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Yesterday, Good Friday, I was supposed to go to a 3 pm service. We had an issue in my wing of the condo and lost power from 8am to 4pm. I had to transfer all my groceries to the social room refrigerator and about 2pm we got hit with a very bad storm. I missed the service.
There was another service at 6pm so I decided to go by myself. The service was about the last seven things Jesus said. I've never been to a service like that and I've attended many denominations and non-denominational churches.
When I arrived, the handout said:
YOU are welcome here:
Rich or poor
Large or small
Gay or straight
Documented or undocumented
Healthy or sick
ALL are welcome and ALL means ALL
I never thought I'd make another Catholic church my place of worship but here I am. Week after week I hear sermons lifting up the marginalized, begging us to love others, protecting the environment. I've been going to this church since last Christmas. It's a huge congregation with four services. I got a Facebook message from the Priest and he said, "thank you for getting me. I've looked at your Facebook page and you really get it. You know, Kim, Jesus was very political and He never turned anyone away."
Please let me never turn anyone away or make them feel marginalized.
There was another service at 6pm so I decided to go by myself. The service was about the last seven things Jesus said. I've never been to a service like that and I've attended many denominations and non-denominational churches.
When I arrived, the handout said:
YOU are welcome here:
Rich or poor
Large or small
Gay or straight
Documented or undocumented
Healthy or sick
ALL are welcome and ALL means ALL
I never thought I'd make another Catholic church my place of worship but here I am. Week after week I hear sermons lifting up the marginalized, begging us to love others, protecting the environment. I've been going to this church since last Christmas. It's a huge congregation with four services. I got a Facebook message from the Priest and he said, "thank you for getting me. I've looked at your Facebook page and you really get it. You know, Kim, Jesus was very political and He never turned anyone away."
Please let me never turn anyone away or make them feel marginalized.