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Pope Francis’ visit to the United States, September 22 to 27 provides the church a wonderful opportunity to reach out to its neighbors in the spirit of the New Evangelization.
To build on the excitement surrounding the historic event you are encouraged to host a Welcome Day at your diocese or parish.
USCCB’s just-released “Welcome Day“ kit provides the resources to help you plan, prepare and organize a Welcome Day in your school, parish or diocese.
In a live event at 3:00 PM EST on August 20th, Peter Murphy, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis, will walk participants through the kit. While geared toward using the pope’s apostolic visit as a springboard for having a parish Welcome Day, the kit can be used at any time.
