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Offline LaramieHirsch

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My second time to attend Society chapel
« on: October 25, 2015, 11:30:50 PM »
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    • So, today was my second time to take the family to a Society Mass.  We liked it.  Again, I'm new to it, so there were a few basic things that Fr. McBride ironed out for me.  

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    FSSP: Old Church = good , New Church = not-so-good
    SSPX: Old Church = good , New Church = bad

    2. Criticisms of the Pope can be made, but not too excessively to the point where you demean his office.  It is easy to get lost in that.

    3. The different regions/districts of the Society usually have one exorcist, and no one knows who that exorcist is.

    4. Even priests will be telling me that the Society is "out of the church" or is schismatic.

    5. There may have been a prophecy in the 1600s or 1700s talking about this time in the Church, in which one bishop--perhaps Lefebvre--will stand his ground to preserve tradition.


    They were all responses to questions I asked.  So, Fr. didn't come out of the gates telling me these things.  We also had a good laugh at Voris, whose tirade against the Society spawned right around the time when I decided to start taking my wife and kids to their Mass.

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    In any event, we had a nice time this past Sunday.  I got to see the old building that they bought.  It's an actual Society building.  But it's falling apart in different ways.  Namely, it needs a lot of money spent to repair its roof.  

    So, how do people raise money for this sort of thing, aside from rich old parishioners?  The place really doesn't deserve to be allowed to fall apart.  Have there ever been any successful fund raisers for this sort of thing?

    -Laramie
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    Offline JezusDeKoning

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    My second time to attend Society chapel
    « Reply #1 on: October 25, 2015, 11:41:07 PM »
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    • Quote from: LaramieHirsch
    So, today was my second time to take the family to a Society Mass.  We liked it.  Again, I'm new to it, so there were a few basic things that Fr. McBride ironed out for me.  

    1.

    FSSP: Old Church = good , New Church = not-so-good
    SSPX: Old Church = good , New Church = bad

    2. Criticisms of the Pope can be made, but not too excessively to the point where you demean his office.  It is easy to get lost in that.

    3. The different regions/districts of the Society usually have one exorcist, and no one knows who that exorcist is.

    4. Even priests will be telling me that the Society is "out of the church" or is schismatic.

    5. There may have been a prophecy in the 1600s or 1700s talking about this time in the Church, in which one bishop--perhaps Lefebvre--will stand his ground to preserve tradition.


    They were all responses to questions I asked.  So, Fr. didn't come out of the gates telling me these things.  We also had a good laugh at Voris, whose tirade against the Society spawned right around the time when I decided to start taking my wife and kids to their Mass.

    - - -

    In any event, we had a nice time this past Sunday.  I got to see the old building that they bought.  It's an actual Society building.  But it's falling apart in different ways.  Namely, it needs a lot of money spent to repair its roof.  

    So, how do people raise money for this sort of thing, aside from rich old parishioners?  The place really doesn't deserve to be allowed to fall apart.  Have there ever been any successful fund raisers for this sort of thing?

    -Laramie


    Some places will give an old church away for virtually nothing. It would be the interior (e.g. altars, reredos, candles, statues) that would be expensive.
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    My second time to attend Society chapel
    « Reply #2 on: October 26, 2015, 05:32:11 AM »
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    • Quote from: LaramieHirsch

    In any event, we had a nice time this past Sunday.  I got to see the old building that they bought.  It's an actual Society building.  But it's falling apart in different ways.  Namely, it needs a lot of money spent to repair its roof.  

    So, how do people raise money for this sort of thing, aside from rich old parishioners?  The place really doesn't deserve to be allowed to fall apart.  Have there ever been any successful fund raisers for this sort of thing?

    -Laramie



    At our chapel, seems like they have fund raisers all the time for various different needs, whether it be for building maintenance, the school, pilgrimages or whatever, each fundraiser often raises thousands of dollars thanks to the efforts of the congregation. I must say that our congregation seems to be very resourceful when it comes to raising money.

    After some 40 years, we are moving out of our chapel and into a newer building that used to be a prot church they were able to buy. I think most of the renovations will depend entirely on fund raisers, some funds will come from SSPX itself and the rest from the sale of the old chapel and property.  

    But yes, fundraising is the most often used way of paying bills around here. They use everything from raffles and bake sales to bike-a-thons and holiday galas to raise money, usually with huge success.
     
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