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Payment for the Priest

Can anyone tell me how much is expected to pay the priest? I will have 2 priests so do I have to pay them the same amount? Also, how much do the alter servers usually get??? Im so confused :(


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I would love an answer to this also
Comment on this answer by futureMrs
1 year 11 months ago

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We paid ours €150 and gave the altar boys €20 each. You hear some figures near €500 but I think that's ridicuolous.
Comment on this answer by FirstDance
1 year 11 months ago

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Myself and my fiance Darren were thinking about that lately ourselves....think we'll go for around the €100-150 mark for the Priest and then give the alter boys/girls around €15/20 eac
Comment on this answer by OctoberBride
1 year 11 months ago
Yeah that's basically the same as us and I think that's the right level. by FirstDance 1 year 11 months ago

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A friend of mine suggested €100 to the main priest, €50 to the priest thats concelebrating and €10 to the alter servers. Its a tricky one!!!
Comment on this answer by MrsFitz2B
1 year 11 months ago

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I was wondering this also and do people ask the priest to the meal after?
Comment on this answer by maisiemcd1982
1 year 11 months ago

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I think re tradition it's to ask the Priest to the meal...he says the pray before everyone tucks in. I wouldn't be overly into this now myself...not sure if it would be rude to not ask.
Comment on this answer by OctoberBride
1 year 11 months ago

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I always think its weird that the priests get to the top table and some of your own sisters and brothers dont- but it has to be done really. We are thinking 150 to the main priest and then 70 to the other two. It all adds up. My friends parish have a fixed 500 euro charge per wedding!
Comment on this answer by kdbride
1 year 8 months ago

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I'm wondering if any of ye had to pay a booking fee to secure the church on your date as I will have to?and if so does that impact how much the priest should get. Also as a matter of inviting the priest to the meal that's really at your own discretion if you want him there or not
Comment on this answer by mjkerley
1 year 8 months ago
Hi mjkerley, we didn't have to put any deposit down to secure the church...the priest just booked in our date in his diary. But if you are being made put one down I'd deduct that from what you give to the priest then. I'm the same about the priest coming to the meal, seems to be tradition but to be honest I wouldn't be overly pushed to have him there. But any time I bring this up at home with the families they say he has to be asked...bit of a mine field. by OctoberBride 1 year 8 months ago

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Hi mjkerley, we didn't have to put any deposit down to secure the church...the priest just booked in our date in his diary. But if you are being made put one down I'd deduct that from what you give to the priest then. I'm the same about the priest coming to the meal, seems to be tradition but to be honest I wouldn't be overly pushed to have him there. But any time I bring this up at home with the families they say he has to be asked...bit of a mine field.
Comment on this answer by OctoberBride
1 year 8 months ago
Thanks OctoberBride. Yeah we had no idea we would have to pay a booking fee for the church but there ya go! And we were thinking of not giving too much because of that. Any family wedding I've been to the priest always came to the meal so I don't know what to do: stick with tradition or do away with it alltogether by mjkerley 1 year 8 months ago

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We asked the priest to the meal but the fact that we got married on a sat he couldnt make it as he had to be at church to say mass that eve, but he was delighted to be asked! it helps to stay on the right side of him as u may need him again for christening!! LOL
Comment on this answer by bride2bky
1 year 8 months ago

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We had to pay 300euros to secure the church, so not sure if we have to give anymore? What do you think?
Comment on this answer by UkIrishBride
1 year 8 months ago

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