MIKolbe Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 We are thinking of doing this in our parish. I went to the TOT website and pretty much got as far as I can get and then got this: [quote] [size="2"][color="#4f4f4f"]RENEW International provides the official registration process to become a licensed user of the [b][font="Arial"]RENEW Theology on Tap[/font][/b][font="Arial"] trademark. This license provides you access to all of the helpful tools and guidance provided by [/font][/color][/size][url="http://www.twitter.com/#/RENEWIntl"][font="Arial"][size="2"]RENEW International[/size][/font][/url][font="Arial"][size="2"][color="#4f4f4f"]. This license also ensures the quality of [/color][/size][/font][url="http://www.renewintl.org/renew/Index.nsf/vPages/AboutToT?OpenDocument"][font="Arial"][size="2"]Theology on Tap[/size][/font][/url][font="Arial"][size="2"][color="#4f4f4f"] around the world. The fee for the first year is $150. Renewal each year is $75.[/color][/size][/font] [/quote] So, I have to pay $150 for a license to hold a Theology on Tap? or just to "call" it Theology on Tap? Can I call it "Kegs and Catholicism" (or something like that) and not pay the $150? Can I call it Theology on Tap without the $150? I'm cheap and I got about 19 other things that $150 can go towards... If these "tools and guidance" are excellent and offer a turnkey event. ok..i might consider it..But if i can talk up going to a bar, talk the religious into it, and have us talk Catholicism on my own, and all they are going to give me is a 2nd rate logo and some 'you can do it' verbiage; no thanks..i'll do it on my own. Does anyone know what *exactly* these "helpful tools and guidance" are? Are they really helpful? Is the guidance really needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missionseeker Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I don't what these are but I've heard people use faith and ale. But I like Catholicism and kegs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 All I know is I went one time and they weren't happy with me being there, even though the Bishop did not care. Start a new program called Catholicism and Kegs and allow people under twenty one to go without being in trouble from mean drunk people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 PMing you mlkolbe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaPetiteSoeur Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I know this isn't the case in my state or in Europe, but I know some states have rules about under 18 or 21 year olds going into bars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 [quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1353080863' post='2511269'] All I know is I went one time and they weren't happy with me being there, even though the Bishop did not care. Start a new program called Catholicism and Kegs and allow people under twenty one to go without being in trouble from mean drunk people. [/quote] I think you maybe missed the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' timestamp='1353081818' post='2511275'] I think you maybe missed the point. [/quote] Which point? The point of the thread or the point of them being mad at me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 [quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1353080863' post='2511269'] All I know is I went one time and they weren't happy with me being there, even though the Bishop did not care. Start a new program called Catholicism and Kegs and allow people under twenty one to go without being in trouble from mean drunk people. [/quote] Um, FP -- you're under 21. That's why they would have been upset with you being there. Theology on Tap is held at a bar -- there's a reason for that. It is also a Young Adult program, not a Youth program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 [quote name='cmariadiaz' timestamp='1353082211' post='2511278'] Um, FP -- you're under 21. That's why they would have been upset with you being there. Theology on Tap is held at a bar -- there's a reason for that. It is also a Young Adult program, not a Youth program [/quote] The Bishop didn't care, and it wasn't at a bar. Plus, I can legally go to bars. I've done it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaD2006 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) [quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1353082276' post='2511279'] The Bishop didn't care, and it wasn't at a bar. Plus, I can legally go to bars. I've done it before. [/quote] If I'm not mistaken, Theology on Tap is geared at Young Adults. That's a difference. Certain topics can be geared at Young Adults that would not be as appropriate for Youth/Teens. Besides ... soon enough you will be able to attend without a problem (years FLY by)! Edited November 16, 2012 by cmariadiaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 [quote name='cmariadiaz' timestamp='1353082409' post='2511280'] If I'm not mistaken, Theology on Tap is geared at Young Adults. That's a difference. Certain topics can be geared at Young Adults that would not be as appropriate for Youth/Teens. Besides ... soon enough you will be able to attend without a problem (years FLY by)! [/quote] The topic was on the prodigal son and coming back to God through confession. And I disagree. I'm sixteen and it feels like it has been forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Miles.... my 2 cents: if you are under 18, you could get your bishop and/or the parish organizers in a LOT of trouble if you try to crash a theo on tap event if it is held at a bar. Even in Kansas (where the drinking laws are different from a lot of other places). And even if it isn't held at a bar (and theo on tap events are) there really are reasons why they put age limits on different events. I know you don't want to hear it, but 16 isn't 18... and 18 isn't 24... and 24 isn't 35... etc. Different cohorts want to hang out among themselves sometimes. Other events will be open to everyone. Our 20's and 30's group in my parish has some WONDERFUL speakers and events... and I'd love to go to some of them, but I can't go because I am TOO OLD, and that is how it is. So... just cause YOU want to go doesn't mean they want you to go. Learned this the hard way, by the way, in my 30's when we were planning 'young adult' events at my parish. We had a FANTASTIC group, mostly 30's and 40's, but we WANTED some younger 20s and 30's - we were a YA group! But the 20-something YAs rather bluntly told us that they were NOT interested... .we didn't share enough stuff in common with them. THEY JUST WANTED TO BE WITH PEOPLE BETWEEN 18 and 24. It's hard feeling older (or younger) than you are, but that's the way it is sometimes.... Edited November 16, 2012 by AnneLine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 [quote name='FuturePriest387' timestamp='1353082276' post='2511279'] The Bishop didn't care, and it wasn't at a bar. Plus, I can legally go to bars. I've done it before. [/quote] And the bishop was not the one put off. But I'll bet he wasn't the only one there. Don't take this the wrong way, but there are times adults want to be with adults. I have a sixteen year old. When we gather for homeschool potlucks and such, she and her friends sometimes try to sit with the adults-- and that's fine for awhile. But then, the time comes that the grown-ups want to be in conversations without the teens around because, frankly, they stiffle conversation. It's not personal. I'm sure there are times you want to be with your friends and not have adults hanging around. We do to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I don't go to Theology on Tap because I'm too old-- Them's the breaks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 [quote name='homeschoolmom' timestamp='1353085905' post='2511302'] And the bishop was not the one put off. But I'll bet he wasn't the only one there. Don't take this the wrong way, but there are times adults want to be with adults. I have a sixteen year old. When we gather for homeschool potlucks and such, she and her friends sometimes try to sit with the adults-- and that's fine for awhile. But then, the time comes that the grown-ups want to be in conversations without the teens around because, frankly, they stiffle conversation. It's not personal. I'm sure there are times you want to be with your friends and not have adults hanging around. We do to. [/quote] I understand that. I actually have always preferred talking to adults because I can't really relate to people my age, but I do understand that. I only planned going once, though, and the only reason was because the Bishop was there. I had the opportunity to talk to him about my vocation, and we had a really pleasant conversation about it. I know there are better places to do that, and in fact I didn't want to go because of the age thing. My parents made me because they assured me it would be okay and nobody would care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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