2018 Sept
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Be Welcome!<br />
by Jayne Lauve<br />
When people visit a church service for the first time they<br />
wonder, “Is this a friendly, welcoming church.” On Sunday<br />
mornings, we wonder who the guests are and if God sent<br />
them to our<br />
doorstep. That’s<br />
why it’s so important<br />
to welcome them,<br />
especially strangers.<br />
As Christians, we<br />
have experienced<br />
God’s radical<br />
hospitality and we<br />
want to share it<br />
with other people.<br />
Through our own<br />
personal experience<br />
as people who have<br />
been welcomed<br />
by Christ, we are<br />
inspired to have the<br />
vision and courage<br />
to offer hospitality to<br />
people who may or<br />
may not know Him.<br />
A most warm thank you to all of you who have graciously<br />
stepped forward to be part of one of our Hospitality teams.<br />
As ushers, greeters, parking attendants and welcome station<br />
volunteers, you have been entrusted with promoting a sense