Tithe Offerings at Mass

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TimothyH said:
Makes sense. I’m not putting down electronic giving and it avoids the issue of carrying forward a balance until the check clears, that’s for sure.
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I’m with you. There’s nothing wrong with electronic giving, but it makes me uncomfortable, and I’m not likely to do it.

I use checks and envelopes, but I try to save trouble at the parish by just giving one check per month. I count the number of Sundays in the month, multiply the weekly amount, and then write one check, since it’s all coming from the same paycheck anyway.

Plus, they never send the baskets to the choir (because generally we’re singing) so it’s easier not to have to remember every week to find an usher. I’ve never been at a parish where everyone had to go up to the alter to drop in their donations. I don’t mean to be insulting, but it sounds like a terrible idea. Probably there is something good about it that I haven’t thought of.

I’ve only been to parishes where they hand baskets around or have baskets on sticks that they poke across the pew. And a couple of times I’ve visited parishes where they apparently just have slots by the door where you put your donation in on the way in or out. I kind of liked it. It allowed people to concentrate on the gifts of bread and wine, and also the hymn.

For second collections, I decide for myself whether I feel I’m called to contribute to that cause, and if so, how much. I always give to the retired priests and religious collections, but don’t feel as called to give to Catholic University. It’s just a personal thing. One of the nice things about the Catholic Church is that although you are required to support the needs of the parish, there are no rules whatsoever as to how you must do it. If you are poor and also can’t help in any more direct way (e.g. weeding the flowerbeds or helping paint something or whatever) your prayers are valuable.

–Jen
 
In our parish in Ireland (Ballintubber Abbey) they have a box at the rear of the church that people drop their money or envelopes in. No basket passing.
 
pianistclare said:
In our parish in Ireland (Ballintubber Abbey) they have a box at the rear of the church that people drop their money or envelopes in. No basket passing.
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Same with the abbey in my town. I wouldn’t figure the laity are given jobs in many abbeys such as ushering or going around with collection baskets the same way they would be in their own parishes. Otherwise I’d be up there with the schola when I attend their Masses. 😃
 
I also only write one check a month as I find that easier to keep track of than writing one check a week. Due to taking care of my elderly mother sometimes I cannot go to my parish on Sunday and end up at another church for Mass.

Also, our parish is rather small and I prefer to donate to the maintenance fund as that account is not taxed by our Diocese so all the money I donate stays in the parish. When I want to donate to the Diocese I do so through the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
 
ServusHumilis said:
Same with the abbey in my town. I wouldn’t figure the laity are given jobs in many abbeys such as ushering or going around with collection baskets the same way they would be in their own parishes. Otherwise I’d be up there with the schola when I attend their Masses. 😃
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Ballintubber is not a working Abbey, but it is a working parish. It’s celebrating it’s 800’th anniversary next year. Only Fr. Frank Fahey is there. 👍
 
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