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The Collection Plate



Tue, 2 May 2006 10:52:40 -0500 alt.fiftyplus
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jenahearn10...
I couldn't resist sending this! Jeanette

One Sunday, in counting the money in the weekly offering, the pastor of
a small Florida church found a pink envelope containing $1000. It
happened again the next week. The following Sunday, he watched as the
offering was collected and saw a little old lady put the distinctive
pink envelope in the plate. This went on for weeks until the pastor,
overcome by curiosity, approached her.

"Ma'am, I couldn't help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in the
collection plate," he stated.

"Why yes," she replied, "every week my son sends me money, and I give
some of it to the church."

The pastor replied, "That's wonderful.=A0 How much does he send you?"

The old lady said, "$10,000 a week."

The pastor was amazed. "Your son is very successful; what does he do for
a living?"

"He is a veterinarian," she answered.

"That is an honorable profession," the pastor said. "Where does he
practice?"

The old lady said proudly, "In Nevada. He has two cat houses. One in Las
Vegas and one in Reno."
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