Parishes' Vision & Mission
Vision Statement
Every parishioner witnesses Christ in their own way, each day.
Mission Statement
We, the parishes of OLGC, Deepdene and All Hallows, Balwyn exist to carry forward the work of Christ under the lead of the befriending Spirit. We are an active overflowing community, God centered in Christ. Together with love and compassion we witness the Gospel to the World. We welcome and include everyone in a spirit of joyfulness.
Parishes' Life
Our parishes' vision is that every person witnesses Christ in their own way, each day. For this to happen parishioners need support in the formation of their identity as Christians. We believe that Christians today are made not born. And so we have set about putting in place the activities and structures that will assist in promoting and enhancing Christian Identity. Key to the formation of any human identity are the narratives, celebrations and actions that surround us. At Our Lady of Good Counsel and All Hallows these narratives, celebrations and actions are found within the pillars of LEARNING, WORSHIP and OUTREACH. We believe these are central to growth in the Christian life. We therefore believe that we need to carefully manage the gifts we have, STEWARDSHIP in order to call forth maximum PARTICIPATION of parishioners in the parishes' life. You will find our parishes' life organised around these five pillars.