Welcome to Parkside Community UCC!
All are welcome here. But, we extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, lesbian, transgender, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those with crying newborns, skinny as a rail, or those who could afford to lose a few pounds.
We welcome you if you can sing like Lady Gaga or like our Office Administrator who can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re “just browsing,” just woke up, or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven't been in church since little Joey’s baptism, or if you vote Democrat or Republican or don’t vote at all.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, Chicago Bears fans, starving artists, tree-huggers, non-fat latte sippers, vegans, and junk food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you're having problems or you’re down in the dumps, or if you don’t like “organized religion,” — we’ve been there too!
We endorse all people but we make it a point not to promote any particular politician. If you need a church that does or a minister who screams and yells from the pulpit about how everybody who doesn’t believe as he believes (or, she believes) is going to hell...well, you’re probably not going to like this church. Here, you can be Democrat, Republican, Independent...heck, even a Socialist. You’ll understand, we’re sort of struck with Jesus and, especially, his teachings. The way we figure it—if we follow his teachings, the world will be a happier and healthier place for everybody. Healthier and happier, too, for those not interested in religion, not even ours.
If you blew all your offering money last night at the Pottawatomi casino, tough luck for us. You’re still welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and she wanted to go to church.
We welcome those who are inked, pierced, or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts… in short, we welcome you!
(Very sincerely adapted from article on huffingtonpost.com written by Steve McSwain, but we really mean it -- all are welcome! Come find out for yourself, worship with us Sundays at 10am!)
All are welcome here. But, we extend a special welcome to those who are single, married, divorced, gay, lesbian, transgender, filthy rich, dirt poor, yo no habla Ingles. We extend a special welcome to those with crying newborns, skinny as a rail, or those who could afford to lose a few pounds.
We welcome you if you can sing like Lady Gaga or like our Office Administrator who can’t carry a note in a bucket. You’re welcome here if you’re “just browsing,” just woke up, or just got out of jail. We don’t care if you’re more Catholic than the Pope, or haven't been in church since little Joey’s baptism, or if you vote Democrat or Republican or don’t vote at all.
We extend a special welcome to those who are over 60 but not grown up yet, and to teenagers who are growing up too fast. We welcome soccer moms, NASCAR dads, Chicago Bears fans, starving artists, tree-huggers, non-fat latte sippers, vegans, and junk food eaters. We welcome those who are in recovery or still addicted. We welcome you if you're having problems or you’re down in the dumps, or if you don’t like “organized religion,” — we’ve been there too!
We endorse all people but we make it a point not to promote any particular politician. If you need a church that does or a minister who screams and yells from the pulpit about how everybody who doesn’t believe as he believes (or, she believes) is going to hell...well, you’re probably not going to like this church. Here, you can be Democrat, Republican, Independent...heck, even a Socialist. You’ll understand, we’re sort of struck with Jesus and, especially, his teachings. The way we figure it—if we follow his teachings, the world will be a happier and healthier place for everybody. Healthier and happier, too, for those not interested in religion, not even ours.
If you blew all your offering money last night at the Pottawatomi casino, tough luck for us. You’re still welcome here. We offer a special welcome to those who think the earth is flat, work too hard, don’t work, can’t spell, or because grandma is in town and she wanted to go to church.
We welcome those who are inked, pierced, or both. We offer a special welcome to those who could use a prayer right now, had religion shoved down your throat as a kid, or got lost in traffic and wound up here by mistake. We welcome tourists, seekers and doubters, bleeding hearts… in short, we welcome you!
(Very sincerely adapted from article on huffingtonpost.com written by Steve McSwain, but we really mean it -- all are welcome! Come find out for yourself, worship with us Sundays at 10am!)