No Vested Interest
No Vested Interest's JournalI'm sure most priests dislike asking for money. - They entered the priesthood for spiritual-
mostly idealistic- reasons, and likely never gave the financial aspects much thought until faced with the nitty-gritty of running a parish.
And, no doubt, the winter of 2014 has kept many away from church, including me yesterday.
However, my spouse, 12-14 years ago, elected for electronic giving, whereby a set amount is deducted monthly from the checking account, so the parish gets its donation regularly, whether I attend or not. I did modify the amount downward slightly when my spouse died. So, when I'm out-of-town, as I was for the past 2 months, my donations go on, which is only right, since the parish costs go on in my absence. Of course, I need to contribute to the church I attend while vacationing, but, it's not on the level of my parish donations.
No. I'm in the Cincinnati Archdiocese.
I do believe one should continue to support one's parish if/when one is using, or wishes to use in the future, the services. One should not be a freeloader.
I have, in the past, refused participation in the annual Archdiocesan Appeal, though
I wanted to support some of the causes of that fundraising, for example, the retired priests' fund.
It is usually possible to send a check directly to the specific organization -ex. Catholic Charities- and not have it a part of the annual
archdiocesan fundraising.
My objections were to pre-election political statements I did not support.
Thank you for speaking up.
We need more people to do just that, so that others will know they are not alone.
Her last post epitomizes the goodness of so many DUers.
What a tribute to her that she wanted you to be a part of DU, so that you can share in all that she found here.
RIP, SmileyRose.
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