OUR
VISION
EVERYTHING IS TO BE
ORIENTED TOWARDS
THE PRAISE AND GLORY OF GOD
In the Book of
Revelation, St John envisages all humanity gathered around the
throne of God, offering together with the Angels a prayer of
adoration as they cry out "Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord
God..."
In its own
imperfect way the community of Christ's faithful reflects that
heavenly kingdom. So the central focus of the faith communities
which make up the totality of that community of the Church Universal
will be worship.
In order to create
a people in His own image who would, from east to west, offer this
song of praise to His Father, Our Lord missioned His followers to go
out and teach all nations, proclaiming a message of Good News to all
people, teaching them to observe His instructions, and to baptise
them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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The St Agnes Parish
community strives to make our vision a reality by a commitment to:
HOLINESS IN THE IMAGE
OF CHRIST
We will assist each
other to develop and enrich the grace life of our Baptism by
providing and fostering appropriate liturgies, renewal programs,
opportunities and places for prayer.
PROCLAIM THE GOOD
NEWS OF SALVATION
We will assist the
Bishop, our Pastors and each other to proclaim the good news.
Through the dedication of resources to pastoral programs we will
assist the family to evangelise the young and to increase and deepen
the faith life of adults. Central to this endeavour will be the
Liturgy of the Word in the Eucharist.
MINISTER WITHIN THE
FAITH COMMUNITY
We will minister to
each other as members of our worshipping community. This ministry
finds its expression in the services of those in Holy Orders, our
Bishop, Priests and Deacons, Religious and all those who minister in
other ways within our faith community.
THE SERVICE OF ALL,
PARTICULARLY THOSE IN NEED
We will respond in
faithfulness to Christ's command of love by reaching out to those in
need to the extent of our available resources, both human and material.
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