VISION
Our vision for OUR PARISH FAMILY is: we will CULTIVATE FAITH, PRACTICE ARDENT CHARITY, and NURTURE COMMUNION!
PURPOSE/MISSION:
Our sacred purpose at St. Rose of Lima Parish is to love and know Christ, to practice His teachings as revealed to His bride the Church in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. As Christ loves His bride, we will love one another in word and deed, perform works of mercy and live out compassionate forgiveness. We will welcome all to the house of our Father, and as a community of faith we will joyfully assist one another in attaining the promises of eternal life through our sharing as members of the One Body and the Sacramental Life.
VALUES
Faith Formation – Guided by the Holy Spirit we are dedicated to our call of being missionary disciples to the community as commanded by the Father through the Word Incarnate. We will faithfully serve and follow the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and place special emphasis on the essential nature of the Holy Sacraments in the life of all Catholic Christians.
Unity – Professing that Christ is the Head of the Body, we will strive for unity by cultivating the gifts and talents of all members. Recognizing the inherent dignity of all persons, we will work to foster peace among all members and especially the conversion of our fallen away brothers and sisters.
Stewardship – Appreciating with gratitude that God is the source and giver of every Good Gift; we will model faithful stewardship, founded on love, generosity, and sacrifice. Thereby ensuring that the spiritual and corporal gifts entrusted to our care are used to build God’s kingdom.
Charity – With no expectation of recompense we will offer in sacrifice to God the work of our hands and hearts. We will endeavor to care and serve one another filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit. Following the example of St. Rose of Lima we will become instruments of perfect Charity, for as she says “When we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. We must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus.”