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lilqtpie2181
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Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
Ok, so my stp mom went to the church so that she can book the time and date and confirm everything in person.
In the Greek churches you have to be registered to a church in order top preform any kind of sacriment. So anyway i just recently baptised a lil girl so I am registered in a difference church for this year... they told my step-mom that they will book the date but if a "memeber" of the church goes to register any event for that day they will buimp me unless i pay $300 to register for 2006 and 600 for me and my FI for 2007. mindyou for 2006 we are both registered in differnt churches. this church is the richest of the Greek churches in the US..now i know why, they rip people off. My dad flipped out he wants to take this to the head of the church and make a fomal complaint cuz this isn't right.
sorry girls i know this was long but i was so mad when i found out that i just had to vent some more! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
UPDATE!!!!
Well, i found out A LOT yesterday. First of all i called 4 other churches in my neighboring areas and they all told me that what is being asked of me is obserd. If I am already a member then it shoud be respected, so my churchbasically just wants to take advantage of poeple.
Then I found out that in the written rules of the Greek Archdiocese it is listed that no parish is allowed to deny services to a person who is a registered memeber of any chuech listed in the Archdiocese. Basically when I have to do today is call my church and tell the the scoop. If they want to change theri rules then fine iw ill still use their church, if not then they will be reported and my whole family will dro membership from there!!! lets see what happens.
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sugarkube4
2 Crazy Peas in a Pod
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
as holy as churches are, they want your money like anyone else.. I am sorry that they are giving you a hard time and I would be pissed if I had to layout extra money for no reason.. What are you going to do?
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Posted 3/15/06 9:33 PM
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lilqtpie2181
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
Tomorrow i am going to make a few calls to some other churches and see if they have the same policies... I know that the church my famliy is a member too is money hungrythey always have been, that is why i didnt register there... who knows i might end up changing churches.
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Posted 3/15/06 9:44 PM
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MrsMichel07
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
Posted by lilqtpie2181
Ok, so my stp mom went to the church so that she can book the time and date and confirm everything in person.
In the Greek churches you have to be registered to a church in order top preform any kind of sacriment. So anyway i just recently baptised a lil girl so I am registered in a difference church for this year... they told my step-mom that they will book the date but if a "memeber" of the church goes to register any event for that day they will buimp me unless i pay $300 to register for 2006 and 600 for me and my FI for 2007. mindyou for 2006 we are both registered in differnt churches. this church is the richest of the Greek churches in the US..now i know why, they rip people off. My dad flipped out he wants to take this to the head of the church and make a fomal complaint cuz this isn't right.
sorry girls i know this was long but i was so mad when i found out that i just had to vent some more! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Hon... u are NOT alone... I am having church issues too!!!!!! 
Makes u wonder what churches are all about.... I am starting to believe it is alllllll about $$$$$$$$$$$$!
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Posted 3/15/06 10:07 PM
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PegaLega
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
My baptism, communion and confirmation all were done at the church I am getting married in and I am paying more then that for my day. they wont bump me but fees for the church come out to be a big amount.
I think all churches have higher fees for outside parishioners
ETA: Churches keep themselves up to par with the donations made to them-they are performing a service and like any other vendor you are charged
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Posted 3/15/06 10:58 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
Posted by lilqtpie2181
Ok, so my stp mom went to the church so that she can book the time and date and confirm everything in person.
In the Greek churches you have to be registered to a church in order top preform any kind of sacriment. So anyway i just recently baptised a lil girl so I am registered in a difference church for this year... they told my step-mom that they will book the date but if a "memeber" of the church goes to register any event for that day they will buimp me unless i pay $300 to register for 2006 and 600 for me and my FI for 2007. mindyou for 2006 we are both registered in differnt churches. this church is the richest of the Greek churches in the US..now i know why, they rip people off. My dad flipped out he wants to take this to the head of the church and make a fomal complaint cuz this isn't right.
sorry girls i know this was long but i was so mad when i found out that i just had to vent some more! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
havn't you heard apparently it takes $$ to do everything.... Everyone wants their hands to be padded
It does really fustate me, just thinking of the anger & fustration your feeling now ,
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Posted 3/15/06 11:20 PM
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snowcat
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
That must be so frustrating for you! Good luck and let us know what happens!
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Posted 3/16/06 7:20 AM
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JazzyT
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
Posted by MrsMichel07
Posted by lilqtpie2181
Ok, so my stp mom went to the church so that she can book the time and date and confirm everything in person.
In the Greek churches you have to be registered to a church in order top preform any kind of sacriment. So anyway i just recently baptised a lil girl so I am registered in a difference church for this year... they told my step-mom that they will book the date but if a "memeber" of the church goes to register any event for that day they will buimp me unless i pay $300 to register for 2006 and 600 for me and my FI for 2007. mindyou for 2006 we are both registered in differnt churches. this church is the richest of the Greek churches in the US..now i know why, they rip people off. My dad flipped out he wants to take this to the head of the church and make a fomal complaint cuz this isn't right.
sorry girls i know this was long but i was so mad when i found out that i just had to vent some more! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Hon... u are NOT alone... I am having church issues too!!!!!!
Makes u wonder what churches are all about.... I am starting to believe it is alllllll about $$$$$$$$$$$$!
Cee you know its a business like anything else
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Posted 3/16/06 8:49 AM
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ksl268
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11/23/2007 4:00 PM
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
It's the sad truth.........seems like all the church's are a little more interested in the $$$$. My church where I made all of my scarements stands alone and empty, someone decided that our parish needed a much larger 5 million dollar church. P.S. by the way the new one is right next to the old. Now, it costs way more to get married there.
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Posted 3/16/06 10:28 AM
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jennandrob
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
this same thing happened to a friend of mine who recently got married in a church in Astoria.
I'm sorry this is happening. IMO, it's a shady practice. 
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Posted 3/16/06 1:23 PM
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Mooshyboo
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
ohhh Wow I thought the Catholic church was bad...my first experience was in the last couple of weeks and it wasnt so good ~ so my FH's grandmother actually is helping us and now we have an appointment this Saturday with her church...I wonder if they are going to want $$ to register with there church if we want to get married there!
grrrrr....It is so frustrating...
Christine 
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Posted 3/16/06 3:27 PM
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Bobbysgirl
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7/27/2007 3:30 PM
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Watermill
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
Alot of things about this post makes me feel like GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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Posted 3/16/06 4:36 PM
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bride2b24
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7/28/2007 3:00 PM
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
awww the church is so corrupt
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Posted 3/16/06 6:37 PM
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Missladybug15
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!!
Posted by Bobbysgirl
Alot of things about this post makes me feel like GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
grrrrrr, I am feeling it too Andrea !!!!!
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Posted 3/17/06 12:35 AM
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lilqtpie2181
I love him!
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11/10/2007 4:00 PM
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
Posted by kismet8601
My baptism, communion and confirmation all were done at the church I am getting married in and I am paying more then that for my day. they wont bump me but fees for the church come out to be a big amount.
I think all churches have higher fees for outside parishioners
ETA: Churches keep themselves up to par with the donations made to them-they are performing a service and like any other vendor you are charged
You are absolutley right, and i think that they should collect just like anyone else...However the issue here is that I am already a registered member of the Archdiocese and they are trying to make me re-register for the same year. Its against our rules, but they dont care. Even the other churches i called said that it was crazy what they were asking.
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Posted 3/17/06 8:35 AM
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lilqtpie2181
I love him!
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11/10/2007 4:00 PM
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somewhere over the rainbow
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
Posted by Missladybug15
Posted by Bobbysgirl
Alot of things about this post makes me feel like GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
grrrrrr, I am feeling it too Andrea !!!!!
What do you guys mean?
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Posted 3/17/06 8:35 AM
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Angel2006
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
Wow that is terrible!! It just goes to show you that money can make even the holiest crooked!
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Posted 3/17/06 9:28 AM
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Nina
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9/3/2007 2:00 PM
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
Um...I don't think Athena had this problem and she is having hers in that church.
Did you try asking her?
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Posted 3/17/06 4:49 PM
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chrissyandvin
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Posted by Missladybug15
Posted by Bobbysgirl
Alot of things about this post makes me feel like GRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
grrrrrr, I am feeling it too Andrea !!!!!
Me three... GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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Posted 3/17/06 4:51 PM
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sugarkube4
2 Crazy Peas in a Pod
Member since 2/06 10365 total posts
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4/29/2007 4:00 PM
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
Posted by lilqtpie2181
Ok, so my stp mom went to the church so that she can book the time and date and confirm everything in person.
In the Greek churches you have to be registered to a church in order top preform any kind of sacriment. So anyway i just recently baptised a lil girl so I am registered in a difference church for this year... they told my step-mom that they will book the date but if a "memeber" of the church goes to register any event for that day they will buimp me unless i pay $300 to register for 2006 and 600 for me and my FI for 2007. mindyou for 2006 we are both registered in differnt churches. this church is the richest of the Greek churches in the US..now i know why, they rip people off. My dad flipped out he wants to take this to the head of the church and make a fomal complaint cuz this isn't right.
sorry girls i know this was long but i was so mad when i found out that i just had to vent some more! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
UPDATE!!!!
Well, i found out A LOT yesterday. First of all i called 4 other churches in my neighboring areas and they all told me that what is being asked of me is obserd. If I am already a member then it shoud be respected, so my churchbasically just wants to take advantage of poeple.
Then I found out that in the written rules of the Greek Archdiocese it is listed that no parish is allowed to deny services to a person who is a registered memeber of any chuech listed in the Archdiocese. Basically when I have to do today is call my church and tell the the scoop. If they want to change theri rules then fine iw ill still use their church, if not then they will be reported and my whole family will dro membership from there!!! lets see what happens.
I can't believe that they would do that
I hope everything works out in your favor!! Good Luck
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Posted 3/17/06 4:52 PM
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Soon2BeMrsS
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
Posted by lilqtpie2181
Ok, so my stp mom went to the church so that she can book the time and date and confirm everything in person.
In the Greek churches you have to be registered to a church in order top preform any kind of sacriment. So anyway i just recently baptised a lil girl so I am registered in a difference church for this year... they told my step-mom that they will book the date but if a "memeber" of the church goes to register any event for that day they will buimp me unless i pay $300 to register for 2006 and 600 for me and my FI for 2007. mindyou for 2006 we are both registered in differnt churches. this church is the richest of the Greek churches in the US..now i know why, they rip people off. My dad flipped out he wants to take this to the head of the church and make a fomal complaint cuz this isn't right.
sorry girls i know this was long but i was so mad when i found out that i just had to vent some more! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR
good luck
UPDATE!!!!
Well, i found out A LOT yesterday. First of all i called 4 other churches in my neighboring areas and they all told me that what is being asked of me is obserd. If I am already a member then it shoud be respected, so my churchbasically just wants to take advantage of poeple.
Then I found out that in the written rules of the Greek Archdiocese it is listed that no parish is allowed to deny services to a person who is a registered memeber of any chuech listed in the Archdiocese. Basically when I have to do today is call my church and tell the the scoop. If they want to change theri rules then fine iw ill still use their church, if not then they will be reported and my whole family will dro membership from there!!! lets see what happens.
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Posted 3/17/06 5:42 PM
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basiliki36
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
I think I know what church you are talking about and they did it to me, my cousin,and my sister in law. I am curious to see if you get anywhere because I heard that when you call the archdiocese they tell you that they can't do anything that each church makes their own rules!!! Let me know. I think the policy stinks. I can understand them wanting the $$$ for the year you are getting married,fine they are performing a service,but the year before too? If it makes you feel any better, a friend of mine who is Catholic says she has to pay $600--just for the year!
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Posted 3/25/07 9:43 PM
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Athee07
One year down a lifetime to go
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7/14/2007 3:00 PM
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
did you expect anything different in all honest now penny.... Well see what happens now on Thursday I bet you they will ask both ang and rich to pay the church and then you and me seperately
malista....
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Posted 3/25/07 10:17 PM
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Athee07
One year down a lifetime to go
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Re: Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....Full Of $hit!!!! UPDATE!
what a sec i didnt realize you posted this almost a year ago!!! LMAO!!!
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