Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

My church was giving us the run around and didnt have anyone to marry us except for a new priest at my parish who unfortunately speaks very poor english. So at the last minute a friend of mines cousin who is a priest at the Cathedral college in queens said he would be glad to do it. Hi is coming t my parish from queens and at after has to run to Brooklyn to do a memorial service question is.........
we want to do something for him, what should we do ?? make a donation to his parish? He wont accept money himself right as a priest? Sholud i give him a gas card to put gas in his car???? Please help what would you do

TIA
Vanessa
2 daysv

Re: Priest doing us a favor ...what should I give him (please help)

We got our pastor a $50 gift certificate to dinner. We wanted to give him something, but not money. The donation is a good idea too.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

good idea

Anyone else

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I think the dinner gc is good... a donation is nice as well! I will keep thinking...

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I bought a mini-reprint of Thomas Kinkade's Chapel and put it in a frame for him.

I got it FAST from a prints store and it was under $50 total...

(my only advice, since my officiant is related to me, so I know the kinds of gifts he gets: try to stay away from religious relics because they probably already have tons...unless he was recently ordained)

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

Gift Certificate to a book store maybe. Priests do like to read a lot. Or....maybe you could go to the religious store in Roosevelt field and get him something nice in there!! I am still thinking!!

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I think maybe a gift certificate to go out to eat or a beautiful plant or Godiva choclates, if he likes choclate.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

What about a gift certificate to the movies, he could have a night out.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

thanks again, problem is i personally dont know him he is a cousin of a good friend, o i dont know any restaurants he would like (hes from queens) and i dont know what he enjoys im just wondering if a donation to his church or charity of choice would be enough

and what about the gas card since hes driving? Do priests pay for their own gas???

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I think the parish he worships pays for his gas I think the Gift Certificate to the bookstore is a great idea

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I think the gift card to the book store is a great gift!

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

Ask your friend that is his cousin, if she has any ideas or ask her what kind of hobbies he likes or places he likes to go.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I like the resteraunt gift certificate idea, very nice.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I have heard that etiquette wise, it is appropriate to make a donation to the priest's church in his name, or even a donation to his favorite charity.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

We made a donation to our priest's parish (like you, our priest was not from the church where we got married), and he seemed to be extremely appreciative.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I would do a plaque or something like what Suven did.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

The Msgr marrying us is a cousin of FH...when FH's sister got married, she gave him a leather-bound date planner. It worked well for him b/c he's super, super busy.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

What about an American Express gift check. It's not cash and he can use it anywhere he wants. I know my bank (Bethpage Federal Credit Union) sells them.

Re: Priest doing us a HUGE favor ...what should I give him (2-days i'm desperate pls. help)

I also like the idea of a gift card- maybe for dinner out, or a Macy's card, or an AmEx one? I used to work in Catholic schools and I know the priests and nuns I know would probably like that- they can treat themselves with something that they normally wouldn't spend the money on. I would stay away from the religious oriented stuff- he probably already has tons.