The Reverend Paul Peverell's flock contribute to collections during Sunday services, but last Sunday (October 14) he turned the tables by handing a 10-pound note from the church coffers to each parishioner who attended his Harvest Festival services at Christ Church in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire in England, the Daily Mail (British) website reports today (October 15, 2012).
In return, the recipients were expected to use their windfall imaginatively towards acts of goodwill in the local community.
His idea could be said to have biblical origins. Some likened it to the Parable of the Talents, in which a man shares out his wealth among three servants in a test of how well they can use it in the service of God.
Rev. Peverell instructed his parishioners to spend the money on someone in need. He said this was a way of helping the immediate community. He added, "There's a chance someone won't pass it on, but for the ones that do, it will be worth it."
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