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An Extravagant Welcome

We want to extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, widowed, gay, straight, trans, rich, poor, or just not really into labels.

We welcome fussy infants, and gray-haired veterans; skinny as a rail or could afford to lose a few pounds.

We welcome you if you can sing like an angel or couldn’t carry a tune if it was strapped to you. Don’t worry – we have both here.

You are welcome here if you’re “church shopping,” just woke up, or just got out of jail. We welcome you if you’re more religious than the Pope, or haven’t been to a church service since Aerosmith was good.

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, ESPN dads, starving artists, tree-huggers, latte-sippers, vegans, and junk-food eaters.

We welcome those who are currently in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if your heart is heavy or you’re downright in the dumps. We welcome those who don’t like “organized religion” or had Christianity shoved down your throats—we’ve been there, too.

If you blew all your money at the racetrack, you’re welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who work too hard, work too little, or don’t work at all.

We welcome those who are inked, pierced, both or neither. We welcome those who could use a prayer right now, were guilted by grandma to come today, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake.

We welcome tourists, seekers, doubters, zealots, bleeding hearts—and you!