In the coming years, remaining parishes will be tasked with additional work to help visitors “find a spiritual home.”
Stories from three parishes offer a glimpse into the possibilities of hospitality.
Despite challenges, planning process provides opportunity for hospitality
Lasceski: We’ve got homework to do
Studying together and listening to each other can and is making a difference. When hearing points of view that differ from your own, do your best to welcome them. This is what hospitality is all about. Slowly and carefully, transformation is underway.
Father Knoblach: When we welcome another, friend or stranger to us, we give Christ a place in our hearts
As parish configurations change with All Things New, and whenever we see new faces in our churches, we are being invited to something more than human hospitality and courtesy.
Pundsack: All are called to holy hospitality
How do we create an encounter of hospitality and welcoming within our parishes as we enter this next season of Church?
Christ our Light Parish embraces grief and healing in journey to new church
Throughout the whole journey Christ Our Light pastor Father Kevin Anderson has stressed the positive and encouraged parishioners to focus less on what they’re giving up and more on the presence of Christ in it all.
September Planning Update: In grief, we remember. In planning, we trust. In faith, we move forward.
In grief and change, God is planting renewal. Pastoral planning calls us to discover abundant life, rooted in faith, hope and bold trust.
Tollefson: Grief is not a one-size-fits-all deal
Grief comes in many forms, but Christ meets us in them all — offering comfort, strength, and healing when we feel most broken.
Deacon Wocken: Church offers treasury of wisdom to console hearts
Grief touches every heart — but faith transforms sorrow into sacred strength. In our darkest moments, Christ meets us, consoles us, and leads us toward hope.