Our parishes, as communities of the Catholic Church, strive to carry out the mission entrusted to us by Christ. Endowed with the gifts of Jesus and his Holy Spirit, and faithfully observing Jesus’ precepts of love, we have the mission of proclaiming and establishing among all peoples the Kingdom of God. (CCC 768)
To help us fulfill our mission, we gather as Christian communities – inspired by the example, virtue, and intercession of our patron saints – to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus and celebrate his presence with us in the Eucharist.