Feast Sunday

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Hospitality is not entertaining. It is the deliberate act of creating space in our lives - our homes, our tables, our time — where others are welcomed, dignity is restored, and the love of God is made tangible.

As followers of Jesus, we are called to love our neighbour as ourselves. But who is our neighbour? It's the person next door, the newcomer at church, the one on the margins - and sometimes even the person we find hardest to love. This is not something we can do in our own strength. We love because we have first been loved by God, who made room for us before we deserved it.

At Red Door, we resist the pull of individualism and consumerism - forces that quietly shrink our worlds and close our doors - by practicing two simple rhythms of hospitality together.

Neighbouring We begin where we live. Using a simple exercise, we map the people immediately around our homes and ask honestly: do I know their name? Their story? Their need? Neighbouring is the slow, faithful practice of paying attention to the people God has already placed near us - and gradually, intentionally, building real relationship with them.

Feast Sunday On the first Sunday of each month, we make room at the table. Feast Sunday is a simple invitation to share a meal with someone from our church family - especially someone new, different from you, or not yet well connected. It doesn't need to be elaborate. Lunch after church, dinner at home, coffee and conversation - simple is enough. The point is the welcome, not the spread.

Together, these practices are how we become the kind of people who don't just attend church - but make room for one another, and for our neighbours, in the name of Jesus.

Use the below link to invite someone to join you on Feast Sunday: