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Posted: Dec 13 2011 at 8:20pm | IP Logged Quote Maggie

Hi Moms~

Do you give a Christmas gift to your parish priest? If so, what?

I had a friend recommend we give cash--I feel funny about that--but she made a good point in that he does need to spend his own money on gas and other items...and I do know his spiritual director is 1.25 hours away...

But still...feel a bit awkward about that...

Any suggestions?

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Posted: Dec 13 2011 at 8:54pm | IP Logged Quote Betsy
We have had Masses said or done a spiritual bouquet for our Priests in the past.

I would think that giving cash would probably depend on the priest, but I am all for practical. So, I don't think that it would necessarily be inappropriate.



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Posted: Dec 13 2011 at 9:37pm | IP Logged Quote stefoodie
Our parish priest loves food so I always give homemade stuff. And he has other priests come visit him sometimes so there's plenty he can share.

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Posted: Dec 13 2011 at 11:56pm | IP Logged Quote Aagot
How about a gas card? And homemade treats of course.
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Posted: Dec 14 2011 at 1:01am | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
Our priests always seem to have dietary restrictions. Sometimes a nice bread instead of treats is good. I'm hoping the soap I've made will set up nicely and I can give that.

Some other homemade things that might be nice would be some home canned soups or spaghetti sauce ( I do meatless so the pressure canning time is lower) but it is nice to have a homemade meal to just heat and eat.

As a matter of fact I've done the speghetti sauce with a small bag of noodles and a bottle of wine to make a nice gift basket.

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Posted: Dec 14 2011 at 8:24am | IP Logged Quote SallyT
A gift card might be a nice alternative to cash, if that feels awkward. Otherwise, I do think food is greatly appreciated -- I know that our pastor eats on the run all the time, pretty much living on protein bars, so a heat-up meal would be a treat for him.

We've also given a gift subscription to a magazine -- First Things, Lay Witness, Latin Mass, etc. -- to a priest who has been a particular friend to our family, and who we know would read and appreciate a particular magazine.

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Posted: Dec 14 2011 at 9:13am | IP Logged Quote mrsgranola
I've usually given gift cards for restaurants, since our priests usually log lots of road hours living in the boonies. This year I've gotten Fr. a mousepad made at Zazzle with the Happy Saints St.Pio. ;-) Sh--h-h.. it's a surprise!

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