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Offline eadaoin

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Re: What does this mean?
« Reply #9 on: Sunday 19 July 15 14:41 BST (UK) »
Quote from: clayton bradley on Friday 17 July 15 20:09 BST (UK)
It's a minimum requirement for Catholics to take communion at Easter and Christmas, cb

maybe then? . .certainly not since the 1950s - Easter only.

More likely to be Dues . . money collected twice a year. We still pay Christmas and Easter Dues.
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Re: What does this mean?
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 19 July 15 16:11 BST (UK) »
Quote from: eadaoin on Sunday 19 July 15 14:41 BST (UK)
Quote from: clayton bradley on Friday 17 July 15 20:09 BST (UK)
It's a minimum requirement for Catholics to take communion at Easter and Christmas, cb

maybe then? . .certainly not since the 1950s - Easter only.

More likely to be Dues . . money collected twice a year. We still pay Christmas and Easter Dues.

I'd say your correct.
Not so long ago they used to read out how much each family gave at the end of Mass, apart from how long it took, the embarrassment it caused people was terrible. Keeping a list wouldn't be at all surprising.
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