St. John The Baptist at 25810 156th Ave SE, Covington, WA 98042-4202 US - St. John the Baptist Parish Mission Statement and Prayer

Mission Statement

The Catholic Community of St. John the Baptist:  Where stewardship is a way of life and the diversity of our gifts is used to answer Christ’s call to proclaim and live the Gospel.

• Worship -  Live out the dignity and giftedness of our baptismal call through prayer, devotion and through full, active and conscious participation in the mass.

• Evangelization - Bring people closer to Christ, and to each other, through the testimony of our words and witness of our lives. Apostolic Formation -  Create and nurture faith formation and support the discernment and use of our God-given gifts.

• Service -  Share our spiritual gifts, resources and talents with our parish, our community, and our world through charitable action and social justice. 
   
   

St. John the Baptist Stewardship Prayer

Loving God, we are grateful for the abundant gifts you have given the community of St. John the Baptist. We hear Your call to be good stewards of Your gifts of time, talent, and treasure. We hear Your call to share our talents to build a community worthy of Your love. We thank You for the opportunity to share with all whose lives we touch on our faith journey.

Lord, Jesus, give us the courage to follow your example and reach out to those in need. As a caring family of faith may we strive to be compassionate to those among us and in the wider community who need what each of us has to offer.

Holy Spirit, give us the insight to recognize the special gifts given to each of us by our Heavenly Father. Inspire in each of us the generosity to share with our community a just measure of our time, talents, and treasure. For with Your guidance we are confident that each commitment to share will lead to fulfilling the vision of the St. John the Baptist parish family. 

 

Vision Statement

At St. John the Baptist, stewardship is a way of life and our faith is alive!  We are apostles and disciples of Jesus Christ, ministering through our families, our work places, our community and the world, and we welcome everyone to join us.

Our spirituality is built upon our Catholic heritage and traditions and reflects our rich ethnic and cultural diversity.  Everyone participates regularly in worship, Mass, and Communion.  We give witness to our faith by our actions, love for one another, and love for our Lord.

Full Parish participation in religious education and formation engages everyone within our community.  Parents are supported in their responsibility to raise faith-filled children.

Through participation in parish activities and ministries, we foster each others' individuality and diverse gifts.  We reach out to our community and our world through charitable action and social justice.  We bring people closer to Christ though the testimony or our words and the witness of our lives.

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