Mission

The parish of St. Francis Xavier will optimize our Spiritual, human, and physical resources, developing parishioners that work cooperatively to provide lifelong formation, evangelization, liturgy, and outreach, while building inclusiveness and unity among our multicultural communities.

Vision

As disciples of Jesus Christ, we seek to identify new ways to reach our common goals of meeting the spiritual needs of all of our people and providing evangelization and outreach opportunities to put that faith into action. We seek to enhance greater understanding of stewardship and to increase communication and cooperation between our parishes in order to more efficiently and effectively use resources, knowledge, and people.

Values

Our parish is committed to operating out of the following values or guiding principles for actions:

• To enhance the vibrancy of parish life in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
• To promote good stewardship so that parishes are financially viable now and into the future.
• To ensure that all parishioners have opportunities for quality lifelong Christian Formation, including supporting new initiatives for youth and young adults and promoting vocations to ordained and lay ministry.
• To strengthen service to those who are marginalized.
• To build a greater sense of unity among the many cultures in the Archdiocese.
• To advocate for peace and justice in the Church and in the world.