. . . is a community of men and women within the:
Diocese of Divine Mercy, Reformed Catholic Church.
We are a member of the one Catholic, apostolic church independent of Roman jurisdiction.
We are part of a federation on independent "Old" Catholic Churches and are a Religious Order of the Reformed Catholic Church. In keeping with the spirit and intent of Vatican Council II, we offer a progressive interpretation of the Roman Catholic Tradition.
We affirm tradition Catholic beliefs of faith, love, spirituality, community, and prayer. We celebrate the Seven Sacraments, adhering to the essentials of Catholic doctrine and practice as expressed amd implied in the statements of Vatican II and in the light of current Theological thoughts.
As a Reformed Catholic Community we proclaim
the unconditional love and compassion of God, which embraces each of us regared less of our state or condition in life.
INCLUSIVE: Franciscans of the Holy Trinity/All Saint's Reformed Catholic Chapel seeks to reach out to those who feel alienated. We believe who a person is, and how a person lives, does not separate him or her from the love and compassion of God.
PROACTIVE:
Believing the Holy Spirit continues to guide the Church through the "Sense of the faithful", our Catholic Community sees itself as a process as well as an institution which hopes to listen to, rather than speak for, the people of God as they seek ways, prompted by the Spirit, to remake the Church into a credible community of faith or the world.
COMPASSIONATE:
The difficult decisions in our lives are always harder to make alone. At such times, the comppassionate support of a community of faith can be crucial. Morality ought to be the response to the life of the Holy Spirit within each person, and a loving way of life for the whole community.
We believe wholeheartedly that an informed conscience, molded on Gospel values of truth compassion and love, should be the ultimate motivatinf force in a person's life. We teach these values with the individual person in mind and with respect for individual human freedom and dignity. We trust that if we are people fully living in the spirit of truth, we will be able to decide what is just and right conduct, both in our lives and within society.
IN SHORT:
We believe no person should be denied that ability to worship Jesus Christ in an open and affirming worship community. These beliefs hold forth both members and clergy. Our family is open to every race, genderand sexual orientation. We celebrate weely open communion for all baptized Christians regardless of denomination.