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Diocese of Hallam Questions for Welcoming Groups To Consider

Diocese of Portsmouth Tips for Becoming a More Welcoming Parish

Diocese of Portsmouth Ministry of Welcome Resource

St Joan of Arc Parish, Highbury (Westminster). Families Made Welcome Checklist

Diocese of East Anglia Coming Home leaflet (front page) PDF format (620kb)

Diocese of East Anglia Coming Home leaflet (back pages) Pdf format (720kb)

A young people's questionnaire used in a parish in Clifton Diocese

Keeping in Touch (KIT): a resource now in its 3rd edition written by Sheila Keefe of the Diocese of Portsmouth and designed to involve the whole parish in its mission to reach out in welcome to every Catholic living in the local area, whether or not they go to Church, through home visits and small group meetings for those who wish to explore their faith once more. (350kb)

Visit the Diocese of Salford's Resources page

St Edmund's, Beckenham - Invitation to attend Everybody's Welcome Parish Launch Meeting 

St Edmund's Beckenham - Materials used at Everybody's Welcome Parish Launch Meeting 

Visit a How Can I Recruit Volunteers produced by Birmingham Catholic Youth Services, aimed at youth ministry but applicable to a range of other parish work    

Welcoming the Stranger Among Us: Unity in Diversity. A Statement of the US Catholic Bishops (2000) 

 

Examples of Parish Welcome websites, Leaflets, Packs & Handbooks

Our Lady & St Joseph's Parish, Alcester
Catholics in Eastleigh
St Swithun's, Yately (handbook)
St Mark's, Newnham
(leaflet)
Woodstock Road Baptist Church
, Oxford (booklet)
St Mary's Church
, Banbury (leaflet - see also their welcome form)
St Luke's, Cosby