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I wasn’t baptized, so I can’t partake in the sacraments… well, unless I want to feel the burning of hellfire as the blood of Christ drips down my throat.
I find it funny that I’m working on a document stating why I’d be a good member of a volunteer team at my church while the discussion here is about church…
Guess procrastinating by coming to the OT wasn’t as good a plan as I thought!
lech — it means you have forsaken your bonds with Satan and are willing to live a life of piety before God. Oh, and you’ll get the church newsletter mailed to you.
“You will get a member number to write on your envelope”
Interesting, I have not seen that done in the churches I have attended. We did/do everything by name.
By lechacal on April 18, 2011 3:22 PM
“Whatever you give, should be given freely from what you can”
Oh come on, I know churches are all supposed to SAY that, but none of them really think that way, do they?
Yes. When I was growing up, there was one Monsignor who would beat the drum all the time for money and pledges. But they were trying to educate the new and exploding group of baby boomers. They had to build a school and a church. I am serious and not giving you a hard time, but really, if you want to go to church, just go to church. That is the important thing. Give what you can. If there is some oddball somewhere who cares above the pragmatic issues of just taking care of biz, they are not to be paid attention to. What jester says is dead on.
By donatella on April 18, 2011 3:19 PM
Whatever you give, should be given freely from what you can.
Spoken like a true Christian.
If you want to be safe from an IRS audit, any cash you give should be an in envelope with some ID on it.
In practice, people at the churches I have attended do not do that.
Many people put a check with some portion of their annual pledge payment in the collection plate. Others put very small bills.
I think our average cash collected per adult attendee was in the range of $2.
Yeah — don’t forget it’s tax deductible! Jesus wanted it that way.
“You will get a member number to write on your envelope”
That makes total sense. So the church has a record and can back you up if you get audited?
When you say member number… what does it mean to be a “member”? I have no idea what that means in the context of a church.