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Pay minister for baptism?

Their is a post on the 0-6 board about paying a priest for baptism. DS's and DD's is Sunday during the church service it will take like 2 minutes. Do we need to pay the minister? We will make out a check to the church like we do every Sunday should we pay more?

Re: Pay minister for baptism?

  • we had to give a "donation" to the priest for the girls baptism.  The church told us how much to pay
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  • No. ?I assume a bapt. is normal for the church and would fall under his job description. ?If you wanted to get him a thank you, I think that would be fine, or maybe make an extra donation to the children's ministry (or something close to your heart) that would be a nice gesture.
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  • We just make a donation to the church (we are not members, but were married there and DD has already been baptised there).  It is also done during a regular Sunday service.
  • We gave our priest $50 and an extra $50 to the church over what we usually give each week.
  • They will specify if the church asks for the donation for baptisms.  Generally, they don't, as it is essentially "welcoming new members of the church" but some do.  It is a nice gesture to make an offering to the church, though, in honor of your child's baptism.
  • we gave a donation as well
  • Sorry, forgot to add that this could be totally different depending on your denomination. ?
  • Typically you give the priest a "donation" for anything like that, wedding, baptism, etc.  I don't know if it's the same for ministers or not.  For our wedding we gave $100.  We actually didnt' give anything for the baptism since the priest is my uncle we are doing something more personal, but I would probaby give $50.

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  • I think a $50-100 donation is pretty standard.?
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  • We gave $100 donation

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  • We gave a special donation to the priest for the baptism. There was no set amount, and when we asked during the baptism class, we were told it is common but in no means required. We gave him $100 for our 2 girls (baptized together). We actually made the check out ot the church but my mom told me that we should have given him cash as it should got to the priest (they make so little). We are Catholic.

    What baptism takes 2 minutes????

     

     

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