You may have noticed
recently some staff members and parishioners wearing white Holy Family T-shirts
with our new parish logo and wondered what the words on the back of the shirt
mean. The words imprinted there are: Foster
– Transform – Empower. It comes
from our Holy Family Parish Vision Statement developed by our pastoral staff
and endorsed by our Parish Pastoral Council.
It can be found at the bottom of the Welcome Message page on the I’m New drop-down tab of our parish
website. Here it is and what it means:
Parish Vision Statement
Holy Family Parish aspires to be a community guided by the Holy
Spirit that will:
·
Foster fullness of life in a personal relationship with Jesus.
·
Transform members into intentional
disciples.
·
Empower them to make other disciples who love God and love neighbor.
As you can see these are action words, which connote
movement. First, it depends on our
docility to the Holy Spirit’s inspiration, guidance and motivation to deepen
our relationship with Jesus through regular participation in the Sacraments and
personal prayer. This forms the
foundation of a more meaningful, purposeful and fuller life that reflects the
joy and peace of Christ. Second, with a
dynamic personal relationship with Jesus, the Holy Spirit can work wonders
transforming us into the image of Jesus, whereby we intentionally think with
His mind, feel with His heart and love with His actions. Third, with the grace of the Holy Spirit
alive within us, we are motivated and empowered to share what difference life in
Christ makes in our lives and seek to convince others to become intentional
disciples of Jesus, too.
So, now you know. You may
want to keep this for reference since I understand it is a lot to take in and
digest. And it will take a lifetime of
continued perseverance. But, if you own
this vision for yourself and seek to live by it, look out. Your life will never be the same!
God
bless you!
Fr. Bob
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