We are New Roads Catholic Community in Belmont, MA. We’re two Roman Catholic parishes, St. Joseph and St. Luke, in the Archdiocese of Boston, working together to reinvigorate our Church and faith community by reaching out to those who have become disconnected from the Church and by challenging our members to grow as intentional disciples. We’re assembling a team of enthusiastic, creative, and talented people who want to join us in this awesome mission of rebuilding our Church!
Open Positions:
There are currently no open positions at New Roads.
There are currently no open positions at New Roads.
New Roads Overview
New Roads is a community that offers experiences of worship, welcome, and conversation through which all people can encounter God and grow in their relationship with God. This community is a family that welcomes all who search for God, that will meet you where you are, and help you take your next steps in developing a relationship with God, whether you are 5, 15, 25, or 105. New Roads is a spiritual home for those who do not currently practice the Catholic faith, for those who have questions, struggles, and doubts, and for all people who are looking for a sense of meaning and belonging.
New Roads was formed in 2013 following the implementation of a new pastoral plan for the Archdiocese of Boston, Disciples in Mission, which grouped parishes together as collaboratives with the goal of “strengthening parishes for the work of the New Evangelization.” Fr. Thom Mahoney has led as pastor since New Roads’ inception in 2013.
The reality that drives the vision of our church is that we know that there are people in our community--hundreds and thousands of people--who don’t have a relationship with God and have drifted away from the church. All too often, churches have introduced people to religion that is devoid of a relationship with God. Relatedly, so many people have experienced church as something that is unengaging and irrelevant to their lives.
It’s our vision to solve that problem, and we strive to be bold and creative in our approach. We want to remove any obstacles in our church that would keep people from encountering God. Our desire is that our community would be the very best place in our community where someone can come to authentically meet God and intimately know God. We don’t want our church to be a place where it’s just possible to meet God. We want our church to be a place where it’s impossible not to meet God.
From the time people arrive on our campus to the time they leave, our desire is that every aspect of our community shows people how much God loves them and how valuable they are to God and to us. That could be:
--In the authentic and warm welcome of a friendly person holding open a door, who is genuinely glad to see you
--In the message that feels like it was written specifically for you and the challenge you’re facing
--In the music that creates an atmosphere of worship that is so powerful, overwhelming, and inescapably full of God’s Spirit
--In the experience of Kids’ Church that engages children in a relevant way and shows them how valuable and precious they are to God
We want to be a community that in every way reflects and reveals the heart of God. It’s a big vision and will require incredible work and grace to get there, but we believe it’s where God is leading us.
Vision
Our vision is to be a growing community of people, growing in relationship with God, and reaching out to our friends and neighbors. First, we want to be a growing community, a community that is adding members all the time because healthy churches are growing churches. Second, we want to be, all of us, growing in our relationship with God. That’s another way of saying, we want to be active disciples, students and followers of Jesus who are changing and growing. And third, we want to be reaching out to our friends and neighbors. We want to be people who take an active and genuine interest in the lives of those around us, who invest in those relationships out of love for our neighbors.
Mission
Our mission is to make disciples. We exist to create new roads to connect people to God.
Values
New Roads is a community that offers experiences of worship, welcome, and conversation through which all people can encounter God and grow in their relationship with God. This community is a family that welcomes all who search for God, that will meet you where you are, and help you take your next steps in developing a relationship with God, whether you are 5, 15, 25, or 105. New Roads is a spiritual home for those who do not currently practice the Catholic faith, for those who have questions, struggles, and doubts, and for all people who are looking for a sense of meaning and belonging.
New Roads was formed in 2013 following the implementation of a new pastoral plan for the Archdiocese of Boston, Disciples in Mission, which grouped parishes together as collaboratives with the goal of “strengthening parishes for the work of the New Evangelization.” Fr. Thom Mahoney has led as pastor since New Roads’ inception in 2013.
The reality that drives the vision of our church is that we know that there are people in our community--hundreds and thousands of people--who don’t have a relationship with God and have drifted away from the church. All too often, churches have introduced people to religion that is devoid of a relationship with God. Relatedly, so many people have experienced church as something that is unengaging and irrelevant to their lives.
It’s our vision to solve that problem, and we strive to be bold and creative in our approach. We want to remove any obstacles in our church that would keep people from encountering God. Our desire is that our community would be the very best place in our community where someone can come to authentically meet God and intimately know God. We don’t want our church to be a place where it’s just possible to meet God. We want our church to be a place where it’s impossible not to meet God.
From the time people arrive on our campus to the time they leave, our desire is that every aspect of our community shows people how much God loves them and how valuable they are to God and to us. That could be:
--In the authentic and warm welcome of a friendly person holding open a door, who is genuinely glad to see you
--In the message that feels like it was written specifically for you and the challenge you’re facing
--In the music that creates an atmosphere of worship that is so powerful, overwhelming, and inescapably full of God’s Spirit
--In the experience of Kids’ Church that engages children in a relevant way and shows them how valuable and precious they are to God
We want to be a community that in every way reflects and reveals the heart of God. It’s a big vision and will require incredible work and grace to get there, but we believe it’s where God is leading us.
Vision
Our vision is to be a growing community of people, growing in relationship with God, and reaching out to our friends and neighbors. First, we want to be a growing community, a community that is adding members all the time because healthy churches are growing churches. Second, we want to be, all of us, growing in our relationship with God. That’s another way of saying, we want to be active disciples, students and followers of Jesus who are changing and growing. And third, we want to be reaching out to our friends and neighbors. We want to be people who take an active and genuine interest in the lives of those around us, who invest in those relationships out of love for our neighbors.
Mission
Our mission is to make disciples. We exist to create new roads to connect people to God.
Values
- New is in our name -- We try new things and aren’t afraid to fail.
- Servant leadership -- Our mission is much bigger than any one person and we serve with humility.
- Jesus-centered -- Everything we do is about growing in relationship with Jesus.
- Infectious enthusiasm -- We love our work and want to share it with everyone.
- Make it happen -- We embrace a can-do attitude and strive for excellence in all we do.
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