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| Tacky Religious Ornaments And Stuff | |
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| Topic Started: Sunday, 3. February 2008, 02:07 (641 Views) | |
| CARLO | Monday, 4. February 2008, 19:36 Post #16 |
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Joan I am familiar with the plastic version which is quite acceptable. Here however is the (pre-V2) glass version on which the (post-V2) plastic container is based! ![]() Oremus Ahem! CARLO |
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| pete | Tuesday, 5. February 2008, 15:45 Post #17 |
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Carlo, I'll do you a swop, I'll give you my two plastic one's for your glass one. Until recently I thought that my plastic one was miraculous, the holy water as often as we topped up the font always seemed to remain full. That was until I found that my Downs son was filling it up from the tap. |
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| CARLO | Tuesday, 5. February 2008, 22:37 Post #18 |
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Pete :D How wonderfully Italian of your son! Bravo! B) Andiamo! Let's go! CARLO |
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| Derekap | Thursday, 7. February 2008, 22:41 Post #19 |
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I have heard that long before even my time the occasionally traveller would go around the country selling bottles of water from the River Jordan. |
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| CARLO | Thursday, 7. February 2008, 23:32 Post #20 |
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Yes no doubt Derek. If you read The Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales you will learn of Friars and Monks selling all sorts of dodgy gear! Veritas Truth CARLO |
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| Rose of York | Friday, 11. April 2008, 23:30 Post #21 |
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The ultimate gifts for Ladies of the Guild of the Green Cardigan, for use when they count the collection. Coin Counter ![]() Note counter
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| CARLO | Saturday, 12. April 2008, 16:22 Post #22 |
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:o Goodness me Rose - no need for all that Post V2 clutter! The Pre-V2 counting kit consisted of: 1. Small ribbed rubber finger cover for counting notes 2. Several thick and brown elastic bands 3. Paper Bank bags for coins 4. A blue or brown cloth bag from the bank to carry 3. above 5. A Cash Book from W H Smiths with a red cover 6. A lead pencil 7. Packet of 20 Players Navy Cut 8. A heavy glass ash tray 9. A bottle of Dimple Haig and 2 glasses. 10. A Ready Reckoner. (STRICTLY NO WOMEN) Gloria! Happy Days CARLO |
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| Derekap | Saturday, 12. April 2008, 20:40 Post #23 |
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In the not distant future we shall be swiping smart cards when we enter church and the collectors will take a print-off of the total up to the altar just before the Offertory. At least I shall not be shamed by generous people hiding my 50p piece with their £50 notes! |
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| Rose of York | Saturday, 12. April 2008, 22:57 Post #24 |
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The way banks are going they will soon charge by entry on the statement. Serves you right if you get charged a fiver for your 50p transaction.
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| Ned | Sunday, 13. April 2008, 17:32 Post #25 |
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I'm usually very tolerant of other people's devotional objects. But I'm in terror of those boxed statues, fitted with a 15-watt night light, of Our Lady or the Sacred Heart. Elderly people are very fond of them, but they must be a real fire-risk - particularly those that have the glass-fronted case lined with a fabric. |
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| CARLO | Sunday, 13. April 2008, 17:47 Post #26 |
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THE COUNTER After Mass on Sunday Thou shalt enter the inner sanctum Of Presbytery room With aroma of stale tobacco And duty free aftershave Amidst grubby banknotes With thy comrades of the dark suit Thou shalt count the collection And separate the coins That are not of legal tender From those that are, or used to be As a shepherd sorts his sheep Thou shalt go about thy holy work With elastic bands around thy wrist And foolscap envelopes in thy hand Putting each penny and note in its place Recording each total with a flourish Of thy golden fountain pen Hoping dearly that one day Thine own name Will be entered in The cash book of salvation. Copyright “CARLO” 13 Feb 2005 |
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| Josephine | Thursday, 17. April 2008, 11:48 Post #27 |
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Carlo's post reminded me of my Dad and his efforts to help the parish finances. Another thing he did was to cycle round parishioner's houses every Friday night in all weathers collecting the pools money. (I'm not sure how that helped the parish finances as I was a child at the time, but it did.) Dad was firmly of the opinion that the holier the priest, the less reliable he would be regarding money. It took Dad a long time to "train" his p.p. to put money given to him by parishioners on a special table set aside for the purpose in the presbytery instead of leaving it in a jacket pocket. I remember well Dad coming home and telling us how proud and pleased with himself Fr. XXXX was to show Dad the table with all the little stacks of coins. The snag was our dear p.p. found it hard to recall who had given him which stack or what it was for! They've both gone to their reward, bless them. Josephine |
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| Rose of York | Sunday, 3. August 2008, 16:54 Post #28 |
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Present for spouse!
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| Deleted User | Sunday, 3. August 2008, 17:03 Post #29 |
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Where on earth did you find that? |
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| Rose of York | Sunday, 3. August 2008, 18:21 Post #30 |
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That most venerable institution, The Times of London. |
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