Saint Martin of Tours Catholic Church
440 St. Martins Road, Flaherty, KY 40175
MISSION STATEMENT (Prepared on September 6, 1997)
The People of God of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Flaherty, Kentucky, do hereby unite to form a Parish Council according to the spirit of Vatican II, recognizing and affirming our communion with the Vicar of Christ, Our Holy Father, the Archbishop of our Archdiocese and his representative, our Pastor:
· to assure the teaching and the living of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
· to work together in the building up of the local Body of Christ
· to provide channels of communication between clergy, religious, laity, the Christian and secular community
· to engage in continuing apostolic formation of our extended parish family
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to study the needs of the Christian and the secular community
and to work toward discovering and providing the resources
to meet these needs
· to provide greater effectiveness in the management of the life of the parish
· to assist the clergy, religious and laity more closely in the saving mission of Christ
· to join in prayer relying on the power of God at work in the parish.