We’re preparing for a second Come and See invitational evangelism campaign next February and March. Part of this will be a series of little flyers we can hand to friends we want to invite to come with us to Holy Cross. These will contain lots of pictures of Holy Cross people and activities, and short statements describing what we like about our church, what drew us there, what keeps us coming back.
Here are a series of statements from people jotted down as we talked about the project over breakfast November 7. We invite you to add your own words –just a sentence or two. We’d like to have something from everyone in the congregation to share. Use the comment feature on this post.
Holy Cross is a true family – you feel welcome even if you’re not married or don’t have kids. A great mix of young and old.
The Episcopal Church has both the Word and the Sacraments: the best of both worlds.
Our church doesn’t claim to be perfect, and it understands that people aren’t perfect.
Holy Cross is a place where you find love and acceptance just as you are – warts and all.
Holy Cross is a church that is accepting and non-judgmental.
The Episcopal Church is open and transparent. You know where the money comes from and where it goes. You know who makes the decisions (you have a voice!). The Church has rigorous “safe church†practices to protect our children.
This is a place where our children make lifelong friendships.
In a commuter society, it’s hard to make connections where we live. Church is a good base for that.
People helped me feel my way in at Holy Cross – friendly, but never pressuring.
At Holy Cross, you’re free to practice the piety that suits you – kneel, sit or stand, cross yourself or not.
The service is laid out so clearly in the bulletins, it’s easy to follow along and join in.
Beauty is important to me and I find it at Holy Cross. Our lovely new church blends in perfectly with the historic old building.
We’ve found Holy Cross a warm, welcoming, diverse congregation – informal in atmosphere but with a Catholic liturgy celebrated with great reverence.
Our kids today are exposed to drugs, sex, violence, stress, family problems. Why not fill out the play card with peace, love, faith and belonging?
Busy work schedule? Busy kids schedule? Busy social schedule? One hour of peace Sunday at Holy Cross is priceless!
Do you have little church experience? Do your children have no church experience? Give Holy Cross a chance to be your family’s link to spirituality.
At Holy Cross there’s no guilt, only understanding. We come because we want to. In the Episcopal Church you are loved for what you are. Yet we share the traditions that are beautiful in the Roman Catholic Church.
At Holy Cross, you’re a participating member. You can share your talents and really be part of the whole experience.
It’s like your favorite bar – where everyone knows your name!
At Holy Cross the Bible is revered, not worshiped.
Diversity at Holy Cross means you can knell to pray while I stand to pray and our neighbor sits – and we all respect each other.
Our church includes a few “cradle Episcopalians, many former Roman Catholics, many former Protestants, and many people with no former church experience.
Holy Cross is where we make friends. Holy Cross is where people make us their friends.
We moved to New England without any family or relatives, and Holy Cross accepted me as a member of their family. I consider them my extended family.
I wanted to be part of a church where my being divorced wouldn’t inhibit my being my nephew’s godmother.
My 90 or so minutes at Holy Cross are my time, not my work’s, not my family’s, but mine and God’s It’s a meditation for me. Here I find shelter from life’s everyday noises.
I found Holy Cross to be very open and caring, without the hypocrisy I had encountered elsewhere. Here it’s okay to make mistakes and learn to grow as a Christian.
I brought my teenager daughter to Holy Cross when she asked about God. It’s a great place to learn about Christianity and God’s place in our lives.
I have such a diverse set of friends from Holy Cross. I would never have met these people anywhere else.