more and talk with someone in confidence about a gift in your Will, please contact Mary at isfcc@isfcc.org or call 01 842 9640. If you wish, you can also email PJ Feeney, a solicitor, who can answer any legal questions you might have. His email is patrickj.feeney@gfdaly.ie. Please mention Irish Society for Christian Civilisation in your query.
We want you to be 100% assured that any gift that you leave will be put to the best possible use as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Our legacy charter highlights our promises to you.
While you do not need to tell us you have included Irish Society for Christian Civilisation in your Will,
Legacy Code
- We recognise that your Will is personal and private to you, and we promise you that we will respect your privacy at all times.
- We fully understand that the well-being of your family and your loved ones must always come first.
- Because ISFCC is committed to making a positive difference in the lives of children and young people in Ireland, we actively encourage you to please remember ISFCC in your Will. However, we understand that you may have other charities that you may wish to include in your Will in preference to, or in addition to, us. We recognise that this is entirely your decision, and we fully respect your right to decide as you wish.
- If you specify in your Will how and where you would like ISFCC to use your gift, we will always work to honour your wishes. That’s a promise.
- We also promise you that we will use your gift as carefully and as cost-effectively as possible so that it brings the maximum amount of benefits to children and young people in Ireland
Some important things for you to remember about leaving a gift to us in your Will
How To Make A Will
It is generally quite easy and inexpensive to make a will. Here are some tips:
- Find a solicitor – if you don’t already use a solicitor, ask friends and family members for a referral or consult your local listings.
- Make a list of all your assets and their approximate value, i.e. property, car, savings, insurance policies, etc.
- Make a list of all your liabilities, i.e. mortgage, other loans, overdraft, credit cards, etc.
- Consider who you would like to look after your financial affairs (your executors) and agree this with the appointed person(s).
- Consider how you would like to have your assets divided, bearing in mind your obligations to people who are close to you.
- Visit your solicitor to discuss your plans and to allow him to prepare your will.
He should advise you in terms of the tax implications of leaving legacies to family members, friends or charities.
- If you would like to include a gift to the ISFCC, your solicitor will write this into your will.
- You might need to tell your solicitor these two things:
- Name of charity – Irish Society for Christian Civilisation
- Charity Number – 20082277.
Types Of Legacies
- Pecuniary: A gift of a specific amount of money.
- Residuary: A share of the rest of your assets that you have not already given away.
Specific: A gift of a specific item.
- A Codicil: If you have already made a will and you wish to give a gift to the ISPCC, you will need to prepare a new will or ask your solicitor to add a codicil (addition) in a similar way to the original will. A codicil needs to be witnessed and signed in the same way as the original will and should be kept in the same place as the original will.
