It's normal, and yes it goes to the parish, only a tiny bit of which could end up in the priest's paycheck. In less centralized church organizations, sometimes a bit more of it could go to pay a pastor, but generally speaking any money donated or paid for services goes though a church secretary/treasurer and into a big account before being used to pay for things.
My dad's church gets money for weddings. It'd be funny if he pocketed it after the pronouncement, but I'm pretty sure the church district wouldn't be laughing.
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Originally Posted by Pearl Trade
I used to go to a Lutheran Church but ended up leaving because they pretty much forced us to pay. So I left and have since felt more faith in God than when I was actually going to church. Funny shit huh?
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ELCA? LCMS? Just curious.