How it works
Four steps, then it runs itself
From application to the first payout, here is exactly what happens.
Apply
Tell us about your parish. We confirm your code, usually within two working days, and send the office its dashboard sign-in.
Share
Use the bulletin note, flyer, take-home cards, QR code or share link. The link and QR code apply the code at checkout, so nobody has to remember it.
Parishioners save 10%
On anything in the collection at crossandcrownjewelry.com.
The parish receives 60% of our profit
On every order with its code, paid on the 1st of each month for the month before, with an itemised statement on the dashboard.
How the share is worked out
For each order with your code we take what the customer paid for the jewelry after the 10% discount, add the shipping they paid, and subtract what the piece cost us, what shipping cost us, the card processing fee and any refund. Sales tax is never counted. The parish receives 60% of what remains.
The terms give the exact definition, and every statement shows the figures order by order.
A worked example
One order, step by step
| Merchandise $169.00, less the 10% discount | $152.10 |
| + Shipping the customer paid | $8.95 |
| − What the piece cost us | −$100.00 |
| − What shipping cost us | −$9.40 |
| − Card processing fee | −$5.30 |
| − Refunds | $0.00 |
| = Profit on the order | $46.35 |
| Parish share (60%) | $27.81 |
An illustration, not a promise. One Pardon Crucifix in sterling silver ($169), to show how a single order is worked out. Real figures vary with the piece, shipping and fees, and every statement shows the actual figures for each order.
For the chancery
A summary to pass on
Some dioceses ask parishes to clear partnerships like this one. This summary is written to be copied into a note to the chancery as it is.
Cross & Crown, a Christian fine jewelry house in Plymouth, Indiana, offers parishes a promotional partnership. The parish receives its own discount code: parishioners save 10% at crossandcrownjewelry.com, and Cross & Crown pays the parish 60% of its profit on orders placed with the code, by check each month with an itemised statement.
There is no cost to the parish. The parish handles no money, stock or customer information, and promotion is up to the parish: a bulletin note and a flyer are enough, and nothing needs to be said at Mass. Payments are a marketing expense of Cross & Crown, not donations, and purchases are not tax-deductible. Either side may end the partnership at any time by email.
The full terms are at parishes.crossandcrownjewelry.com/terms. Cross & Crown will gladly answer the chancery's questions at info@crossandcrownjewelry.com.