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New York Diocesan Service Team Mission Statement
We, the members of the Diocesan Service Team of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of the Archdiocese of New York, commit ourselves to:
- Serve God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, by serving the Catholic Church in its primary mission of evangelization through the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Foster a personal experience of Pentecost through these basic elements of the Charismatic Renewal:
- committing oneself to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior
- being baptized in the Holy Spirit
- receiving and using the Charismatic gifts
- developing a life of holiness in a Catholic context of faith and practice
- witnessing to Jesus Christ through personal testimony and works of mercy and justice.
- Promote awareness and understanding of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement.
- Pastor the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement through networking, teaching, leadership training, encouragement and promoting unity of prayer
groups throughout the New York Archdiocese.
- Foster the Catholic Charismatic Renewal movement in cooperation with surrounding dioceses, the National Service Committee, and the International Catholic
Charismatic Renewal Office in Rome.
- Relate to and work with other Catholic organizations and movements serving mission of the Church.
- Relate to and work with members of other Christian churches, denominations, bodies and ministries for unity in the Body of Christ.
- Raise the funds necessary to accomplish this mission.
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