Hospitality Committee
Our Hospitality Committee members work alongside other ministries to extend a warm welcome to all as they host or assist at various church events throughout the year.
Contact: StFranHospitality@gmail.com
“Keep on loving each other as brothers and sisters.
Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers, for some who have done this
have entertained angels without realizing it!”
- Hebrews 13:1-2
Hospitality — being friendly, welcoming and generous — is one of the pillars of a Stewardship Parish. One of the simplest ways that we can show others the love of God is by letting them know they are wanted, valuable and welcome. First and foremost, parishes today should be bastions of hospitality, so that those who enter may become engaged in the life of Christ’s Church.
Each and every Sunday, we as Catholics have the opportunity to be Jesus to others. Nowhere is this more evident than when someone leaves their home to attend Sunday Mass at our parishes. Believe it or not, our practice of hospitality doesn’t start when someone enters the Church doors — it starts before that. In turn, it continues until they leave the church campus. While our practices should focus on welcoming the stranger, an unintended side effect will be the welcoming of our own membership. It will show our parish members how to welcome the stranger and give them ways to practice hospitality when they go out into the community.
Excerpt from:
www.catholicsteward.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Sunday_Experience_Hospitality_eBook.pdf