All Catholics share in the mission that the Lord gave to the Church:  to proclaim the Gospel and to make Him present in the world.  We do this in many ways – in our homes, places of work, and civic life.

 

Stewardship is a way of life. It is a way of living each day in gratitude for all the blessings that God has given to us. We do not own the gifts God gives to us. We are only here on earth to use those gifts to do God's work. The roots of stewardship can be found in the Bible, which tells us over and over that God is the Creator and Giver of all gifts. It is our responsibility to show our gratitude to God for these gifts, by giving back to Him a truly grateful share.

 

Our goal at Divine Mercy Parish is to express a strong sense of this mission in our common parish life, as well as assisting this mission at the diocesan level. We have been given a job to do – to make the Lord known, and to make Him present in our place and time.

 

Our hope is that all the members of Divine Mercy Parish will see their participation in parish life as their way of helping to fulfill this mission.

 

All parishioners are asked to support Divine Mercy Parish financially, according to their means, so that the work is done here to help more people know, love and serve the true God can continue. More broadly, parishioners are invited to support the efforts of the Church at the diocesan level.

 

Each parishioner should also prayerfully consider what he or she can do to participate directly in some of the many aspects of parish life described in these pages.