Tuesday, October 6, 2015

ALL ARE WELCOME



CHURCH OF THE SAVIOR
530 ARIZONA S.W. ORANGE CITY

HOLY COMMUNION SUNDAY 10:00 A.M.


We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married,
divorced, gay, filthy rich, dirt poor, y no habla Ingles. We extend a
special welcome to those who are crying newborns, skinny as a rail ,
or could afford to lose a few pounds. We welcome you if you can
sing like Andrea Bocelli, or like our pastor who can't carry a note in
a bucket. You' re welcome here if you're "just browsing, " just woke
up, or just got out of jail . We don't care if you're overdressed,
underdressed, cross-dressed, more Catholic than the Pope, or
haven't been in church since little Joey's Baptism. We extend a
special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet ,
and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer
moms, NASCAR dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers,
vegetarians, junk-food eaters. We welcome those who are in
recovery or are still addicted. We welcome you if you're having
problems, or you' re down in the dumps, or you don' t like
"organized religion" (we've been there, too). If you blew all your
offering money at the dog track, you're welcome here. We offer a
special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard,
don' t work, can't spell, or came because grandma is in town and
wanted to go to church, We welcome those who are inked, pierced,
or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a
prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, or
got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome the
flexible, inflexible, tolerant, intolerant, those who laughed, and
those who gasped at this welcome. We welcome tourists, seekers,
doubters, bleeding hearts. . .and you!

From: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
201 University Blvd. Daytona Beach, F L 32128


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