Agenda
• Review Strategic Planning Process (5 min)• Share Highlights of Survey Responses (30 min)• Questions (15 min)• Next Steps
Our Strategic Planning Process
Strategic Planning
Committee Analysis & Discussion
April - September October - December December – February?
Gather Input Analyze Inputs Make and TransitionRecommendations
Parish Mission & Vision
Parish Input•Focus Groups•Survey
Input of Governing Boards
Best Practices of Other Parishes
Strategic (3-5 Year) Goals
Recommended Action Plan•Programs•Projects•Events•“Quick Wins”
Survey Results Overview• Overall, survey responses skewed positively• Satisfied with worship experience, extremely happy with
sacraments• Majority feel welcome and enjoy social aspects• Lower levels of interest in spiritual development events or
social justice forums, slightly more likely to participate in faith education or outreach
• Satisfied with SJS, but would like more involvement of parish priests and improvements to the facilities
• 1/3 of all respondents chose to comment• Survey Results Summaries will be published in bulletin
Who Took the Survey?General Statistics•471 Total Respondents•1183 Registered Households, 283 (24%) Participated•About 500 - 600 Weekend Mass Attendees•About 200 School Households, 119 (60%) Participated•164 Respondents (35%) have Children in the School
Who Took the Survey?
Keep in mind: Respondents more active, involved than average parishioners
Note: School has 20 hr/year volunteer requirement.
Parish Description• Parishioners most use these words to describe St. Josaphat:
– Family-Oriented (63%)– Welcoming (48%)– Community (42%)– Friendly (40%)– All other descriptors received < 20% of responses
• We believe– It is important for us as a parish to serve those less fortunate (4.3)– It is important to understand the financial condition of the parish (4.1)– Hospitality events after masses are enjoyable (4.1)– St. Josaphat Parish is “A Church to Come Home To” (4.0)
• We do not believe– St. Josaphat supports too many causes with time or money (2.8)– Sunday masses are too long (2.6)
Worship ExperienceImportance
Satisfaction3 51
1
5
4
.4
Beauty of Church
.Mass Schedule
.Welcoming Environment
.Music
.Overall Worship Experience.Priests.Homilies
Want in Homilies•How Gospel applies to life•Personal stories•Humor•Challenge/Deepen FaithNot•Fire/Brimstone•Props
Sacraments
Responses Instruction Logistics Celebration
RCIA 32 4.5 4.5 4.6
Baptism 100 4.4 4.3 4.5
1st Reconciliation 78 4.3 4.3 4.2
1st Communion 106 4.4 4.2 4.2
Confirmation 60 4.3 3.9 4.0
Marriage 32 4.4 4.3 4.7
Anointing of the Sick 17 3.8 3.8 3.9
High Satisfaction Ratings on All Aspects of SacramentsAnointing of the Sick rated slightly lower, but respondents still Satisfied
Outreach
Respondents would be most likely to participate in these types of outreach: 1. Soup Kitchen (65%) 2. Habitat for Humanity type program (57%)3. Homeless Shelter, Tutoring Children (48%)
St. Josaphat SchoolImportance
Satisfaction3 51
1
5
4
4
Overall Rating: 4.2
.Integrating/Modeling Christian Values
.After School Programs
.Before School Programs
.Religious Education
.Faculty Education Level.Test Scores/High School Admittance
.Community
.Music/Choir
.Visibility in Parish
.Curriculum
.Visibility in Comm.Athletics
Involvement of Priests..Facilities
Religious Education for ChildrenCCD Parents School Parents
Feel Religious Education is meeting their child’s needs and teaching them what they need to know about the Catholic faith
72% 71%
Understand child’s Religious Education curriculum 63% 58%
Ideas for Better Connecting St. Josaphat School and CCD Program:•Combined programs/activities/service projects for students outside of school hours (7 mentions)•More joint social activities (2 mentions)•Offer religious education at the same time (2 mentions)
Stewardship• 85% donate $ to the Parish through regular giving or fundraising• 35% say they volunteer at least 5 hours a month at the school or church
(answer not consistent with our Volunteering Hours question ;)• 35% want to better understand what Stewardship means• 19% try to get others to share their time, talent and treasure• 6% have a business and donate goods and services to the parish
Fundraising
• Summerfest: 83% Attend (Expected income $50K)• Unity Ball: 48% Attend (Expected income $100K)• Reasons that would make more people attend fundraisers
– 66%: if had more time– 45%: if different type of event – 29%: if more welcomed in established friend-groups
Facilities• Top Facilities Projects
– (8.7) Renovation of School and Rectory Infrastructures– (7.6) Renovation of the bathrooms in the Lower
Hall/Cafeteria– (7.0) Making the Lower Hall/Cafeteria and Rectory
handicap accessible– (6.8) Making the church handicap accessible– Least important: (3.4)Air conditioning in the church
Communications
• 74% believe they get enough info about what’s going on
• 54% read the bulletin every week, 82% at least a few times a month
• 44% prefer parish information through the bulletin, 18% through email
• School Communication is right on target– Adequate time in advance of action (2.9)– Adequate level of detail (3.0)– Adequate amount (3.0)
Questions
• We are taking questions on survey only• We will end our question session at 11:55• Still have a question?
– Come up after the session and we will help you– Or, send comments or suggestions to [email protected]
• Availability of information– We will be publishing summaries in bulletin– There will be a reference binder in rectory– This presentation is available on the website
Our Strategic Planning Process
Strategic Planning
Committee Analysis & Discussion
April - September October - December December – February?
Gather Input Analyze Inputs Make and TransitionRecommendations
Parish Mission & Vision
Parish Input•Focus Groups•Survey
Input of Governing Boards
Best Practices of Other Parishes
Strategic (3-5 Year) Goals
Recommended Action Plan•Programs•Projects•Events•“Quick Wins”