The mission of Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church is to foster a diverse parish that supports the spiritual growth and needs of our community.
It is your support that makes it possible for our parish and ministries to function. Through worship, education, and service in the Catholic tradition, we continue to grow in our relationship with God and one another through Jesus Christ in the spirit of Mary our patron.
The Archdiocese of Atlanta suggests distributing the 10% biblical tithe as follows: 5% of your total income to your parish, 1% to the Archdiocesan Annual Appeal and 4% to other charities.
Click here to download our 2024-2025 Annual Report.
Offertory Collection
Simply drop cash or checks in the offertory basket at Mass each week. In order to track your donations, you must use an offertory envelope. If you are dropping or mailing your weekly offertory donation, we ask that you consider switching to our Online Giving Portal.
Stock
Donations
Gifts of stock can be made with your broker’s assistance by electronic transfer. Request that your stock broker transfer the stated number of shares electronically to Our Lady of the Assumption’s account. Raymond James & Associates Our Lady of the Assumption Church DTC #0725 FBO: Acct # 15068051 Please contact Jim Schweizer in the Finance Office at Our Lady of the Assumption, 470-777-3594 or jschweizer@olachurch.org to confirm your gift and assure that you receive proper credit. When calling or e-mailing, please include the name of the stock, the number of shares, the date of the donation, and the purpose of the gift. If you have any other questions or need to make a manual transfer of stock certificates, please contact either: Jim Schweizer Our Lady of the Assumption Church 1406 Hearst Drive, NE Brookhaven, GA 30319 470-777-3594 jschweizer@olachurch.org or Raymond James & Associates 770-952-1345
Qualified Charitable Distributions
A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allows individuals aged 70½ or older to transfer up to $111,000 annually directly from a traditional or inherited IRA to a qualified charity tax-free. This method satisfies required minimum distributions (RMDs) without increasing your taxable income, potentially keeping you in a lower tax bracket. Check with your tax advisor before taking this step.
Donor Advised Funds
A donor-advised fund (DAF) is a specialized, tax-advantaged financial account managed by a public charity (sponsoring organization) that allows donors to make charitable contributions, receive immediate tax deductions, and invest assets for tax-free growth while recommending grants to qualified nonprofits over time. It acts as a "charitable savings account" that simplifies philanthropy. When considering who to set up your DAF with, please keep the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia in mind as one of your options (along with Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, etc). Consult your tax advisor for more information.
Wills and
Bequests
To include Our Lady of the Assumption in your will please check out information available at the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia (https://cfngalegacy.org/). Contact your estate attorney before taking any steps.
Archbishop's Annual Appeal
Each year, the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal invites us to come together as one Church to support the vital ministries of the Archdiocese of Atlanta. A special focus of the Appeal is supporting our priests through continuing education, retirement, and other support. Our generosity helps provide formation, education, and spiritual support for seminarians and men discerning a call to serve God’s people. By giving to the Annual Appeal, parishioners actively participate in fostering future priests and deacons and help secure the sacramental life of the Archdiocese for generations to come - and our parish now that we are served by priests from the Archdiocese of Atlanta. OLA’s 2026 Assessment is $234,661.50. Donations over that amount are returned to our parish to cover important projects. If there is a shortfall in the 2026 Appeal, it will be taken from our offertory.
Catholic Foundation
of North Georgia
In 2012 The estate of a nephew of Margaret Mitchell donated half of the trademark and literary rights to“Gone with the Wind” to the Archdiocese of Atlanta. The Archdiocese then created a $10,000 endowment through the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia for each parish in the archdiocese, including OLA. The mission of the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia is to support the ministries of the Catholic community through the effective long-term management of endowment funds and the encouragement of stewardship. Growing endowment funds to support the work of the church is a primary purpose of the Catholic Foundation. To donate to the Endowment Fund go to cfnga.org.
Columbarium
The walls surrounding the Garden of Memories in front of the church hold our Columbarium where the remains of family and friends are inured. Cost per niche: $6,000 Advance Purchases Buying your columbarium niche now helps you, your loved ones, and OLA. Please contact Jim Schweizer at 470-777-3594 to set up an appointment to complete contract paperwork.
Memorial Bricks
The Garden of Memories outside the front of the church is a place for prayer and reflection open to members of our community. We ask that all visit with a spirit of peace and quiet. The ground is paved with Memorial Bricks our parishioners have purchased over the years to commemorate important events or remember loved ones. Memorial Bricks Small bricks are $200 each and can be engraved with up to three lines, 18 characters each (including spaces). Large bricks are $250 each and can be engraved with up to five lines, 18 characters each (Including spaces).