Our Lady of the Pillar Parish: December 2007

The Core Values

O - OPENNESS TO THE GRACE OF CONVERSION Our life entails openness to the work of the Holy Spirit in our lives as a Christian Community, especially to the call for us to leave behind our old ways of thinking, our old paradigms, and move towards a new way of being Church, a new way of loving and serving each other.
U - UNITY IN DIVERSITY As a communion of diverse communities, we respect and appreciate the diversity and richness of culture present in the three cities comprising our diocese. Yet, in spite of all our differences, we have one common Faith in our Lord and Savior, as expressed in one common way of worship and one common vision-mission for ourselves.
R - RESPONSIBILITY (shared) As members of the Body of Christ, the Church, in spite of the varied ministries and duties we have, we all share in responsibility of proclaiming His Good News to all by our words and deeds with love and fidelity. At the same time, we are challenged to be "response-able"; able to discern and respond to the "signs of the times" as seen in the needs of the developing communities, the family and the youth.
S - STEWARDSHIP Everything we have is a blessing...gifts from the Lord. All our resources and facilities are gifts from His Divine providence. Thus, we are not owners of all these things. On the contrary, we are mere caretakers of all these gifts for the good of the community. We are challenged to live as faithful and trustworthy workers in God's vineyard by the way we mobilize and manage the people and resources entrusted to our care.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

December 2007