Parishioner Status & Rate
Our Lady of Grace Parish is committed to making a Catholic education available
and affordable to actively practicing Catholics. As primary educators, parents share an obligation to support their child/children with a personal commitment to their faith and the Parish. Families that actively and regularly support the parish are offered a special parishioner tuition rate.
The parish scholarship/tuition rate is offered to families who have at least one year of demonstrated contribution to Our Lady of Grace Church through regular Sunday Mass attendance and offertory donations given through PushPay (previously FaithDirect). To qualify, families must meet the following criteria:
- already be registered with the parish,
- maintain an active PushPay account https://pushpay.com/g/ourladyofgrace in which they have contributed monthly in support of the parish,
- attend at least 26 Sunday Masses in the previous school year (July 1 - June 30) AND use a FaithDirect coupon to verify Sunday Mass attendance,
- maintain active Mass participation throughout the school year to preserve this discounted rate,
- participate in a parish ministry or program (e.g., Eucharistic Ministry, Lectoring, Ushering, The Search, attend 2 of 3 family nights hosted at the school, etc.), and
- meet these criteria annually to requalify.
Families must maintain active participation throughout the school year to preserve this discounted rate. Participation may be confirmed at the end of each trimester. Families who no longer meet the parish scholarship criteria at those intervals will be moved immediately to the non-parish rate with retroactive tuition charges applied.
Families must apply each year for the parish rate by the stated deadline (see the online school calendar). Families who fail to apply before the deadline will forfeit any claim to the parish rate for the following school year. No exceptions will be granted.
Financial Assistance
Parish families who would like to apply for financial assistance must apply through the school office. Applications are due in March as stated on the school calendar. Federal tax returns are required as proof of income.
Families must apply each year for financial aid by the stated deadline (see the online school calendar). Families who fail to apply before the deadline will forfeit any claim to financial aid for the following school year. No exceptions will be granted.
Families whose income meets the Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) New Enrollment Initiative (NEI) program's income guidelines will be expected to apply for financial aid with CEF first. School-generated financial assistance will be provided after CEF's award where applicable. See the Office Manager for more information.
