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Catholics Come Home at St. Joseph Marello Parish in Granite Bay
By Catholic Herald staff
At St. Joseph Marello Parish in Granite Bay, Oblate Father Arnold Ortiz, pastor, screened the ads before Masses during Christmas last year. He wanted to reach Catholics who only attend Mass at Christmas and Easter, according to parishioner David Parkes. Parkes was part of a parish hospitality committee that arranged weekly inquiry meetings for the people who responded to the ads.
It was a blessing to be involved with Catholics Come Home, even in the small way that St. Joseph Marello Parish tried it out last year, Parkes said. “People were very moved by being able to come back to the church,” he said. “It was a privilege to be part of their journey.”
