Sojourner Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='Raphael' post='1260944' date='Apr 30 2007, 04:48 PM']Actually, a friend of mine who hadn't cut her hair in 10 years just had a fundraiser...the more spare change raised, the more she'd chop. They got $1000.[/quote] and now she's bald? [quote name='Raphael' post='1260948' date='Apr 30 2007, 04:50 PM']Just a warning...those two could cause a lot of confusion.[/quote] I was wondering about that. I was going to suggest a rosary but then remembered blessed things shouldn't be sold and this would count as selling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='Terra Firma' post='1260950' date='Apr 30 2007, 04:52 PM']and now she's bald?[/quote] Nope...her hair was like 2'8" or so...so now it's just a lot shorter. [quote]I was wondering about that. I was going to suggest a rosary but then remembered blessed things shouldn't be sold and this would count as selling.[/quote] You can always sell them and then have them blessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='Raphael' post='1260948' date='Apr 30 2007, 02:50 PM']Just a warning...those two could cause a lot of confusion.[/quote] why? i don't understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Joe Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 (edited) We just did a Phone-a-thon at Newman and raised over $50,000. How about a dunking booth and raffle off tickets? Edited April 30, 2007 by Old_Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1260957' date='Apr 30 2007, 04:56 PM']why? i don't understand[/quote] To someone who might not understand, it probably sounds a lot like buying indulgences and stuff...I'd stay away from fundraising by trading money for spiritual gifts or favors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Masses are said for people all the time for a donation - how is this different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1260985' date='Apr 30 2007, 05:04 PM']Masses are said for people all the time for a donation - how is this different?[/quote] I'm not saying it necessarily is...just that people might get confused. Although there could be legit debate over whether you can "buy" a Mass or simply request a Mass and also pay a priest for his time and service. The case could be made that one puts the liturgy on sale while the other simply helps to support the Church. Anyway, I'm not getting into that debate, I'm just saying it could be very confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1260837' date='Apr 30 2007, 03:03 PM']those are great! i'm trying to think of some Catholic stuff too, like: -a spiritual bouquet -a dedicated Mass (in memory of) what else?[/quote] hand-made rosaries and chaplets? ( [url="http://www.beadsofmercy.com"]http://www.beadsofmercy.com[/url] ) since you're considering the silent auction, i might suggest that you do it in conjunction with a coffee house type thing. we used to have those for our theater department and they were a total hit. we would play improv games for the audience, perform monologues, sing, dance, play all kinds of instruments, and recite poety - both from books and personal journals. you let everyone (from the dept/group) audition or sign up for something and also have them serve as the waitstaff when they aren't performing. you can have cheesecake, pumpkin cake, pound cake, cake, cake, cake, coffee cake, (are you getting this all down?), cake, cookies, brownies, cake, cake and cake donated from local shoppes on top of having the kids bring stuff in from home. a certain popular coffee house used to donate coffee to us for the night. then you can advertise for them to thank them. it's so much fun and would be a great accompaniment, i think, to your silent auction. (it's also really easy to coordinate.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1260995' date='Apr 30 2007, 03:07 PM']you can have cheesecake, pumpkin cake, pound cake, cake, cake, cake, coffee cake, (are you getting this all down?), cake, cookies, brownies, cake, cake and cake[/quote] are you trying to say that we should have cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='Raphael' post='1260991' date='Apr 30 2007, 03:06 PM']I'm not saying it necessarily is...just that people might get confused. Although there could be legit debate over whether you can "buy" a Mass or simply request a Mass and also pay a priest for his time and service. The case could be made that one puts the liturgy on sale while the other simply helps to support the Church. Anyway, I'm not getting into that debate, I'm just saying it could be very confusing.[/quote]okay, i'll have to talk it over with my priest. [quote name='hugheyforlife' post='1260995' date='Apr 30 2007, 03:07 PM']hand-made rosaries and chaplets? ( [url="http://www.beadsofmercy.com"]http://www.beadsofmercy.com[/url] ) since you're considering the silent auction, i might suggest that you do it in conjunction with a coffee house type thing. we used to have those for our theater department and they were a total hit. we would play improv games for the audience, perform monologues, sing, dance, play all kinds of instruments, and recite poety - both from books and personal journals. you let everyone (from the dept/group) audition or sign up for something and also have them serve as the waitstaff when they aren't performing. you can have cheesecake, pumpkin cake, pound cake, cake, cake, cake, coffee cake, (are you getting this all down?), cake, cookies, brownies, cake, cake and cake donated from local shoppes on top of having the kids bring stuff in from home. a certain popular coffee house used to donate coffee to us for the night. then you can advertise for them to thank them. it's so much fun and would be a great accompaniment, i think, to your silent auction. (it's also really easy to coordinate.)[/quote]yeah, that's a definite idea! i'm also thinking of doing a karaoke competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 [quote name='Lil Red' post='1261001' date='Apr 30 2007, 05:10 PM']are you trying to say that we should have cake [/quote] : you are one smart cookie. COOKIE CAKE! you could get cookie cake too... yum. [quote name='Lil Red' post='1261004' date='Apr 30 2007, 05:12 PM']okay, i'll have to talk it over with my priest. yeah, that's a definite idea! i'm also thinking of doing a karaoke competition.[/quote] oo haha i like that too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKolbe Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 My parish is a newman center and they locked up the Priests in 'jail' and said it would take $X to get them out... I was alot of fun for all, and raised some good $$... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Red Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 what about 'Count the words" - asking parishioners to guess how many times the priest says Jesus, God and Amen during a Mass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjtina Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 (edited) i soooooo need ideas beside the normal bake sales, coke drives, car wash etc......... especially since we are planning for NCYC. Father wants to actually head out to Chicago for a day to expose his poor parishoners and then head on out to Columbus. By the way, who knows how one should dress in November in Columbus? Am I going to need a huge parka? prose, get those ideas typed out!!!! Edited April 30, 2007 by jmjtina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 i know i've mentioned this before but we did dog/car washes when i was in youth group and they were a LOT of fun. adding the dogs to the mix made it interesting! and if you have music going while you do it (like we did when we were fundraising to buy stuff for Seussical), the kids can sing to it and be goofy and have fun. if they're having a blast, the people there have fun too. (they especially loved that we were singing stuff from the show we were saving for, but im sure it would have a similar effect with the youth group.) dinners are always good. you can theme it too. i think italian and mexican are pretty popular and are easy to prepare. you can charge per person or per couple and provide babysitting. all the cooking, waiting, and sitting is done by the kids. you can present a slideshow of pictures/video from youth group events/nights to show them what they're supporting and even have some of the kids write short speeches about why they love youth group. they of course would also thank the guests for coming and supporting them in their goal. its a good way to not only get people involved with the youth who would not normally be, but it also serves to raise money and further relationships in the group. (there's just something about the whole experience that brings you together.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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