Communion Cards - How much to give?

Quality

100 for god child

60 for niece:nephew

10/20 anyone else

kerry4sam

Super-Rush wrote: »

Will ya go way outta that ffs.

No ten year old needs or deserves 250 euro.

I spoke with one young girl after her Communion day recently. On asking 'How was your day', the reply I received was 'I made 475euros'.

Speaking with another and I heard all about a family meal, and relatives who travelled for 'his day'.

Just give what you'd feel comfortable giving and your actual relationship with them - family or close friend of family. Could you ask a parent if their was anything he child would like as a gift. Some families would appreciate the smaller items like a prayer book; rosary beeds; religious ornament to remember the 'Special Day' like a personalised photo-frame; instead of cash in a card.

Canis Lupus

kerry4sam wrote: »

I spoke with one young girl after her Communion day recently. On asking 'How was your day', the reply I received was 'I made 475euros'.

Speaking with another and I heard all about a family meal, and relatives who travelled for 'his day'.

Just give what you'd feel comfortable giving and your actual relationship with them - family or close friend of family. Could you ask a parent if their was anything he child would like as a gift. Some families would appreciate the smaller items like a prayer book; rosary beeds; religious ornament to remember the 'Special Day' like a personalised photo-frame; instead of cash in a card.

Ah hahahahahahahahahahaha......

kerry4sam

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Ah hahahahahahahahahahaha......

You done it wrong. Its

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaDzkyplitE

JustAThought

A tenner for the cousins kids, (each!) and thirty for your Godchild -I'd put in scratch cards -always fun to get : )

Start them on a life of gambling too : )

nicowa

I gave my nephew a cross on a chain. He loved it. Said it was better than the money. Cost a tenner (it did look really nice).

I understand that everyone is used to giving money. But what the hell do they need it for?

lazygal

Get them anything by Christopher Hitchins or David Attenborough. Might stop the rot of God bothering before it gets too bad.

old hippy

I never understood the relationship between Confirmation and getting money

Hang on, this is Communion you're talking about? The money thing didn't exist in my day.

krudler

old hippy wrote: »

I never understood the relationship between Confirmation and getting money

Hang on, this is Communion you're talking about? The money thing didn't exist in my day.

Catholicism is a business, best to teach kids that as early as they can

Lando Griffin

My cousins child is to do her communion and her mother who I have never talked to since her wedding decided to ring us to see if 4 - 4.30 would be a good time to call round with her darling.
I knew what that it was to collect money so I told her we were going to Spain that week.
Then my cousin, her husband rang, a good drinking buddy rang to say he didn't know we were going to Spain.
I had to then go on line and book a bloody holiday to Spain.
Herself wasn't please because it means we are going on two sun holidays this year when the budget was clearly set out for one.

Boombastic

I'd give them a euro for every question they answer correctly from the cathechism

iguana

old hippy wrote: »

I never understood the relationship between Confirmation and getting money

To quote Rev Lovejoy holding a bible, "You can save more souls with roller blades and Easy-Bake Ovens than with this two-thousand page sleeping pill." It's the same principle, how many 12 year olds are going to be even remotely enthusiastic about giving up their Saturday to go to a really long mass where they confirm they will follow the religious promises their parents made for them as babies? But how many 12 year olds will do it if in exchange they get a big party and a few hundred quid to spend as they like? It's bribery, plain and simple.

awec

old hippy wrote: »

I never understood the relationship between Confirmation and getting money

Hang on, this is Communion you're talking about? The money thing didn't exist in my day.

How else do you think they'd get people confirmed if there wasn't a big payoff for it?

--LOS--

Lando Griffin wrote: »

My cousins child is to do her communion and her mother who I have never talked to since her wedding decided to ring us to see if 4 - 4.30 would be a good time to call round with her darling.
I knew what that it was to collect money so I told her we were going to Spain that week.
Then my cousin, her husband rang, a good drinking buddy rang to say he didn't know we were going to Spain.
I had to then go on line and book a bloody holiday to Spain.
Herself wasn't please because it means we are going on two sun holidays this year when the budget was clearly set out for one.

eh yeah sure you did

jester77

Just tell the kid that you'll pray for their soul. If they have a problem with that then just flog them and weep for their soul.

krudler

iguana wrote: »

To quote Rev Lovejoy holding a bible, "You can save more souls with roller blades and Easy-Bake Ovens than with this two-thousand page sleeping pill." It's the same principle, how many 12 year olds are going to be even remotely enthusiastic about giving up their Saturday to go to a really long mass where they confirm they will follow the religious promises their parents made for them as babies? But how many 12 year olds will do it if in exchange they get a big party and a few hundred quid to spend as they like? It's bribery, plain and simple.

Zactly, I didnt care less about my communion aside from the fact it let me get new video games, it was worth the hour of mass

swimming in a sea

I wouldn't give a penny, I drew a line under this catholic scam a few years back.

I remember in school after I did it, all the kids comparing how much money they got it was like a status symbol of how rich your family was, £50 to £100 was generally the scale except one kid in my class whose family owned a big factory would come out with £500 as he got money from his fathers sales reps, suppliers etc.
Then off home and all the parents would want to know how much your mates got, it was no different than priest when they used to list off how much each families church contribution was.

SkadooshJ

Ive had 2 communions in the last 2 weeks, my brother and my godson. They both got €10 in a card.

xzanti

I think Communions and Confirmations are really more a tradition or a right of passage for most Irish kids.. I'm sure there are plenty of families out there who celebrate the religious aspect of it, and do it solely for that purpose.. but they are probably in the minority.

I don't remember anyone giving me rosary beads or a receipt from a charitable donation on either of my big days.. so I wouldn't do it to a kid myself.. As someone else pointed out.. it's their special day.. all about them, and I certainly wouldn't begrudge them.

HondaSami

Lando Griffin wrote: »

My cousins child is to do her communion and her mother who I have never talked to since her wedding decided to ring us to see if 4 - 4.30 would be a good time to call round with her darling.
I knew what that it was to collect money so I told her we were going to Spain that week.
Then my cousin, her husband rang, a good drinking buddy rang to say he didn't know we were going to Spain.
I had to then go on line and book a bloody holiday to Spain.
Herself wasn't please because it means we are going on two sun holidays this year when the budget was clearly set out for one.

€20 in a card would be a lot cheaper than going Spain and it's for the child not the parents. Why do people take out their petty grievances on children.

shruikan2553

Lando Griffin wrote: »

My cousins child is to do her communion and her mother who I have never talked to since her wedding decided to ring us to see if 4 - 4.30 would be a good time to call round with her darling.
I knew what that it was to collect money so I told her we were going to Spain that week.
Then my cousin, her husband rang, a good drinking buddy rang to say he didn't know we were going to Spain.
I had to then go on line and book a bloody holiday to Spain.
Herself wasn't please because it means we are going on two sun holidays this year when the budget was clearly set out for one.

Hate those kinds of people that fell the need to parade the child everywhere and then you have to pretend to care, luckily it has never happened to me yet.

Probably easier to say that you already have plans for the weekend or something involving work. Or just ask them why they're coming around and say theres no need for them to bother as you are sure they are busy and you'll catch up with them later. Then never catch up with them.

dh0011

it was may 95 that i got my communion but i remember i got about 50 cards and it all added up to about 200 pounds [in old money]. I got a lot of mass bouquets without money. At that age how much you get doesnt matter to the child. The novelty was more important than the value. At that age you dont understand the value of money anyway.

I think it is more of an issue for the parents seeing what you give their child

hoodwinked

dh0011 wrote: »

it was may 95 that i got my communion but i remember i got about 50 cards and it all added up to about 200 pounds [in old money]. I got a lot of mass bouquets without money. At that age how much you get doesnt matter to the child. The novelty was more important than the value. At that age you dont understand the value of money anyway.

I think it is more of an issue for the parents seeing what you give their child

i think you underestimate the value of money to an 8 year old, and remember you were probably only 7 if not 6 at the time....

dh0011

I was 7. I dont think an 8 year old really can understand the value of money. There largest expense is probably sweets.

It is just a novelty to them

I think you've got enough varying answers to keep you suitably uninformed OP :P

Perhaps one of the religious forums would be better for your query.