We give a tithe every month, (10% of our income). It's not compulsory but we believe it's right for us. Collection is taken up at the church every Sunday but whenever there is a special need there is a separate one taken up too and all the money taken goes towards that specific need, this might be something for the church or maybe some help towards someone in need. Donations are always what you can afford.
If you want to give a donation and there is no set collection time then probably the best idea is to put it in an envelope and just hand it over to the priest or maybe the church secretary or office person on the day.
Last edited by Eugenia; January 9th, 2009 at 01:19 PM.
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It depends on the Church.
My cousins daughters Christening they were expected to give a donation of $250. This was written in the information that they gave her. Her priest saw it and told her to ignore and give if and what she could afford.
Two scriptures came to me - one is "let the left hand not know what the right hand is doing" - ie giving a set amount you think about too much isn't the point.
The other is the story of the little old woman who gave a penny to the collection after the rich men had poured in loads of money. She gave the most, explained Jesus, because she gave all she could. The rich men weren't bothered about the (to them) tiny amount they gave. It was just for show. And that is there reward on earth.
I tended to give via direct debit (when I was a regular attendee; the church had a little plate at the back that wasn't passed around and I'd give more if they were collecting for a special thing I wanted to help with): if I don't have a lot of money I'll raid DH's wallet. I'll give as much as I can at the time.
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