The St. Paul Catholic Church Prayer
Lord, St. Paul is composed of people like me.
It is I who help make it what it is.
It will be friendly, if I am.
It will be holy, if I am.
Its pews will be filled, if I help fill them.
It will do great work, if I work.
It will be prayerful, if I pray.
It will be generous for good causes, if I am a generous giver.
It will bring people together for worship and fellowship, if I invite and bring them.
It will be a parish of loyalty and love, of fearlessness and faith, if I am filled with these same qualities in myself.
Therefore, Lord, give me the grace to dedicate myself to being everything I want St. Paul Catholic Church, my parish, to be.
As Apostles of the Word and Sacraments…
We worship and pray faithfully so that Jesus may continue to fill our hearts with strength.
We practice tolerance in our dealings with others so that we may become models of love and forgiveness. We recognize God’s healing power in our community.
We are active in the education of ourselves, our children and our youth so that we may see not only the importance of knowledge, but the value of the Gospel.
We reach out to those who are ill in body or spirit so that the sick may know the healing powers of our faith.
We show support to the poor so that they may know the compassion of a community dedicated to human dignity.
We support the parish leadership so that they may continue to serve the needs of the community.