how much would you pay a minister to do a burial service (canada)?

Question

this is not a member of his congregation and it is a graveside service only...

Answer 1

The Funeral Home should have some guidelines to help you. Quite often it is a standardized fee.

Answer 2

I wouldn't PAY a minister a single cent. This is NOT the kind of thing a clergy is supposed to even CHARGE for. At least not any reputable clergy. Nor should you have to PAY a clergy for ANY religious service that he/she performs. It IS acceptable to offer a gift of 50 to 100 dollars but this should NOT be a mandatory charge, nor should it be a "set rate" AND I seriously doubt the honesty of a funeral director that ADDS such a charge to the funeral bill either. A gift should be exactly that, a gift. A gift is given freely and according to the means of the giver, NOT the taker. To PAY for the words at the graveside infers that you are tyring to "bribe" the deceased person's way into the afterlife and, the last time I checked, the Creator has NO need of money. the clergyperson doing the sevice recieves a stipend from his Church and services performed are a part of his duties to that Church and it's membership. But for an individual to PAY for his services is an adomination. You Pay the Funeral Director for HIS services offered, you PAY the Gravedigger for his labor in opening and closing the grave, you PAY the headstone maker for making the grave marker. That PAY is for actual commoddities and labor rendered, a very different thing entirely. The Clergyperson is PAID by the Church of which he is the pastor, for performing his duties. ONE of his duties includes a proper "send off" for the deceased. Any "gift" is over and above his pay and is considered as a "gift or tip", as a token of gratitude by the family.

Brightest Blessings
Raji the Green Witch

Answer 3

Hmmm, I'm not sure since it's Canada. But even for a graveside only the typical amount here would be $100. Usually the funeral home arranges that or includes it as part of their costs.

Answer 4

I'd be willing to pay a several hundred dollars if he was willing to dig the hole too!

Answer 5

i would not pay him anything.

mayhap if the relative to be buried was of a different religion. i would give him a gift for his troubles, and to show my respect, but paying implies that he is chargeing. and if he is chargeing to do the work of his god, then he is not doing the work of any diecent god.

as for an ammount, maybe 50 to 150 US dollars. as a gift. not a payment.

Answer 6

$0.00

He should be the one paying me.

Answer 7

100.00.