Parish Vitality Study

Parish Contact Information

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Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Role in Parish(Required)

Parish Name(Required)

Pastor's Name(Required)

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Current State of the Parish

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Old FY File uploader, cannot use as now a multi-file uploader.

We will be referencing this information AND the previous three years submitted. If you have any changes, please send those to the Vicar General’s Office.

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Please submit the Annual Statistical Report for FY 21, 22, and 23 P & L.

We will be referencing this information AND the previous three years submitted. If you have any changes, please send those to the Vicar General’s Office.

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Max. file size: 64 MB.

What is the current parish database being used to house parishioner information and donations?(Required)

How many ministry leaders do you have at the parish?(Required)

(total number of leader volunteers, just count once if they lead more than one ministry)

What is the current envelope count each weekend?

(To calculate, count the number of envelopes received + the number of online offertory gifts received)

What online offertory program are you currently using?(Required)

Please indicate which ministries are offered based on the four stewardship pillars- hospitality, prayer, formation, service.

There may be some crossover, but please do the best you can with an understanding of the four pillars (Please visit this site for a four pillars reference- The Four Pillars (dio.org)

Hospitality(Required)

Prayer(Required)

Formation(Required)

Service(Required)

Describe the most recent ministry started at your parish.(Required)

Questions to consider: What need did it address? Who is involved? Is there a particular demographic that was served? About when did the ministry begin? Why was the ministry created?

Does the parish have a Pastoral Council? When was it formed? How is it organized? What are its functions?(Required)

Does the parish have a Stewardship Council/Committee? When was it formed? How does it function?(Required)

Spiritual Considerations

Do you have any programs for evangelizing non-practicing Catholics? How many parishioners are actively involved?(Required)

For example, you might describe Alpha programs, Cursillo Weekends, etc.

Describe any ministries or parishioner led efforts to engage individuals in the life of the church during the church closures of 2020.(Required)

For example: Did you parish offer any online services? Did your parish engage in a parishioner phone-tree? What was the overall parish response during the COVID pandemic?

Do a fair number of parishioners participate in spiritual enrichment activities- small faith communities, adult faith programs, etc.? What percentage? Please describe.(Required)

Do you provide programming that is exploratory of the Catholic faith? Do you provide programming that offers an overview of the Mass, or the other sacred Liturgies of our faith? If so, please provide a description of these programs and an overview of how it is going.(Required)

Stewardship Considerations

Does your Pastor have a strong level of comfort and knowledge regarding stewardship?(Required)

Do leaders agree on a stewardship message for the Parish and are they able to articulate that message effectively?(Required)

Has your parish conducted a Season of Stewardship? When? What were the results?(Required)

Do you have a parish strategic plan or pastoral plan that you are following?(Required)

Describe any annual communication pieces, for example an Annual Stewardship Report, which provide accounting of parish stewardship efforts.(Required)

How does the parish engage new parishioners? How do you encourage a sense of invitation among lapsed parishioners or inactive parishioners? Is there a formal ministry for welcoming parishioners?(Required)

What parish activities or outreach is available to the elderly, handicapped or homebound of the parish? How do you reach out to single, those without children or young adults?(Required)

Gratitude is at the heart of stewardship. How are you currently acknowledging your parish stewards? How will you acknowledge your campaign contributors? How do you forsee prayer being incorporated in the acknowledgment strategy?(Required)

Additional Considerations

Do you have a school? If so, how does this campaign impact the school?(Required)

Are there any other charities (ie Catholic Charities, United Ways, Churches etc.) that are currently conducting campaigns in the area that you are aware of?(Required)

Describe the spiritual community in your area. Other churches of influence? What is the philanthropic atmosphere of your community?(Required)

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