Our
first goal as a parish is to structure ourselves in a way that allows
all parishioners to come to the realize the purpose for which we were
created and baptized: to praise, reverence and serve our God. By this
means we save our souls, and to live our baptism in the pattern of the
death and resurrection of Jesus. (
Spiritual Exercises
23) It is the Spirit of Jesus that gathers
each and every member of this community. When this assembly is gathered
for worship, each and every member is called to work toward fitting
praise of our God and service of one another. This basic sense of the
ministry of each and every member of the community is very important to
us. It is from this ministry that members are called to offer their
gifts for further special services (ministries) for the assembly and
the community.
