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[maevele]

Is it normal to charge money for sunday school? cuz I had no idea, and had just signed him in and traipsed off to church like 4 times now, and no one ever said anything about fees. And today the class leader sent me to talk to the coordinator, who asked if I had registered, and I was like, "I guess, I filled out the form the chick gave me the first day" which was not the right form. So we finally figured out he's not registered, becaue I was supposed to pay money. Which is not a big problem, just had not occurred to me at all, because I know shit about church, and what sunday school I went to as a kid was for poor kids, obv. So I had never heard of paying for sunday school, and looked like a damn fool in front of the admin chick, for having no idea. Yay me.

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[naomikritzer]

It's normal in Jewish congregations to charge tuition for religious school, I think. They also generally charge a straight-up membership fee (based on your income, on the honor system) rather than passing a collection basket, though.

This is UU, I'm assuming. It does not surprise me that a UU church would also charge tuition for religious school, but they should realize that people will not expect it, and make it clear up front rather than springing it on people.

[kayjayoh.livejournal.com]

I don't remember anything about being charged for Sunday school (but like you, the last time I dealt with Sunday school I was a kid and wouldn't have dealt with that anyway.) However, I'd imagine it would make sense, since there are materials to buy and stuff.

[naomikritzer]

You know, the more I think about this the angrier it makes me.

How much do they charge for this?

Which UU congregation is it?

[maevele.livejournal.com]

40 a year if you're a member, 55 if not. I'm not sure if you have to pay to be a member, but you have to pay for the "Membership Class"

and it's the big fancy frank lloyd wright one.

[naomikritzer]

Referring to the discussion elsenet -- I agree that they're probably clueless rather than heartless. That particular variety of cluelessness was kind of endemic to Madison liberalism, at least back when I lived there.

[kitashla.livejournal.com]

Now, all I've ever attended was Catholic/Baptist/Pentecostal churches, but I've attended a heck of a lot of them and not a one ever charged.

Even VBS (Vacation Bible School) was free.

Wait, no. My family's Catholic church charges for VBS. But most of the churches around here do not.

[mystickeeper.livejournal.com]

Sunday school at my church was more like daycare, and it was free. Catechism classes were weekly in afternoons or evenings during the week, and I think those were free, too. Teachers were volunteer, usually somebody's parent.

[phreakelove.livejournal.com]

Kids have to fucking pay now to sing Jesus Love Me?

[maevele.livejournal.com]

Well, it's the UU, so no Jeebus. They have to pay to talk about respect and make plaster hands.

[haddayr.livejournal.com]

Wow. What a bunch of clueless dorks.