Originally published at National Catholic Register
Your pastor will appreciate Christmas cookies, but here are a few other ways to honor him, including spiritual presents.
Whether your Christmas gifts are all wrapped and ready under the tree or if you’re like me and seeing the “Last-Minute Gift Guide” the other day was a signal to start shopping, you may have wondered about what to give your pastor or priest.
I haven’t polled priests on what parishioners give them for Christmas, but I imagine they may be inundated with homemade cookies, chocolate, boxes of beef sticks and cheese and fancy tissue-wrapped pears. Gift cards might be easier on the waistline, unless they are redeemable for burritos.
My former pastor used to faithfully mail personal thank-you notes for parishioners’ Christmas gifts, which made me fear that my holiday goodwill was actually making more work for him!
If you’re still seeking a gift for your pastor or priest this Christmastide, here are some truly last-minute creative ways to honor him.
Blogger Elizabeth Clare offers 45 gift ideas for priests, including inviting them to dinner, or to a game or movie night. Another idea is to find out important dates in your priest’s life, such as his birthday
