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Domino
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How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
I FINALLY got the information from the church regarding the baptism process. It states in the brochure that there is no charge however a donation to the church and an 'envelope' to the pastor is customary. I have absolutely no idea how much I'm supposed to donate and give. If you could share with me how much you gave I would greatly appreciate it. FMs are fine if you're more comfortable. TIA!
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lilbean
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michelle
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Re: How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
We were giving 100 and the lady in the rectory said the average is $25, I was shocked, i though that was low, but I think the Godfather gave $50 anyway, the godfather usually pays for that donation...H=
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| Posted 2/20/10 2:36 PM |
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cjik
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Re: How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
We asked our pastor--he came to our home one evening to talk about the baptism process with us which was really nice. So at the end, we said we would like to make a donation, and he said that is very nice, but he simply could not accept it for a baptism--he felt parents should not feel obligated to pay a fee to the church for this sacrament. Other people did tell me that it was mentioned or they were asked for money.
We did wind up donating $100 to the church with the collection, but it was nice that it was not even suggested for the baptism, in fact it was flat out refused.
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| Posted 2/20/10 2:47 PM |
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cloddy
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Kristen
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Re: How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
Posted by lilbean
We were giving 100 and the lady in the rectory said the average is $25, I was shocked, i though that was low, but I think the Godfather gave $50 anyway, the godfather usually pays for that donation...H=
Is this really a custom? I never heard that about the Godfather before?
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| Posted 2/20/10 3:07 PM |
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butterfly20
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Re: How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
we did 50. i saw alot of girls here did 50 or 100
never heard that about the godfathers. ours got him a wall cross and godmother got him his baptism outfit and bond
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| Posted 2/20/10 8:21 PM |
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Candy Girl
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erin
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Re: How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
We gave a lot. Our parish is in a poor neighborhood (Coney Island) and they could use the dough.
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| Posted 2/20/10 8:28 PM |
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summerBaby10
let's be nice
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Wifey
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Re: How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
I think $100 is a nice donation.
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| Posted 2/20/10 8:57 PM |
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LulaBell
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Re: How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
Our parish requests a donation to the church - not the pastor. I donated $200. I didn't ask the Godfather for the donatiion, nor did I know that was typical. We didn't give anything to the priest.
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| Posted 2/20/10 10:10 PM |
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nylisa
My Children
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Re: How much money to the church/pastor for Baptism?
We gave $100 for both of our children's baptism.
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| Posted 2/20/10 11:17 PM |
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