Is my vicar asking too much for money?

[Classic80]

My vicar likes to make sure the collection plate is passed around more than once. It always makes me uncomfortable. Has anyone felt their vicar was a little too keen on fundraising? What did you do?

[BackforGood]

More than once during a service ?
Without any explanation as to one being for Church funds and one a special collection for {insert recent disaster} ?

I would call 'fundraising' when you arrange events to raise funds (coffee morning, jumble sale, etc)

[Twickerhun]

Talk to them? Switch to a direct debit and ignore the plate?

[mostlydrinkstea]

It is a bit unusual. We have a collection for the church during the second hymn as this is all the money we have to keep the church running. There is another collection for a designated charity each month but we just leave a plate at the door and about 10% of people will donate on average.

[waltzingparrot]

I'd just split what I give between the two plates.

[BumbleBeee69]

How much is HE putting in ?

[AngelaScandal]

totally normal in my childhood Catholic Church!

[UserThenLotsOfNumbers]

I would give some money in a collection, but passing it around once is cheeky/guilt tripping.

[UserThenLotsOfNumbers]

*more than once

[Jason118]

Just put half in the first time round.

[june2007]

It,s a bit silly really as a lot of people give monthly donations or direct debits. Once is def enough. Not been in a church that does it twice.