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Cpt2007
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Liz
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Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
Especially for those that had a private baptism--what kind of gift did you give your priest?
I am clueless and now kind of panicking as the baptism is this Saturday!
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1stimemom
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
No gift for the priest, but we did a church donation with #1 for $100 and #2 for $50 (money has been tighter)
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| Posted 1/10/11 2:40 PM |
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MrsPornStar
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
I didn't give the priest anything specifically for him (it was a private baptism). I gave a nice donation to the church and invited him to the party afterwards.
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Linda1003
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
$100
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MrsA714
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
We didn't give the priest a gift. We did give a donation to the church though. We also didn't have a private baptism.
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| Posted 1/10/11 2:42 PM |
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AMF1115
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Athina
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
we gave $150
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| Posted 1/10/11 3:30 PM |
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MST9106
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
No gift for the priest. There was a suggested donation of $150.
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| Posted 1/10/11 3:38 PM |
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BellaRock
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
We didn't give a gift to the priest just a $100 donation to the church.
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:11 PM |
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Reese32
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
"suggested donation" for the church was $100 for #1, and $125 for #2. That's what we're donating. We are not giving the priest anything. It would never occur to me to do so.
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:12 PM |
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CaseyGirl
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
$50 I think.
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:14 PM |
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mlny
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
Posted by Linda1003
$100
same - but we were told any amount of a donation was okay.
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:16 PM |
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LifeIsGood77
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
We gave the suggested donation of $100, it wasn't supposed to be private, but the other family never showed, so we had the place to ourselves!
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:26 PM |
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Eireann
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
I just had my son's private christening on Saturday. We gave $150 to the church and $150 to the priest. My dad (who works at the church) said that $100 was the typical donation to the church.
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SHOPAHOLIC
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
Are you friendly with your priest?
We are so we did a bottle of his favorite wine, a tray of his favorite cookies, and a GC to his favorite restaurant.
Plus the donation to the church. I felt uncomfortable handing him cash 
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:38 PM |
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LJSMommy
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
DS's baptism was private and the priest was a friend of mine so I gave him a huge tray of homemade cookies (my mom makes them) & a card with $200 in it. I gave the church $100 donation for allowing me the use of the church without being a member.
He ate the cookies and returned the check to me
Message edited 1/10/2011 4:40:09 PM.
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:39 PM |
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Mimms
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
We didn't give the priest a gift but we did a donation to the church. I thihk we gave $150.
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Cpt2007
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
Thanks everyone. I think the tricky thing is that this is our family's priest who is coming down from LI to DC to do the baptism. We are making a donation to our parish here, but wanted to do something for our priest, personally.
I appreciate all of the responses!
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SHOPAHOLIC
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
double post
Message edited 1/10/2011 4:57:05 PM.
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:56 PM |
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mlny
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
Posted by Cpt2007
Thanks everyone. I think the tricky thing is that this is our family's priest who is coming down from LI to DC to do the baptism. We are making a donation to our parish here, but wanted to do something for our priest, personally.
I appreciate all of the responses!
I would probably give him a bottle of wine and an amex gc for like $150
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| Posted 1/10/11 4:59 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
We walked in with $100 in an envelope but ended up giving him $50 instead since he ruined her baptism and I will never forgive him for that.
I would do a bottle of wine in your situation!
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MrsPowers
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
We gave him $150 but we have also known him forever and he was the same priest who married us.
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Atlast07
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Re: Question for Catholics who have baptised their kids
$200
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