Oktoberfest Hospitality

As we gear up for our main parish fun/fund-raiser next weekend, make sure you invite all your neighbors, family members, and workmates. Thanks so much to all of you who are going out of your way to help us sell raffle tickets, including sharing our online link to out-of-town family members! We still have plenty of time slots open needing volunteers, so stop by the table after Mass or see the link online.

As we will welcome hundreds of visitors next Saturday at the festival, I want to remind each of us that we are all on the ‘hospitality committee’ at the Oktoberfest. I know that we are already a welcoming parish, but when the crowds get big, it is helpful if we all keep an extra eye out for anyone who may need assistance in any way. Give that extra effort of welcome if it seems obvious that someone is new or looking for something. As the event grows bigger each year, we want to try our best to keep it a fun, safe, family-friendly event.

Remember that Mass next Saturday, September 30 is at 4:00 PM and the regular Mass schedule on Sunday morning. Thanks again to each of you who do your part in keeping our parish so hospitable and full of the Spirit!

God’s Peace,
Fr. Jim Deiters