We are a parish that has, since its beginnings, given expression to the catholic tradition of Anglican worship. Worship is central to everything we do. It is the place where we encounter God in word and sacrament, where our spiritual lives are strengthened and renewed, and where we are shaped into a community that cares for one another and serves God in the world around us. It is a place that welcomes and celebrates the wonderful diversity of God's people and God's world.

Here is what Rowan Williams, a noted Anglican scholar and former Archbishop of Canterbury, has to say about the tradition known as Anglo-Catholic:

• Catholics are concerned about non-verbal as well as verbal expressions of faith.

• They give a central place to sacramental action as a necessary way of proclaiming the Word.

• They have a strong sense of the need to see Christian life as something that takes time, that evolves over a period and is symbolized by the recurring journey of the Christian year.

• They insist that faith is a community experience not only an individual one.