MISSION STATEMENT
Bellarmine Chapel is a Catholic faith community that strives to live out the teaching and example of Jesus Christ in the spiritual tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola. We seek to be a parish where lives are transformed by the new and creative ways of the Holy Spirit.
Nourished at the table of the Eucharist, we are sent on mission to make disciples, serve those in need, work for justice, and welcome all with love.
Bellarmine Chapel is a Catholic faith community that strives to live out the teaching and example of Jesus Christ in the spiritual tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola. We seek to be a parish where lives are transformed by the new and creative ways of the Holy Spirit.
Nourished at the table of the Eucharist, we are sent on mission to make disciples, serve those in need, work for justice, and welcome all with love.
VALUES STATEMENT
We value:
OUR CATHOLIC AND IGNATIAN TRADITIONS
OUR COMMUNAL WORSHIP
OUR PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN WORDS AND DEEDS
We value:
OUR CATHOLIC AND IGNATIAN TRADITIONS
- Following the spiritual pathway of St. Ignatius, especially the Spiritual Exercises and discernment
- Strong connection to the wider Catholic Church, as well as other faith communities
- Trust that the power of God will make our efforts successful as we lay leaders and Jesuits collaborate in the work and decisions of our parish
- Continual faith formation across all generations
- Helping our young people to form strong relationships and create a hope-filled future
OUR COMMUNAL WORSHIP
- Celebration of the sacraments
- Gathering as a community of loved sinners and everyday saints in shared worship
- Centrality of the Eucharist
OUR PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST IN WORDS AND DEEDS
- Inherent dignity and worth of every person
- Diversity in the broadest sense that transcends categories and labels
- Service, compassion, charity and generosity
- Care for creation, our common home
- Preferential love for the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized
- Inclusion that welcomes and nourishes the gifts of everyone
- Prophetic witness to justice and liberation, removing barriers to full human thriving
INCLUSIVE LANGUAGE POLICY
Here are two documents pertaining to inclusive language: the first was generated by a team of Bellarmine parishioners in 1988 and the second was written by the US Catholic Bishops just a few years later. These two documents are essentially in sync with each other. The members of our Worship Core had the opportunity to review these documents on May 17, 2016 and found that they are both still helpful for guiding the way we sing and speak at liturgy. Nevertheless, as the documents themselves indicate, religious language is not a simple matter and requires care, prayer and on-going challenge vigilance. The reason for this is simple: all of our prayer, whether personal or communal, attempts to point to “the One in whom we live, move and have our being.” Although we commonly express ourselves with words, we must do so knowing that no words adequately capture the totality of the mystery that is God. All that we can do is to be careful not to distort the divine reality towards which we are trying to refer.
Bellarmine Inclusive Language Policy
US Catholic Bishops Documents
Here are two documents pertaining to inclusive language: the first was generated by a team of Bellarmine parishioners in 1988 and the second was written by the US Catholic Bishops just a few years later. These two documents are essentially in sync with each other. The members of our Worship Core had the opportunity to review these documents on May 17, 2016 and found that they are both still helpful for guiding the way we sing and speak at liturgy. Nevertheless, as the documents themselves indicate, religious language is not a simple matter and requires care, prayer and on-going challenge vigilance. The reason for this is simple: all of our prayer, whether personal or communal, attempts to point to “the One in whom we live, move and have our being.” Although we commonly express ourselves with words, we must do so knowing that no words adequately capture the totality of the mystery that is God. All that we can do is to be careful not to distort the divine reality towards which we are trying to refer.
Bellarmine Inclusive Language Policy
US Catholic Bishops Documents
EthicsPoint Hotline
Employees, parishioners, volunteers, vendors and other interested parties are encouraged to report suspected misconduct of any kind via the EthicsPoint hotline. The EthicsPoint hotline provides a confidential means for reporting misconduct by calling 1-888-389-0381 or by submitting an online report through a link on the Archdiocese of Cincinnati website, www.catholiccincinnati.org, under Ministries & Offices on the Finance page. Click on the title link for more information.
Employees, parishioners, volunteers, vendors and other interested parties are encouraged to report suspected misconduct of any kind via the EthicsPoint hotline. The EthicsPoint hotline provides a confidential means for reporting misconduct by calling 1-888-389-0381 or by submitting an online report through a link on the Archdiocese of Cincinnati website, www.catholiccincinnati.org, under Ministries & Offices on the Finance page. Click on the title link for more information.
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Bellarmine Chapel
(513) 745 - 3398 Mailing Address: 3800 Victory Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45207-2211 Physical Address: 3801 St. Francis Xavier Way Cincinnati, OH 45207 Parish Center Address: 3832 Ledgewood Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45207 |
