What is this Welcome Ministry? This weekend experience helps people discover what's missing in their lives and what to do about it. Most people want to work this out, but they have no idea how, or even where, to start. We invite you to begin your journey. The St. Edward Parish retreats are held in the spring during Lent and fall and are open to all parishioners and interested friends.
The Welcome Experience is so much more than a retreat weekend. It is a life-changing experience. Welcome puts a framework around the questions and struggles we all have so that we can become a better version of ourselves every day and in every way.
"When people ask why I'm so on fire about Welcome, I have a very simple answer: It works! I can explain that in some ways, but in others, it defies explanation. It just works."
Throughout history God has always worked powerfully through one type of person...God works through those who make themselves available to him.
Since 1969, hundreds of thousands of people have had life-changing experiences through Welcome and its predecessor, Christ Renews His Parish. Today, this powerful experience has touched more than 1,400 parishes, 100 dioceses, and 40 States. As people change and grow, parishes also change and grow. Welcome quietly energizes parishes, repairs families, and inspires communities. In partnership with Dynamic Catholic, Welcome is noted as one of the most effective ways to trigger engagement available for Catholics today.
Something extraordinary is happening! And now you get to be a part of it!