Church of the Epiphany Mission Statement
Revised as Amended on January 1, 1997

Eternal God, Heavenly Father, You have called us to be Epiphany people. Under the direction of Your Holy Spirit, we accept the responsibility, both individually and communally, to spread the Kingdom of Your son, Jesus Christ, for Your honor and glory. It is our aim, through our living union with Christ, to proclaim the word of salvation to others and to better the temporal order through witness to Christ.

We are a family in faith through Your unconditional Love, poured out by Your Holy Spirit. In the exercise of that faith, people shall see Christ. Each of us has the right, and also the duty, to use the unique spiritual, human, and material gifts You have given us, and to use them in both the Church and the world for the good of humanity. We are members of one mystical body with Jesus Christ as its head. By living Your Word, in the light of our faith, we shall seek Your Will in all things.

With this as our motivation, we resolve to:

Provide an atmosphere of warmth, hospitality and love to communicate the word and sacrament of God to a faith-filled community. This atmosphere will employ various forms of artistic and religious expression, to enhance the significance of the liturgy.

Share the richness of our Catholic faith with those of other faiths and grow in understanding of our common faith experiences, through joint prayer, worship and study, and shared community action.

Increase awareness among our community members of the need to respond to any of God's people who are suffering, whether it is from physical or emotional illness, deprivation of basic needs, loss of dignity, or separation from meaningful relationships.

Build a bond among members of our community by coming together, establishing personal relationships, and helping one another, as brothers and sisters in Christ.

Provide continuing religious education programs in which the family and the parish will be coequally responsible for catechesis and for multigenerational sharing and growing in faith.

Create awareness among members of the community as to the needs, opportunities and rewards in pursuing church-oriented vocations.

Plan and serve the administrative requirements of the parish, keeping in mind the need to maintain its financial integrity and calling each community member to financial ownership.

All of this we pledge Father, with the commitment of our lives, through Your Son, Jesus Christ. For it is through Him, with Him and in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory is Yours, Almighty Father, now and forever,

Amen.