Tuesday, September 27, 2005

Goal of welcoming, inclusive parish about to be realized

This September 22, 2005 Catholic Herald article about Racine St. Rita's soon-to-be-dedicated new church is not posted online. But you can visit the parish web site. There you will find that St. Rita's felt the need for its own original Mission Statement, which begins,
Saint Rita Parish of Racine, founded in the Augustinian tradition, is a welcoming, inclusive Catholic community. In Eucharistic-centered worship, we gather together around God's table to celebrate His love. ...

Based on my parish council experience, I surmise that at the drafting meeting someone wanted to say worship and someone else gather together, someone wanted Eucharistic, and someone else Eucharist-centered. As an inclusive community, they included them all. At least it doesn't say "centered around" the Eucharist.

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