Gift certificate for priest?

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I thought I’d like to ask in this family forum. 🙂
My Spiritual Director, a priest, has bunch of book, and I am going to dinner with him just before Christmas and I like give him a gift certificate. He has tons of books already, what will be some other ideas, besides food, that you could suggest?

Thanks!
 
Half-Price Books
Borders
Barnes & Noble
Visa Gift Card (Can be used about any where)
Mastercard Gift Card (Can be used about any where)
Mall Gift Card (Used any where inside the particular mall)

I wasn’t sure if you were talking about the books because you wanted something to do with that or not.

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A massage? Seriously… being a priest can be a very stressful job, and most therapists offer a fully clothed chair-massage option for those who might not want to disrobe for whatever reason. I would say get a big enough certificate that he can choose the regular hour-long massage if he wants to though… that runs about $65.
 
I meant not to get book for him.

One of these 2 options is easier for me - Could I get this at my bank? Bank of America?

Visa Gift Card (Can be used about any where)
Mastercard Gift Card (Can be used about any where)

Thanks!
 
basilisk said:
A massage? Seriously… being a priest can be a very stressful job, and most therapists offer a fully clothed chair-massage option for those who might not want to disrobe for whatever reason. I would say get a big enough certificate that he can choose the regular hour-long massage if he wants to though… that runs about $65.
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Sounds a good idea, but I am afraid that he is probably not going there.
 
withwind said:
I meant not to get book for him.

One of these 2 options is easier for me - Could I get this at my bank? Bank of America?

Visa Gift Card (Can be used about any where)
Mastercard Gift Card (Can be used about any where)

Thanks!
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Look into the fees and rules of these just in case, a couple of years ago I was going to get one and the fees and hassle to use them made me decide to get a certified check instead (or was it a money order… lol, I can’t remember which one I got). They may have better deals by now. If not, a plain old check (if you think he will cash it) or cash is good too! 🙂
 
lifeisbeautiful said:
Look into the fees of these just in case, a couple of years ago I was going to get one and the fees and hassle to use them made me decide to get a certified check instead (or was it a money order… lol, I can’t remember which one I got). A plain old check (if you think he will cash it) or cash is good too! 🙂
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Somebody suggested not to give them cash or check. I don’t know the reason behind it, that’s why I thought about gift card. 🙂
 
A lot of priests appreciate the very practical – a gift card to a grocery store, gas station, or jiffy-lube type place to get a tune-up, oil change, etc.
 
We give our priest a gift certificate to the local golf course. He loves to play on his days off! 🙂
 
A certificate for Merry Maids (or similar service) to clean his house/parsonage.
 
withwind said:
I thought I’d like to ask in this family forum. 🙂
My Spiritual Director, a priest, has bunch of book, and I am going to dinner with him just before Christmas and I like give him a gift certificate. He has tons of books already, what will be some other ideas, besides food, that you could suggest?
Thanks!
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Just to throw out a couple of non-standard ideas:
- Some of our friends are Order Priests, and because of their vow of poverty they turn over all cash to their order. We have given them small direct gifts (e.g. a sweater or set of golf balls) or made a donation in their name to their Order or Catholic Charities.
- Spiritual "bouquets" where we have taken on specific prayers (e.g. a rosary each day, a novena, fasting) for the intentions of the Priest. This is sometimes applicabe for diocesan Priests who get a salary and may have all the books, gift cards, etc.they need.
 
withwind said:
Somebody suggested not to give them cash or check. I don’t know the reason behind it, that’s why I thought about gift card. 🙂
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My priest told me several years ago that whatever cash he has in his wallet is usually gone by the end of the day … if he’s visiting or meeting a financially struggling family, he gives them everything he has in his wallet. 👍

I also noted his office is overloaded with rosarys & books. He told me he receives many of each at Christmas and Easter.

Being a jogger, I gave him a gift certificate to a sporting good store. Told me later he got himself some high-end sneakers he normally would never even think about.
 
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