{"id":4286,"date":"2018-10-30T15:05:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T02:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellingtonsouthcatholic.org\/?p=4286"},"modified":"2018-10-30T15:08:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T02:08:55","slug":"parish-stewardship-afternoon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wellingtonsouthcatholic.org\/?p=4286","title":{"rendered":"PARISH STEWARDSHIP AFTERNOON"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday 17 November, <\/strong>
\n1pm St Anne\u2019s Hall, Newtown<\/strong>
\nTheme: Welcoming Communities<\/strong><\/h3>\n

A recent story of welcome<\/strong> – A young man turned up at Sunday Mass in one of our Wellington South churches and sat towards the back. He\u2019s not Catholic but wants to know more about what we believe and how we live as Catholics. He is open to becoming Catholic and joining a community. Some parishioners noticed him and invited him to stay for morning tea and introduced him to the priest.
\nAnother recent story of welcome – Two gay men sought baptism for their child during Sunday Mass recently. The community welcomed them and enjoyed a shared morning tea after Mass.
\nThose are simple stories of welcome. Do you have a welcoming story to share? Come to St Anne\u2019s Hall, Emmett St Newtown on Saturday 17 November at 1pm. Help us explore opportunities and ideas to enhance Wellington South Parish as a \u2018welcoming community\u2019. There\u2019s a lot of \u2018welcoming\u2019 that already goes on in a wide range of forms and situations. How can we build on this?<\/p>\n

For Personal\u00a0Reflection<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n