No Mass, no offertory: Parish collections take a hit. Article points out parishes suddenly facing income squeeze

[mdgspencer]

No Mass, no offertory: Parish, diocesan, national collections take a hit | Crux

How long a parish can go without receiving revenue from parishioners is a still-unanswered question, this article comments.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

The shutdown has been going for what, 2 weeks? Bit early to worry about this I would think.

 

[JulianN]

Parishes and dioceses run on tight margins—I work for one and the concern is very high right now.

 

[Tis_Bearself]

They probably already took some financial hit from the abuse crisis, and now this on top of it, and people losing their incomes or jobs and being unable to contribute. I guess I can see the concern. I tend to think, like the economy, it will bounce back when we get past this. For now we will all just have to take belt-tightening measures and those who can contribute should do so.

 

[Minks]

No Mass, no offertory: Parish, diocesan, national collections take a hit

How long a parish can go without receiving revenue from parishioners is a still-unanswered question, this article comments.

I would hope that practicing Catholics—especially those who frequent CAF—would have the integrity to continue to financially support the Church during this hiatus.

 

[Dr_Meinheimer]

That’s why I like using autopay from my checking account. I never even gave a thought to stopping it. It would take serious effort and self-examination to tighten by belt and decide to make that call.

 

[Canvas]

I encourage people continuing to make weekly payments to their Parish. My Parish has Faith Direct, so you can make contributions online.

 

[Jeanne_S]

Same here.Our monthly and holy day contributions are directly withdrawn and it’s part of our budget

 

[DaveBj]

I’m retired, so my income isn’t affected by the economic shutdowns. I contribute by check, and during the church closure, the $$$ will just stay in my account. When we have our first post-closure Mass, I’ll just write a check for the accumulated amount.

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