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Originally Posted by pelathais
It all depends upon the bereaved family. Usually there's a Ladies Ministry coordinator who handles this or has delegated it to someone. If there was a period of illness then perhaps to assistance was already begun to some degree.
I definately feel that it is NOT an obligation of the church - but I do feel that it is a responsibilty. "Obligation" makes it sound like "you have to..." If (when) a brother or sister has passed away I want to help out in whatever way I can (which usually means keeping me out of the kitchen).
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It also depends on the church itself. In our case, we have a congregation of younger people. So it's not a hardship for us to make a dish for a funeral dinner or to help serve and clean up for one. But my friend attends the Methodist church that we used to be a part of. That congregation has dwindled down to only a small handful of people. And 99% of them are over 70! So it's much harder for them to do a funeral dinner.
In their case, they offer salad and desserts. That's it. If the family wants something more they have to bring it in themselves.
And in our case, we don't actually "charge" for the dinner. Like I said, we will tell the family what our costs were and they usually want to reimburse that. But it is not required. In the case of the Methodist Church, they charge a specific amount, even tho all of the food is donated. To each their own I guess!
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