Parishioners Pay Big Bucks for Christmas Eve Seating
According to a recent news story, if you want a front-row seat at a St. Paul Catholic church's Christmas Eve mass, better get out your wallet.
Parishioners at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church pay $1,000 per pew for the best reserved seating at the popular 4 p.m. mass.
The money goes to the church's elementary school.
Charging money for seats at Christmas Eve services happens at other churches in the country, but some question the practice.
One theology professor at Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minn., says it puts too much focus on money.
Jim Beilby says it takes away from the religious meaning of Christmas.
Church fundraisers say the practice is a touchy subject, but their efforts are always successful. This year's auction of prime seating raised more than $6,000.
Parishioners at Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church pay $1,000 per pew for the best reserved seating at the popular 4 p.m. mass.
The money goes to the church's elementary school.
Charging money for seats at Christmas Eve services happens at other churches in the country, but some question the practice.
One theology professor at Bethel University in Arden Hills, Minn., says it puts too much focus on money.
Jim Beilby says it takes away from the religious meaning of Christmas.
Church fundraisers say the practice is a touchy subject, but their efforts are always successful. This year's auction of prime seating raised more than $6,000.
posted by Norman Larson @ 7:18 AM
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