Mission Information

And so we gather and welcome each other in friendship and worship, we realize that our mission is to further the work of Christ and to help those in need. We must find out how to share. This sharing means that we must build a close relationship with Christ and with each other.
In order to build this relationship which is the basis of community, there are certain things that we must learn—certain things that we need to be comfortable with. The disciples of Jesus also experienced this problem. They had followed Jesus for years. An still they did not see;they did not understand. You know it is strange how we can look at something for years and still not see what it is that we are looking at. The disciples looked at Jesus and did not see the Son of God. They had to wait until they were filled with the Spirit before they truly understood. The spirit came flooding into their souls and they began to see the Light. Jesus was the son of God and they were expected to do something about it. We have the same challenge. We must carry this challenge with us wherever we go.
We must realize that our mission is to share the work of Christ. This sharing means that we must build a close relationship with God and with each other. When He needs someone to reach out, we must reach out for Him. When He needs someone to be somewhere for him, it is up to us to volunteer. Our challenge is for each of us to join the community of active believers. We must be rooted in faith and nourished by the Eucharist. We must reach out to others who are less fortunate.
We really can make a difference. it is not enough for us to come to church every Sunday and not let the Jesus who resides in each one of us out. Knowing and loving each other are our most important functions. We must reach out - both inside and outside of our church community - and try to help. Jesus loves each one of us and we must love each other in return. If we do so, we are mirroring the simple and loving life as we have been taught to do.