catholic gifts?

[swingchickie]

sorry for all the posts recently!!! i need input from my catholic/christian peeps who either have or know catholic children (i realize that narrows it down to like two of you)...

next week i'm going to a luncheon that my best friend is having, to celebrate that her 7-year-old is getting his first communion and her baby is being baptized. i have NO IDEA what kinds of gifts you bring to something like this. do you give the parents a baptism gift? or the baby? what do you get a boy for his first communion, other than a bible or some religious token he doesn't want? (is money appropriate? how much?)

i am so completely clueless...

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[pennycuts.livejournal.com]

Just a gift for the baby for the baptism, not the parents.
I normally get a piece of jewelry if its a girl. LIke a chain for when she's older. I've gotten things like precious moment figurines etc.
I've gotten some pretty blankets, or fancy religious night lights. if You can find some cute religious things that's aren't too gawdy.

For the communion for a boy?? good luck! lol
I hate buying gifts for both these things. Normally i'll call the mom and say what should i get, instead of getting something useless.

I got my godchild a gold bracelet for her communion but girls are so much easier to buy for.

duh...

[jeremym.livejournal.com]

A big box o' matzoh and some chocolate coins!!!! Goshhhhhh....

[swingdoc.livejournal.com]

i don't think you have an obligation to buy something religious when it's not your religion. i got a crucifix, a bible, a cross necklace, a rosary etc. etc. for my first communion.

baptism? how about a picture frame? heck, that might work for both.

[swingchickie.livejournal.com]

well, technically it IS my religion. hee. it's just been a loooong time since i've set foot in a church... i like the picture frame idea!!!

[(Anonymous)]

You can always go with the perfect backup gift: a nice bottle of aged whiskey.

I agree, you are clueless

[the-cook.livejournal.com]

but I'm not sure what that has to do with anything.

I mostly got money for my 1st Communion but I have no idea what the current going rate is. I know I felt pretty flush at the time.

[katehaney.livejournal.com]

I gave my cousin's daughter a big white teddy bear from Vermont Teddy Bear. Dunno how that would go over for a boy.

Mementos seem to trend toward the girl-ish, so I might go for cash. Or a savings bond or a CD or something(boring for the kid, but more forward-looking than cash).