[Magdalen] Calvary, Pittsburgh

[Jay Weigel]

My former parish in TN has one. They are trained to spot unfamiliar faces,
and visitors are sought out after the service and given a small loaf of
bread and a welcome...very low-key, but very pleasant. I was welcomed back
with such on my last visit, too, having been absent from the parish for
some 18 years!

On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 1:07 PM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:

> Have you ever thought of asking lay people to undertake a ministry
> of hospitality? Scheduled (like ushers). You must have a few extroverts
> in the congregation somewhere who'd be able to approach visitors
> without shame or distress.
>
> I never go to coffee hour because, as I've said before, the smell of
> coffee disgusts me. But the other side of that affliction is that I could
> *always* find it ... you can smell the darned thing from a mile away.
> -M
>
> In a message dated 6/15/2015 10:20:36 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > jay.weigel at gmail.com <javascript:;> writes:
> > Most  people prefer to at least be acknowledged. I don't think anyone
> > really
> > likes being made a fuss over
> >
> >
>