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Mission Statement
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St. Wenceslaus Parish is a Christian Community whose mission is to proclaim the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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We respond to God's love by making Christ a priority in our:
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Vision
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As a faith community alive with the Holy Spirit we are committed to:
- A church community life that fosters total community involvement. communication to all, parish commissions, and ecumenism.
- Liturgy and worship that promotes meaningful and active community involvement in sacramental and daily prayer.
- Active religious education programs that foster all phases of growth for adults teenagers and children.
- A sense of social action to create awareness of global. social and economic problems of our time.
- Evangelization programs that aid in teaching the tenets and teachings of the church, i.e. family enrichment, marital preparation and support of youth.
- A well-directed financial management programs those guides, develops and creates financial responsibility and fiscal insight to guide programs.
Core Values
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The central/core values of the St. Wenceslaus Community include:
- To develop in each parishioner an understanding of his,/her faith which includes knowledge and practice of faith, practice of Christian service and participation in liturgical experiences.
- To recognize individual differences among parishioners and provide programs that help all parishioners utilize their special gifts.
- To promote responsible attitudes and programs which promote physical and mental health within and outside the parish community.
- To develop within each parishioner a knowledge and appreciation of the Christian bible through study and participatory experiences.
- To provide a parish life that includes a variety of social. spiritual and physical activities to foster a "complete" church participant.
- To teach and promote among parishioners the rights and responsibilities of active evangelization and encourage Catholics to act on behalf of peace and justice.
- To teach parishioners to understand and respect human life in all aspects.
- To provide church opportunities for parishioners to actively participate in all appropriate aspects of the Mass.
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To provide opportunities for parishioners to participate with Deanery members
and Diocesan members in efforts to further the mission of universal Church.
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