Parish Participation Requirements

St. Peter Parish Participation Requirements for the Mecklenburg Area Catholic Schools (MACS) Voucher

Thank you for recognizing the importance of passing on and celebrating our Catholic faith with your child.  St. Peter Church is ready to support you through the MACS Parish Participation Voucher for your family.

The Parish Participation Voucher provides preferential consideration during the MACS Admissions process and a substantial tuition subsidy.  This discount represents a significant financial commitment for MACS, the Diocese, and St. Peter Church.  The Diocese asks the pastor to ensure that each family benefiting from the Admissions Priority Review and reduced tuition is actively engaged in their parish community.

Eligibility:
 To be eligible to receive the Parish Participation Voucher, a family must be “Participating Catholics.”  Families with MACS students must meet the following "actively engaged" requirements at St. Peter Catholic Church:

• A family must be registered at St. Peter for at least six months before requesting a Parish Participation Voucher from the parish office.
• Each student seeking the Parish Participation Voucher must be baptized as a Catholic.
• During a sacrament year, the student must participate in an appropriate sacrament preparation class at St. Peter.
• Each family, including the student receiving the Parish Participation Voucher, must participate regularly in the Sunday Mass.
• Each family, to the extent possible, should financially support St. Peter in excess of the parish subsidy for each MACS student in the family.
• Each family should participate in parish ministries and activities by sharing your time and talent.

Families who fulfill the criteria as Participating Catholics receive a substantial tuition discount of at least 30% from MACS published tuition for non-Participating Catholics. This discount is funded in part by assessments levied on the parishes at which Catholic families are registered.  

• For the 2024-2025 school year, the Charlotte Diocese assessed St. Peter $288,738. This assessed subsidy is 13% of our annual budget and is paid from St. Peter’s general operating funds, which are contributions from our parishioners regardless of whether they have MACS students.  
• For the current school year this assessment works out to about $1,200 per MACS student whose family is registered at our parish.

Families that are active in their parish life and meet Stewardship expectations often have a richer and more satisfying relationship with their school and parish, strengthen a family’s spiritual growth, and enhance their sense of Catholic discipleship.  We hope your family will find ways to engage with our faith community at St. Peter.