Thank you very much for visiting our parish, either online or in person. We are a unique community with a similar uniqueness that is found among the families and individuals that make up our parish. A few years ago we celebrated an international dinner to enjoy what we though was a diverse representation of people from around the world. We were surprised to find thirty two nations represented at that dinner. Our diversity spreads into age groups, economic considerations and even where we live. While we are predominantly a parish of young families, we enjoy a wonderful opportunity to cross all kinds of lines.
We continue to grow as a parish. This has been a constant for us over the course of the last decade. At times, we grow by over fifteen percent a year. This has strained both our organization and our resources. We have a firm desire to build and maintain a strong sense of community. While we know that we can no longer be a small parish with a close knit, family “feel”, we nonetheless desire to create bonds of real friendship.
We are also deeply committed to our youth and children. We maintain a strict approach to the Catholic Church’s program to protect children (“Safe Environment”). Our Life Savers program for our high school youth is one of the largest youth programs in the area. As well, we have a large and very successful Junior High and Children’s Ministry program. Please look through the programs in the Parish Ministries and Spiritual Growth sections of the website for more information about these and other programs.
Our future includes new goals that are now developing to expand our programs in the parish. A focal point for the near future will include a new mission effort to the Catholic Church in Honduras. This will be joined to our current efforts in Mexico. As we have completed our new church, we are praying that God will help us to strengthen our sense of community and guide us to new efforts to care for those in need.
Please accept our welcome to our parish. If there is anything that we can do to help you make this your home, please do not hesitate to ask. We are here to serve you.
