As members of the linked faith communities of Immaculate Heart of Mary and St. Joseph the Worker, we are called to be people of God in this corner of creation called Liverpool, New York.

Immaculate Heart of Mary

St. Joseph the Worker

As members of a Christian Community in the Catholic Tradition, we believe we are surrounded by the love of Jesus and called to follow in His footsteps.  Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, with Mary as our special model of openness to God, we commit ourselves as a community of faith to the following vision:

The center of our life as a Parish is our gathering around the Lord's table to hear God's word and to share in the Eucharistic meal.  As we experience the Eucharist as the center of our lives, we acknowledge that our continuing spiritual journey needs to be nurtured by prayers, study and the support of one another. 


As we recognize God's presence in the support of one another we seek to be a home of welcome to all and a people responsive to all levels of need.  As we embrace our rich heritage of faith, we provide for our young people, experiences of community, knowledge of our beliefs, and opportunities to be people of prayer and service.

Creator God has reached out to us in love, calling each of us, calling all of us, to divine union, to union with one another in Christ Jesus. This invitation is extended because of our weakness, not because of our personal merit.

We are a pilgrim people, struggling to find our way with God’s help. We are a people committed to the Gospel message of love. We are joyous people because Jesus is with us on our journey. Liturgy is the source of our life and our strength.

Liturgy is the expression of our belief and our conviction. We grow in love through our encounter with Christ in sacrament, in scripture, and in one another. We see, we share, we serve, we sympathize.

We look at everyone - man, woman and child - within the parish and without, and recognize a child of God, precious in the Lord’s sight, worthy of our love, our respect and our concern. 

While life has challenge, most pointedly, life is gift. We walk with Jesus and with one another cherishing the gift and sharing our lives.