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