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It’s no secret that for a long time most Antiochian Orthodox churches have engaged in fund-raising activities after the Sunday Liturgy, whether it be selling food, books, CDs, or raffle tickets. Their two main reasons for doing this are usually that:
- The church is providing a service that is needed by the congregation
- This is the only way that they can get people to give enough money to the church
People are hungry after the Liturgy and will buy food from somewhere else anyway, so why shouldn’t the church get their money instead? And the church has financial burdens and people simply don’t give enough in the collection for the church to be able to pay it’s debts and bills. Right?
Let’s answer these two points in reverse order, because it will make more sense that way.