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THE STORY OF OUR PARISH

 . . you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 
(1 Peter 2:5)

Our parish is not a building of brick and concrete.  Rather, it is a community of believing and loving  Christians.  We are  the living stones being built into  the spiritual house of Jesus Christ described in 1 Peter 2:5.   We stand at the beginning of a new millennium, striving to be a visible and courageous example of Christian faith, hope and love for one another and for the world around us.    We look to the Eucharist and the Word of God for our life and enlightenment, and  we  strive to use our personal  gifts and abilities to build the future with others in our parish family.  This is reflected in our Mission Statement

 Motivated by the Spirit of God
We the people of Our Lady of Refuge Parish
in cooperation with our pastor,
recognize
that our purpose is to foster a genuine
Christian Community
which reflects the Mission of Jesus: 

to proclaim the Word,
to celebrate Christ’s presence in one another
through our participation in the sacraments and worship,

 to foster involvement in
and appreciation for
our parish ministries

 to support one another
in communal
and spiritual love.

We invite you to visit us frequently on this web site, or personally if you come to Long Beach. The links on the upper right  tell  more of our parish story, and the links below present ideas for  building and vitalizing parish life in today's world.

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