The Auld Kirk Welcome (21)

Hi,

In the previous post about the Auld Kirk I promised (or threatened, depending on your point of view) to post the Welcome printed in the Auld Kirk Bulletin.  Here it is.

WELCOME

We extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, in a relationship, divorced, widowed, gay, confused, filthy rich, comfortable, or dirt poor.  We extend a special welcome to wailing weans and to excited toddlers.

We welcome you whether you can sing like Pavarotti or just growl quietly to yourself.  You’re welcome here if you are just browsing, just woken up or just got out of prison,  We don’t care if you’re more Chirstian than the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, or haven’t been in church since Christmas twenty years ago.

We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet and teenagers who are growing up too fast.  We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted.  We welcome you if you’re having problems, are down in the dumps or don’t like organised religion. (We’re not that keen on that ourselves.)

We offer a welcome to those who  think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell or are here because you are at a loose end.

We welcome those who are inked, pierced, both or neither.  We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as children or got lost in the Square and wound up here by mistake.

We welcome pilgrims, tourists, seekers, doubters….and you.

You are very welcome.

Isn’t that a nice welcome?  Everyone is included.  Next Sunday is the last service in Auld Kirk until March.  During the months of December, January and February the weather is such that it is very dangerous if not impossible to get to the church.  The ice and sleet make the roads too slippery.  So they hold service in their in-town Hall.  I am happy we went this week and will attend again in March.

Hope to see you back again.  Bye for now.