A cash-strapped parish in Italy has asked parishioners to put scratch and win lottery cards on the offertory plate rather than money.
A flyer on a door of San Martino church in Cigola near Brescia announced the move.
“We all know we need help,” read the flyer.
“So with a smile and without making givers uncomfortable or inviting the moralising of theologians, we’re willing to give this a shot.”
The church’s decision has been motivated by its need to find funds to maintain its nursery while repairing the church’s roof and oratory.