Hospitality

November 6, 2005 is HOSPITALITY and WELCOMING Sunday in our parish. We shall recognize and formally welcome all the new members of our parish family. Since July of this year, more than 40 new members registered in our parish. These new members are invited to attend the 11:30 A.M. Mass for this welcoming.

At the same Mass there will be an induction of new USHERS and GREETERS who will join and give needed assistance to our current ushers. At the end of the Mass our HOSPITALITY ministers will host a gathering of all the new members and new USHERS and GREETERS in the parish hall.

INTRODUCTION AND INAUGURATION

Wednesday, September 28, 2005 

1. Ministry geared toward making every member of the parish family whether active or passive, feel welcomed, accepted and comfortable in the midst of other members,

2. Helping enquirers and hesitating Catholics to come in. Helping them to “taste and see that the LORD is good”. Helping them to understand in practice the meaning of the saying, “The taste of the pudding is in the eating of it”.

3. Creating hospitable environment to welcome new comers, helping them to really join and truly be part and parcel of the parish family by their presence at our celebrations and parish events. The use of the parish envelopes at our Liturgical celebrations, regardless of the amount of money in them, is one of the ways to register one’s presence.

4. Exposing the need and ways new members can make positive contributions to the parish family through their Time, Talent and Treasure.

5. Needed are members for ministry to the English-speaking members, Spanish-speaking members, African-American English-speaking members, Creole-speaking members

6. Parish Recognition of new members at the 11:30 A.M. Mass monthly or bimonthly followed by reception and mentoring in the parish hall. First Sunday of the month may be reserved for this permanently after some experimentation. The first of this practice will be on Sunday, November 6, 2005.

7. INCHARGE: Teresa Cherup working with Timothy and Ingrid Arnold
   
   Contact us via the parish phone number 954-785-2450.

Fr. Francis Akwue, C.S.Sp.
(Administrator)