I really don’t want to use news about other denominations as marketing for my own church, but living in Madison, it’s hard not to want to take advantage of developments in the Roman Catholic Church. Now, Bishop Morlino has recommended that a hymn entitled “All are Welcome” is not appropriate for use in the Mass. Here’s Doug Erickson’s article on Madison.com. Apparently, Bishop Morlino believes that all are not welcome at the Lord’s table.

I’ve toyed over the years with several marketing strategies for disaffected Catholics: “The Episcopal Church: All of the liturgy, none of the guilt” is one. OK, yes, that was a joke. The national church has had a slogan “The Episcopal Church welcomes you.” Perhaps we need to be even more clear in our message, at least in Madison: “The Episcopal Church: All are welcome here!”

And we mean it, whether you’re Episcopalian, or Roman Catholic, or just seeking!