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St. Lawrence Disciples Mission Statement
I am as a Baptized member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church called to:
- Desire to be transformed into the person and image of Jesus Christ.
- Recognize that through my Baptism I have been called by Jesus to be His disciple and this represents the greatest purpose of my life.
- Live deeply the sacramental life of the Church through my full and active participation.
- See my life as part of the Body of Christ the Church which means that I seek to be engaged in worship and prayer living a life that is moral, communal, and active in the spiritual life.
- Be a leader of prayer and be active individually and by joining with others to pray for the Church, the world, others, and myself.
- Engage others in conversation about the elements of Faith and recognize that I am called to evangelize through inviting those who have not faith to faith, to those who have left the faith or are inactive to return, and to invite those who so desire to the fullness of the Faith given to us by Jesus.
- Make my home a Domestic church and a place of prayer.
- Renew the temporal order
- Make an annual retreat, participate in the parish mission, attend days of recollection.
- Enjoy the fellowship of my fellow Catholics
- Seek to promote the desire of Jesus that all be one through ecumenical and inter-faith involvement
- Recognize that faith formation is a life long process, which means that I will always be engaged in the study of the Holy Scriptures and Tradition of the Church, and other Holy Sciences.
- Seek prior to my death to have been fully initiated into the Sacramental life of the Church
- Request for others or self when ill the sacraments of the Sick, Penance, Viaticum and the Last Blessing of the Church.
- Become involved in a parish ministry and be willing as an active member of St. Lawrence to assist with household Liturgical chores.
- Seek to be a member of a Small Catholic Community.
- Recognize Jesus mandate to serve the poor especially through the efforts of the St. Vincent de Paul Society and pastoral care of the sick and homebound, and through special assistance of the elderly and those parishioners who need my help such as providing a meal, help with lawn care, Respite, or providing a ride. (This call also extends to wherever and whenever that Jesus places the call upon my heart to serve).
- Recognize my call as a Catholic to exercise faithful citizenship.
- Witness to the Gospel first through the witness of my life and then through the vocal sharing of the faith with others.
- Recognize and seek to be trained in Apologetics
- Live a life of Stewardship
- Promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life.
*This statement is to serve as the call of every Baptized member of St. Lawrence. It is also to be the guide for all ministry programs. We recognize that circumstances may prevent the total fulfillment of this mission by certain members of our church; however, we cannot compromise what we recognize as the call that has been given us by Jesus Christ and passed down to us through His Church.
The Fellowship of the Unashamed
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