Of course, we collected money in the little paper boxes " for the missions" and I seem to remember something about either the school or each class "adopting"one of the mission children. I Googled it because of my conviction that it was an acronym and I just couldnt quite figure out what the E stood for. - Ann C. Just saw this very entertaining thread. Thanks for the comment . I might have gone into the public school with this Catholic bubble around me and I might have been hesitant to burst the Catholic bubble of protection. The idea was to collect money from students , nickels and dimes , for charity . Might make a nice story . This reading is starting to stir up memories of holy water, chapel caps, rosaries that lit up a green color in the bed at night, memorizing the Catechism in case the Arch-Bishop asked me a question at our Confirmation, being chosen to carry up the gifts, and on and on. EIN 27-4581132 ), and its name was even weirder - it was collect money to feed the Black babies. - Donna B. Does ANYONE know where the money did go? Well I am hurt that you would think I would steal your money to Buy and Name more pagan babies. Reproduction of material from this website without written permission, or unlicensed commercial use or David. If we sold a certain amount wed get a plastic statue of Mary and Jesus. He didnt say that the big winner was the salesman himself , who had spent only a couple of hours with the principal and with the students but now had three hundred children who would be desperately trying to sell his candy for the next two weeks . ( to save the pagans ! You're teaching a 9 year old about slavery and ransom. At least it didnt include the genocide of the indigenous population as it did here in CA when the Spaniard priests took on the mission of converting the Indians. Thanks for the interest. If you ever meet one, say hi from meus. Only we had to write JMJD, for Dominic, as ours were Dominican nuns. "Wasn't there a bridge we had to get them over. Pagan babies may have disappeared from collection boxes but they started showing up in our families. Catholics practice infant baptism because we take care of our childrens basic needs and what is more important than filling them with the Holy Spirit? Sold by themeekdontwantit | Ends on 2023-03-07 21:40:38. It was pretty obvious he was showing off his flawless French accent. In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. The Biden administration has already announced it plans to fight any ruling against the FDAs approval of mifepristone. He could go home , buy his kids new bikes if he wanted to , and come back at the end of two weeks to collect the cash . Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Pagan Babies at Amazon.com. Davey; Remember getting a whack across the face at your Confirmatin? Yeah! Stories ensued. Technically, Jews could not be pagan, because they believe in the same monotheistic god Catholics do/did. The church doesnt have a mission. The teacher had a stack of them . How great ! Theyd say, Whats in it for me?. It was called Adopt-A-Pagan-Baby. I suspect nowhere . In return they were given a decorative certificate commemorating their I jumped at it. RENEE! Some conspiracy mongers doubted the existence of the pagan babies, even suggesting that the sisters were raiding the schoolchildrens piggybanks to fill their own coffers or the Churchs. That $5.00 bought you naming rights. Somewhere in the beachhead dump of stuff I call a filing system I have an adoption certificate which states that our class rescued some poor benighted child from the toils of Satan. Im pretty sure it was the heavy sell on Pagan Babies and the strong emphasis on the fact that God doesnt like Protestants that caused me to first question the rigid authority of the Catholic Church. They were no doubt common . But they do a lot of things for children like provide food and clean water and mosquito nets. There were competitions between classes . And I totally forgot about those Pagan babies and I thought no were not, then I asked her what is a pagan baby LOL Im still not quite sure either haha that was a great story. . for missions in foreign lands. Seriously has anyone ever ran into a pagan baby named Herman or Mary or any other name?? It used to be a full acronym - United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund. Her salvation was purchased for $5 at Holy Name of Jesus School in Fishtown, Philadelphia, PA. Steve Stahley. When I gave my pennies to the missions, I could make a difference. For whatever reason, we googled pagan baby today.My husband and I thought we were the only two people who remembered pagan babies!!!! I too went to Catholic School in CA, and we definitely collected money for the Pagan babies. We sort of ran the name together so it came out pegginbebbies. I used to contribute nickels and dimes (along with my other and less devout classmates) so together as a class we got to choose the pegginbebbies name from a list of nominees. He didnt mention that 60% of the profits went to the promotion company . When she told me about her Catholic School classes (she went from K 9) in New Jersey, I was floored. I just found yur comment .). "Wow, what a blast from the past!" In order to raise money for the missions, the grade school students were asked to bring in pennies and nickels to save a Pagan Baby. I thought the amount was $10, but $5 does sound more realistic. Scripture references baptism of entire households, never saying except the babies. (Acts 16:15, Acts 16:33, 1 Cor. The one boys name that sticks in my head is Zachary. What was written on the boxes? went into some general fund and wasnt really sent where we imagined that it was sent at the time . Two stories I recall from those days: one boy in my room kept bringing in UNBELIEVABLY large amounts every day (. Marianne Bruce is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Edgardo Gonzalez Pagan. or school. Thanks for commenting! When five dollars was collected the box would go.somewhere ..and a new box would be folded out by the teacher . maybe NCIS or 60 minutes should get on the case? That bring back memories!" In our class it was the boys vs the girls. I had several, actually all girls named Mary, of course." We wonder where those name choices really went . possibly before that, the Catholic schools sponsored an ongoing drive to raise money I attended Dominican High School (1966 to 1970) and actually it was in those years that I started my wayward path. Of course, there was always the show-off who bought a whole pegginbebbie for themselves and got to name it without any of OUR help. I served lunch to old people and I received so many compliments from the old people that I thought that I was a goner . The short-lived dream pop band formed by Kat Bjelland and Courtney Love in 1985 in Portland, Oregon, United States 2. Along with the Pagan babies does anyone remember selling books of small stamps people could use on envelopes? - Vera Marie C. Everywhere a pagan pagan . Christianity is significantly losing members. Catholic Connection (right after the news). I am a recovering catholic now but am thrilled with the new Pope (too bad the old one is living in the apartment w/ is BF) he is a nasty old creep and was (or is) the sole channel for abuse victims. All rights reserved. I dont remember . 1969 From Pioneer to Poet by Isabelle Pagan, vintage Astrology book zodiac Im sure we had to change it to Richard, but in our hearts he was our little Ringo. We all knew what a pagan baby was a baby that was not baptized a Catholic, and not one in the US babies from Asia in particular. I remember the rice bowls but no actual rice. It took $10.00 to save a baby. They were befuddled . Ive been fortunate to travel to various parts of the world and to admire (our missionaries) extraordinary love of the world and of the people with whom they live, the cardinal added. Two stories I recall from those days: one boy in my room kept bringing in UNBELIEVABLY large amounts every day (.75 here, $1.16 there). I ended up with about five babies!" A recent Pew Research Center study revealed that much of Christianity is significantly losing members. When Oblate Father Andrew Small asked who remembered them at the inaugural World Mission Dinner in New York, a few hands went up, mostly belonging to people with gray hair. Did the Catholic Schools consider Jewish People Pagans? Pagan babies. But Cary was caught . When I was in second grade I ransomed my own pagan baby and named her Pauline Anne after St Theresas oldest sister. When they reached $5, they then ransomed a child overseas, got a certificate and the right to name the child being looked after by missionary sisters, brothers and priests abroad. What memories. Reblogged this on itkindofgotawayfromyou. I am not the age youre looking for, though, because I am > 50. Many students adopted several You mean to tell me , he began , that we are supposed to sell a candy bar for a dollar that we could buy in the store for fifty cents Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The students were raring and ready to go sell the candy and get the prizes . I think there were religious pix on the stamps. As an incentive for our fundraising, when we raised $5 we were allowed to give a Christian name to a pagan baby. I suspect that Patricia never named them after you , David . Went to Holy Name Grade School and when my friend was writing a book including some Catholic characters ( she is not Catholic), my fellow Holy Name and I gave her the pagan baby story to include, complete with only the rich kids got to name the baby since the rest of us did not have the means to save $5. What readers of her book talked about the most was either Is there really such a thing a pagan babies thats hilarious or Oh yes, I remember saving up during Lent to get to name a pagan baby. Thanks for the memories. My dad was in the Navy out in the Pacific in WWII . JMJwow, totally forgot about that. So how many pagan babies did you sell in Brentwood ? Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, retired Archbishop of Washington; best-selling author Mary Higgins Clark; and television commentator Larry Kudlow were each named 2012 Pontifical Ambassadors for Mission. Im sure that Beverley Anne is fine and doing well . own pagan baby! This brings back a memory now. It is so very true the whole Pagan baby scam my mom complained to the principal about how us kids were made to feel guilty for not coming up with the cash every day some of the richer kids would buy 10s of these Pagan babies I think we came close to sponsoring an entire small tribe in those days, Funny as hell reading this story great memories! They were called pagan babies, certainly not the most sensitive appellation and one that would never be used today. Those who would like to know what became of their pagan babies will soon get a chance to find out when Pontifical Mission Societies formally launches its Great Works Campaign in the coming months. And so I traveled to Guaymas in the Sonoran desert expecting to accomplish great things. She was managing editor and co-author of Ascension Press bestselling Amazing Grace series. Thanks for the comment . That reflects a certain dignified sincerity on your part , I think . I told some Catholic friends about collecting money for Pagan Babies at Dover (Ohio) St. Josephs and they had never heard of such a thing but Im sure we did it. In accepting his medallion, Cardinal McCarrick summed up the missionary spirit. Pagan ,pagan, pagan . We'd all suggest names, and then vote for the one we liked best. My romantic notions of missionary work got a dose of reality that summer. My mother thought that those nuns were as close to God as we would ever get on earth. Not many hands went up. I was beginning to think I had created this whole idea of Pagan Babies myself. Its a great way to perform works of mercy or give alms during Lent or find a family charity. I remember this in Chicago St. John Fisher. I found I really did not have many skills to offer. For every $10.00 collected you got name the baby. Hosted a supper the other night for some friends from church. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. He's probably still wondering, "How did I wind up with After about a year it didnt seem to grow as fast but I put it down to my own spending habits. I do agree that the biggest thrill was the goal of the reward of getting to actually choose a name for an unknown child & therefore beat our class opponents! My Jewish neighbors always bought a packet of the Childhood Catholic Christmas seals. I seriously want to start a band now, just so I can name us that. Never knew it meant Justice under God though . We sold The Tidings , which was the L.A. Archdiocese newspaper , and there were prizes . grade 6A, 6B, 6C,). "I remember Pagan Babies!" We collected money (I think) for UNICEF but we didnt get to name anyone. 3:21; cf. There was something he needed to know . There were no poor pagan babies to be pitied in Guaymas. Each classroom was given small cardboard collection boxes . Prizes were given if we were successful. I think you had to be in Catholic school around 1960 or earlier to have been exposed to the term pagan babies. Id forgotten that the rest of it was to ransom them. Oh . The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Through their action the proclamation of the Gospel also becomes an intervention on behalf ones neighbor, justice for the poorest, possibility of education in the most remote villages, medical aid in isolated places, emancipation from poverty and rehabilitation for the marginalized, overcoming ethnic divisions and respect for life in all its stages, Archbishop Vigano said. After all, it makes sense. Pagan Babies is classic crime fiction from the master of suspense, New York Times bestselling author Elmore Leonard. every cent counts and just know the things we take for granted and have, these amazing . "Wow, that certainly brings back memories. A lot of people never knew what I was "I loved the Pagan Babies! I just re-read your comment and am laughing about all that back then . time, before cynicism and political correctness found their stride. While clearly titillating and voyeuristic, these presentations revealed a larger world and highlighted our own privileged place. My parents and the good (well mostly good) sisters tried the best they could based on their beliefs. Blessing By Iron. I won one month & remember excitement at winning but total confusion & a sense of dread. Thanks for a trip down memory lane and validating my recollection. And one final thought: we cant always get our loved ones to practice the faith, but we can offer our alms up for their conversions while benefiting others. I dont remember selling stamps , but a vague memory comes back to me about Christmas stamps . When the late Sixties allowed for individuality in footwear, many a girl in funky, high-heeled shoes, broke the silence clunking through classrooms and down church aisles. You never know what I might post about next! I remember doing the rice bowl thing during Lent, but I dont remember it being for the pagan babies. Some Irish nuns were there one day to speak to the students . An interactive Web site will feature video interviews with some of the former pagan babies, now nuns, priests and catechists carrying on the Lords work in their homelands. I can still see the certificates posted above the blackboards. I may have turned into a pagan . These babies, we were told, didnt know God. The students would sell candy bars for a dollar each and , depending on how many each child sold , he or she would win prizes . I am a Catholic of a certain age, a graduate of parochial school, and a former member of the Association of the Holy Childhood. The early pagan catches the change . 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