Surgaonjoshi Parish

Vision

To grow as a participatory community of vibrant Christian families, nourishing ourselves on the Word of God and the Sacraments, and proclaiming and propagating gospel values and creation of a just society of Human person living with respect and dignity free from any type of oppression and exploitation.

Mission

To renew the Christian family, to make the parish a fully participatory community, to make the parish a self reliant community and to build up human communities based on Gospel values through various apostolate such as Education, health service, family visit and prayer and social service.

How it all started

Surgaonjoshi was a substation of Khandwa parish. On 29^th May 1988 it was granted the status of an independent parish and Fr. I.M John SVD was appointed the first parish priest. The sisters of Our Lady of Fatima joined the parish community in 1997, to render assistance in pastoral and medical apostolate.

Confreres who worked so far