During the current special initiative, Catholics Come Home, that is now taking place in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, hopefully all of our 2,000 families will be open to the divine graces that Christ is offering during this time of Catholic renewal. The following sample letter can be modified to serve as a parishioner’s invitation to a neighbor to come back to church and be active again at Queen of All Saints Parish.
Parishioners may personalize the following letter and then send it via e-mail to neighbors who may not be practicing Catholics. The current Queen of All Saints contact phone number and website address is included in the letter. Many thanks for helping the parish to invite neighboring Catholics to attend Queen of All Saints.
Archdiocese of St. Louis
Cardinal Rigali Center
20 Archbishop May Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63119
Office of the Vicar General
Rev. Msgr. Mark S. Rivituso
Phone: 314.792.7421
Fax: 314.792.7422
Dear Neighbor,
During this Christmas Season, we wanted to take a moment to introduce ourselves and say 'Hello' to you and your family!
We are the Joe and Jane Smith family. We are your neighbors at 2500 North 3rd Avenue, and we have been here about three years. Our family of 6 (4 children) is glad to have you as our neighbor.
You may have recently seen the Catholics Come Home® commercials on television. We are Catholic, and we attend Mass regularly at Queen of All Saints, 6603 Christopher.
We are excited about our Catholic faith. If these commercials interest you, and if you have any questions about Queen of All Saints or the Catholic faith in general, we would love to talk it over with you. Please give us a call at ????????. If you would prefer to talk with a priest or someone else from Queen of All Saints, you can call them at 846-8207. They would love to hear from you, or see you at Sunday Mass. In case you are interested, the Mass times are 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 and 12:00 noon. There is also a Saturday evening Mass at 5:00 p.m. You can learn more about our parish at www.qasstl.org.
In the meantime, we will be praying for you and your family. Hope to see you soon.
Sincerely,
[Signatures]
Joe and Jane Smith
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