Dear New Parishioners:
One of the most important parts of the Universal Church is the parish. The reason is because the parish impacts on people's lives. It is in this setting that personal faith finds communal support. Here, together we receive the Body and Blood of Christ and listen to the Word of God proclaimed. Here, sins are forgiven in Reconciliation. Here, in the company of others, life's most significant passages take on eternal dimension: the birth of a child in Baptism, the beginnings of adulthood in Confirmation, the love of a man and a woman in Marriage, the passing of a loved one in Christian Burial.

The parish is a living, breathing entity because in it God interacts with His people. It is a mystery because people themselves are transformed into what they would not otherwise be: Christ's Mystical Body -- His hands and feet, His eyes and mouth, His ambassadors to this time and place.
A parish is also a family and like any family, functions most efficiently when all its members involve themselves in its life. Please pray where God is calling you to serve your parish family!

We welcome you to our family, the family of St. Mary of the Assumption Church!

Parish Mission Statement
St. Mary of the Assumption parish is a Roman-Catholic community of faith.  We profess a unity with the world wide Catholic Church.  We continue to develop our relationship with the triune God through attention to sacred scripture, tradition, sacraments, worship, prayer and diverse institutional structures, all of which help to form the people of God.  All church ministries seek to serve the God-given dignity of each person and to acknowledge their charisms for the service to the community of faith.

GOALS
Parish Life	To be a community that supports parishioners in their commitment to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the circumstances of their daily lives.
Evangelization	To be a community of disciples that proclaims Jesus Christ in work and action and inspires others to be followers of Christ.
Worship	To be a community that worships God through active participation in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Education	To be a community of disciples growing in knowledge and love of Jesus Christ.
Discipleship/ Stewardship	To be a community of disciples generously giving their time, talents, and treasures to the work of Jesus Christ.