IN THE SPIRIT OF OUR PATRON, WE ARE COMMITTED TO:
Surrender to the redeeming love of Jesus through the Eucharist and the cross
Enrich the spiritual lives of our families
Educate and guide our youth in the ways of Christ
Reach out to meet the diverse needs of our parish and the community at large
Support life at all stages

OUR MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARISH BY BECOMING A BEACON OF FAITH

“We, the Community…”
We are gathered as a people dedicated to a “common-unity” of Christian fellowship, finding our center in Jesus Christ. We strive to enter the spousal love of God in whom all are called to live in the unity of love and divine life. We are taken from out of this world by the power of Baptism and commissioned to be a people dedicated to the work of God’s healing love in the world through Jesus, Son of God and Son of Man.

“In the spirit of our Patron….”
St. Louis IX, King of France from the tender age of 12, reigned over France in the 13th century, His strong faith, received from his regent mother, was passed on to his own children. His staunch teaching against sin and his determined battles in the name of the church, mark him well as a man of deep faith. His love for justice and the poor of his kingdom also gave him a reputation of a compassionate and caring leader with a strong sense of wisdom in judgment. This service to faith, Church, youth, justice and the needy, becomes part of our inherited gifts by which we are called to serve. The fleur-de-lis on our parish icon reminds us of this heritage of faith and service we receive from our Patron.

“…we are committed to….”
Community commitment is more than the affirmation of a variety of individual hopes and aspirations. It is a united effort to find a common ideal vision that will allow us to walk together in a united direction. Each member and family of the faith community must claim and support a united goal that has for its purpose to give direction to the parish and effective service to the community it is dedicated to.
“1. Surrender….”
Surrendering means to abandon our individual wills to a common higher goal chosen by the community for the welfare of all. Surrendering is taking on the obedient spirit of Jesus who humbled himself into becoming obedient, even to the obedience of the Cross It is an acceptance of something greater than ourselves granted to us for the common good. It is accepting to live by a community way that renders individual preference subservient to the good of all.

2….Enrich the spiritual lives of our families….”
The main concern of the People of God in journey to eternal salvation is their spiritual lives. It is important for us to commit ourselves primarily to developing the inner spirit of the soul that will allow us to be individually and collectively united in spirit with our creating Father. The main thrust of our parish family must first be dedicated to our own spiritual growth. Parish liturgies and life must first be concerned with the spiritual awakening of a people and a community spirituality that allows us to grow together in the ways of Christ. It is only when each member is founded on spiritual priorities that our families will find their destiny in the unity of the Mystical Body.

“3…Educate and guide our youth in the ways of Christ….”
Pope John Paul II has greatly encouraged our young people to set their future upon the following of Jesus Christ. But the real experience of Christ received in the lives of our children comes from the family environment and the community support. Parents have the serious responsibility to lead their children to the Lord and to form their lives upon a deep searching thirst for God. This will be possible only if parents form their own lives upon that passionate hunger for their Creator and a powerful love for Christ and his Church. The community must strive to offer religious education programs to sustain the teaching work of the parents and assist them in this privileged work of continuing to nurture the love of God in the hearts of youth. Youth programs must not isolate our children into privatized peer groups, but must gather them as part of the total community, teaching them to grow in their love, concern and service of the people of God. Faith is not meant to be self-serving, but self-giving. Young people should be allowed to follow the ways of Christ as their leader and to respond generously to his leadership in their lives even at times unto a religious or priestly vocation. They are meant to be the bearers of his love to serve the needs of mankind.

“4. Reach out to meet the diverse needs of our parish and the community at large..”
Christ came to forgive sinners, heal the sick, feed the poor, and proclaim the Good News to all. Our parish should imitate the love of Christ as portrayed in the works of St. Louis in regard to the poor and the needy. By putting on a heart of hospitality in our celebrations and in our good works, we will show the authentic value of our love and bring service to those who come to us clothe with their private crosses and burdens and seeking the support of life-giving, relief-bearing and self-giving fellow Christians. The spirit of community must always stand above the spirit of individuality. The body of Christ needs to be a healing influence in the midst of our present day society who suffers the isolation of hostility and personal pain. We must become the Good Samaritan to our brothers and sisters.

“5. Support life at all stages..
To stand with God and for God means that we are protectors and supporters of all life. We are to empower life and bring about the best environment for life to be lived, experienced, transformed in suffering and brought to perfection for the glory of God. All that we do on behalf of life, we do in support of the Father’s eternal creating love for which Christ rendered service in obedient sacrifice.

“….OUR MISSION…”
In the light of all the above information, because of the example given us by our Patron Saint and in view of the five main commitments to which we bring our faith, work and services, we are now able to better understand that we have a unique MISSION to accomplish; WHICH IS TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARISH BY BECOMING BEACONS OF FAITH. As a people of faith, we have been given the special gifts, call and mission to which we attest through prayer, study and pledge. At the end of our every weekend Mass, the mission of Christ is rendered to all the people that each community and every individual “go in peace” to live by the unique qualities, goals and priorities empowered and revealed to them by the Spirit of God.