Welcome to Church Coffee!
In our parish, it is a tradition to gather for a shared moment after the worship service. On Sundays and after major feast days, we offer church coffee – a warm and welcoming occasion to meet familiar faces and new ones, exchange news, and enjoy time together. Church coffee is an important part of our parish’s sense of community and is open to everyone.
Church coffee is mainly organized by volunteers. A voluntary church coffee contribution is important, as it helps activity groups raise funds for their work. The contribution also makes it possible for the church coffee gatherings to continue. The voluntary nature of the payment ensures that everyone, regardless of their financial situation, can take part in this shared church coffee moment.
In Turku, Salo, and Rauma, the voluntary contribution can also be paid by bank card. More detailed instructions for church coffee organizers can be found at the bottom of the page.
If you have not previously organized church coffee but would be interested in taking part in arranging it, please contact the parish!
INSTRUCTIONS FOR VOLUNTEERS PREPARING CHURCH COFFEE
- Reserve your turn on the church coffee rota.
- Church coffee is funded by a voluntary donation, which can be paid either in cash or by card (later also by MobilePay).
- The parish provides the payment terminal.
- The refreshments for church coffee must be reasonably priced: a maximum of about 60 euros.
- The parish covers the costs of church coffee refreshments up to a maximum of 60 euros.
With a receipt, the parish will reimburse the amount to the person who paid or to the association.
Together with the receipt, please provide the bank account number and the account holder’s name so the refund can be made.
Receipts must be submitted together with the payment form either to the parish priest or to the parish office.
Payment forms can be found in the kitchen, to the left of the microwave, in the second plastic folder. The form can also be requested by sending an email to turku@ort.fi. - Volunteers may use the coffee, tea, sugar, and napkins purchased by the parish.
- The parish does not have a cash float for church coffee.
- The proceeds from church coffee MUST BE REMITTED EITHER TO THE PARISH OR TO ONE OF THE ASSOCIATIONS (Friends of Valamo, Turku Tuesday Society, or the Turku Church Choir).
- If you wish to donate or direct the proceeds, remitted to the parish, to a specific cause (e.g. Filantropia, Lintula Monastery, youth work, diaconia), this must be indicated when submitting the proceeds.
- The parish has its own remittance form for recording church coffee proceeds.
The money and the form must be delivered to the parish office or the parish priest.
The remittance forms can be found in the kitchen, to the left of the microwave, in the second plastic folder, or requested by email: turku@ort.fi - THE MONEY ENVELOPE MUST ALWAYS INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROCEEDS, THE NAME OF THE EVENT, AND THE DATE.