Welcome!
We bid you welcome,
who come with weary spirit seeking rest.
We bid you welcome,
who come with hope in your heart.
We bid you welcome,
who are seekers of a new faith.
Who come to probe and explore.
Who come to learn.
We bid you welcome,
who enter this hall as a homecoming.
Who have found here room for your spirit.
Who find in this people a family.
Whoever you are,
whatever you are,
wherever you are on your journey,
we bid you welcome.
-Richard S. Gilbert