We are a community that is alive in the Spirit and actively engaged in celebrating. We are serious about spiritual growth and intent on living the faith.
Vatican II tells us that it is the liturgy, especially the Eucharist, through which the work of our salvation is accomplished. In the communion of our church liturgy, 
we express and demonstrate what Christ means for humankind.
At St. Vincent we take this responsibility of personal and ecclesial transformation into the mind of Jesus, very seriously. And we have found to our delight that the mind of Jesus is expansive, welcoming, warm, liberating, and affirming! Our liturgical celebrations reflect this discovery.
We have an active and engaged Liturgy Committee that brings creativity and spirit into our weekly liturgies and depth and meaning into the Church’s seasonal celebrations.
We honor the Word of God.
We have placed a specially commissioned, leather bound set of the books of the Hebrew and Christian scriptures, our Altar Bible, prominently on either side of the central tabernacle. Our lectors read directly from this Bible, and our liturgy planners work with the homilist to elicit scriptural themes to weave into our Sunday Masses.
We have homilies that break open the experience of the early Christian communities who produced our scriptures, and challenge us to reflect on our own journey. The Word needs to be heard and by all, so we provide a separate, developmentally appropriate Liturgy of the Word for Children (pre-K to middle school) after the Opening Prayer at the Sunday 10:00 AM Mass. Children return after the homily.
We honor the Sacramental nature of our tradition.
We conform to Vatican II’s directive that we come to the liturgy fully aware of what we are doing and engaged in it. In all of this, we sing!
We sing with heart 
and gusto–to praise the Lord and to pray. We unite our voices in song to lift our spirits and deepen our community prayer life. The rich musical accompaniment at St. Vincent is designed to support congregational singing. Parishioners volunteer their talents to express themselves in music in our choir or as musicians.
We celebrate special seasons.
Our Liturgy Committee identifies Scripture-based themes for Advent, Lent, and the Easter seasons that are woven into coherent calls to worship and homilies.
In Lent, Wednesdays alternate between liturgy (Ash Wednesday, 
Reconciliation, Stations, Tenebrae) and education (book discussion or lecture series). In Holy Week, Palm Sunday sees us processing around the block; We celebrate a solemn and soulful Tenebrae service and a tradional Jewish family Seder; Good Friday offers an opportunity to participate in the Holy Office and the Church’s Memorial Service in the evening. On Holy Saturday evening, we celebrate the Great Easter Vigil in all its exultation. On Easter morning, we have a jubilant Mass.
We take advantage of the stretch of Ordinary Time in the summer to produce our Summer Series which consists of a focused study of some aspect of our faith for 3-5 weeks. In the Fall, we incorporate the fullness of the Mexican tradition of the Day of the Dead in our celebration of All Saints and All Souls.
Liturgy is not a rote, ‘ticket-punching’ exercise. Liturgy is a joyful sharing of the word of God, through action, sacrament, and example.
Check us out: alive in the Spirit, engaged in celebrating, serious about spiritual growth, and intent on living the faith!
