Our Mission, Vision and Values

Our Vision

St. Mary's is a welcoming, highly active, multi-generational and generous faith community, celebrating a diversity of vibrant worship services, growing in our outreach, growing in our capacity to nurture all seekers, and growing in our commitment to strong stewardship. We are a learning community for all ages, engaged in crucial and provocative issues that impact our world. We are a place where we are continually developing new leaders and ministries to serve God's people.   read more »

Our Value Statement

  • We value our people, who together form a caring community that enjoys fellowship, friendship, and challenge.
  • We value our Anglo-Catholic tradition for its beauty, teaching, humanity and continuity with the past.
  • We value knowledge, character, and compassion in our clergy. We value the open minds and open hearts with which they minister to us and foster our ministry with each other.
  • We value our spiritual quest, through which we strive continually for a closer relationship with God and a deeper understanding of God's will for us and the world around us.
  • We value our ministry with children, through which we respect their particular gifts and contributions to our life as a community.
  • We value St. Mary's, our place of worship and community, for its beauty, peace and inspiration.
  • We value our outreach activities, sharing our time, talent and treasure to serve others with compassion and to promote justice.
  • We value diversity and strive to proactively seek more diversity in our membership.
  • We value music as a means to spiritual enrichment for people of all ages. We especially enjoy a wide range of musical styles and vocal and instrumental arrangements that serve to complement and enhance our liturgy.