Five years have passed since our parish participated in the synod planning process and developed goals and priorities.  The diocese has asked us to update our strategic plan, “to identify a preferred future and figure out how to get there.”  This survey is part of the process – your answers to these questions will help us determine where we are right now in certain key areas of parish life, and they will point out those areas that may need attention.  We will share the results of this survey at a parish town meeting, where you will be asked for further ideas and comments based on the results.

 DIRECTIONS – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY
Answer only the questions you know something about and circle “0” (cannot answer) for the others.  Each item is stated as an action that is taking place in the parish.  The questions to you are how effective is the parish at accomplishing this activity, and how important do YOU consider this activity.

 

St. Anne Parish Strategic Planning Survey 2002

How effective are we at....?   How important is it to you?

0
Cannot Answer

 1
Poor		 2
Fair		 3
Good		 4
Excellent		 1
Not Important		 2
Somewhat Important		 3
Very Important
EVANGELIZATION Effectiveness Importance
1. Reaching out to inactive parishioners?
2. Welcoming newcomers?
3. Inviting the unchurched?
4, Collaborating with other Christian Churches and interfaith traditions?
5. Inviting non-Catholic spouses to participate in the life of the community?
6. Inviting non-Catholics to participate in the life of the community?
7. Working for solidarity with peoples of other races and cultures?
8. Fostering Christian values in our daily lives?
PRAYER AND WORSHIP Effectiveness Importance
9. Enriching the faith of parishioners through missions, retreats and renewal programs?
10. Providing a variety of opportunities to pray and worship; drawing on all spiritual traditions in the parish?
11. Preaching in ways that touch the real life experiences of the parish members?
12. Celebrating the Eucharist with dignity, grace and prayerfulness?
13. Celebrating the sacraments carefully and with full preparation?
14. Supporting the Mass by having well-trained individuals and active committees?
15. Providing for excellence in music at worship?
16. Providing a parish worship space that adds to the beauty of the Mass?
CHRISTIAN FORMATION Effectiveness Importance
17. Providing religious formation and education for all members?
18. Making sure the quality of the religious formation and education is consistently high?
19. Providing religious formation and education through St Anne School?
20.Giving equal support to families who choose Catholic schools for their children and for those who choose public schools?
21. Nurturing faith thru activities within the home and families?
22. Providing quality training and ongoing support for religious education teachers and parochial school teachers?
23. Making sure the content of the religious education programs is consistent with Church teachings?
24. Making sure the content of religious education programs is well fitted to the needs of the membership?
25. Ministering to the youth of the parish in effective programs?
26. Involving young adults in the life of the parish?
SOCIAL OUTREACH Effectiveness Importance
27. Sponsoring efforts to respond to human needs, e.g. food pantry, shelter, soup kitchen, St. Vincent DePaul Society?
28. Ministering to the sick?
29. Ministering to the homebound?
30. Ministering to the bereaved?
31. Responding to the needs of families in crisis, troubled marriages, and needy children?
32. Emphasizing respect for life with a particular concern for the unborn?
COMMUNITY BUILDING Effectiveness Importance
33. Fostering good communications within the parish?
34. Making sure parish activities include sensitivity to the needs of families?
35. Encouraging parishioners to take on leadership roles?
36. Meeting the interfaith concerns of spouses and families?
37. Respecting the faith commitment of non-Catholic students?
38. Promoting Christian unity in dealing with other churches and religious groups?
STEWARDSHIP Effectiveness Importance
39. Providing the financial and administrative resources needed to carry out our mission?
40. Maintaining our facilities in good condition?
41. Helping members give of their time, talent, and treasure in ways which hold meaning?
PARISH DIRECTION AND FOCUS Effectiveness Importance
42. Drawing on our mission as a source of guidance?
43. Focusing on the needs of those we have chosen to serve – in the parish and elsewhere?
44. Having the right mix of ministries for those we serve?
45. Making sure we have what we need to become the kind of parish our mission and vision calls us to be – people, ideas, money, energy, and facilities?
PARISH FUNCTIONING Effectiveness Importance
46. Running the parish in a smooth and efficient manner?
47. Having clear and appropriate roles – people know who does what?
48. Having good coordination between groups and committees – events are scheduled sensibly, space for meetings is allocated properly, and financial resources are shared?
49. Sharing information with one another in a timely manner – making sure people know what is going on and when?
50. Having the leadership we need to worship together and to perform our ministries?
51. Doing what we say we will do – following up?
52. Being available and responsive to parishioners?

Please Complete the following questions:

53. How many years have you been a St. Anne parishioner?    
54. How frequently do you attend Mass?
55. Do you have school-age children?
56. Where do your school-age children attend school?
57. Is English your native language?


Please check the boxes next to any of the following organizations or activities you are involved in

Parish Council Parish Staff
School Staff Liturgical Ministry
Outreach Ministry (eg. St. Vincent DePaul) Parish Sponsored Activities (eg. Scouts, sports)
Other (please list)

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