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Our Mission: Loving The Lord Your God With All Your Heart and Your Neighbor as Yourself
Our Mission
The parish mission describes what we do as a Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
In a sense, every Catholic parish has a mission that is reflected in Jesus’ words at the end of the Gospel of Matthew – the Great Commission – “Go, therefore, make disciples of all nations; baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you” (Matthew 28: 16-19). This mission is reflected in the Great Commandment: “Jesus said to him, ‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with your entire mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment. The second resembles it: You must love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew: 22: 37-39)
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Our Vision
The parish vision statement is our guide to how, as a community, we will achieve our mission. Fr. Phil introduce Gaudium Et Spes to the community as part of his personal mission:
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The joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted in any way, are the joy and hope, the grief and anguish of the followers of Christ as well. Indeed, nothing genuinely human fails to raise an echo in their hearts."
PASTORAL CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH IN THE MODERN WORLD
GAUDIUM ET SPESPromulgated by His Holiness Pope Paul VI, on December 7, 1965
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St. Theresa Catholic Church incorporated the essence of this context to develop our vision statement:
Solidarity in Christ: Let No One Walk Alone
Vision background: Our vision statement: “Solidarity in Christ: Let no one walk alone,” is challenging. Often, we are not used to the word “solidarity.” It is layered over in our present time with strong political overtones. St. Theresa is using “solidarity” as it comes to us in Catholic social doctrine – not as a political position, goal, or code. For this process, solidarity is about love, connection, relationship, and belonging as grounded in the life, teaching, and ministry of Jesus Christ as given to us in the gospels. Solidarity is a way to reflect the nature of the Holy Trinity and who we are being called to be as disciples of Christ who chose to live in solidarity with us.