St. Francis de Sales Parish

2011 Assessment Summary! Ministry

! Education! Mass and Liturgy

!General Comments

St. Francis de Sales ParishMinistries Identified

Catholics Coming HomeDivorcedElderlyEucharisticFamily

Good SamaritanHomeboundHealingLossMarriage

Men’s GroupPrayerParish LifeSupportSingles

Time and TalentUshersWidowed

Women’s GroupYouth

St. Francis de Sales ParishMinistries Identified

" Divorced" Annulments" Acceptance" Support Group

" Family" Counseling / mentoring" Special needs caregiver support" New family outreach (i.e.- dinner)" Support to families suffering from

serious injury or illness" Respite assistance for caregivers

" Men’s Group" Prayer and Support group" K of C involvement

" Marriage" Couples retreats or evening out" Talks on Marriage and Family" Strengthening relationships" Post-Cana for couples (5-7 years)

" Women’s Group" Faith sharing" Mother’s support group

" Widows and Widowers" Support Group" Social group" Home visitation" Assistance to the elderly

St. Francis de Sales ParishMinistries Identified

" Youth and Young Adult" Invest more in our young children" Activities independent of CCD" Mission Trips and fundraisers" Make things fun for the youth" Sunday morning teen and pre-teen

" Singles" Young singles group (20-30 yo)" Social networking (18-25 yo)" Talks, spirituality

" Prayer" Prayer-chain" Prayer-line (24/7)" Group prayer later in day

" Homebound" Mass and homily on tape" Meals for the ill or elderly" Visitation" Rides to Mass

" Good Samaritan" Social Justice - local and national" Emergency Fund for assistance

with utility bills, prescriptions, etc." Organize trips to disaster areas

" Time and Talent" Need a fresh ideas" Show how involvement is

worthwhile

St. Francis de Sales ParishActive Ministries

Catholics Coming HomeDivorcedElderlyEucharisticFamily

Good SamaritanHomeboundHealingLossMarriage

Men’s GroupPrayerParish LifeSupportSingles

Time and TalentUshersWidowed

Women’s GroupYouth

St. Francis de Sales ParishEducational Needs

AdultBible StudyCatechism

Current EventsChurch History

Catholic Social TeachingFaith

FamilyLiturgy

Resource LibrarySpiritualitySacramentsYouth

Young Adult

St. Francis de Sales ParishEducational Needs

" Adult Education" Marriage enrichment programs" Evening and weekend classes" Parenting skills" Speakers on various areas" Catholic Social teachings

" Bible Study" For working men and women" Short classes on specific books

" Liturgy and Sacraments" Why are certain things done" New Roman Missal" Liturgical year

" Liturgy and Sacrament (cont)" Eucharist" Reconciliation

" Spirituality" Lectio Divina" Forms of Prayer" Saints" Spiritual warfare

" Youth" Leadership" Keeping faith alive in college" Teach the basics

St. Francis de Sales ParishEducational Needs

AdultBible StudyCatechism

Current EventsChurch History

Catholic Social TeachingFaith

FamilyLiturgy

Resource LibrarySpiritualitySacramentsYouth

Young Adult

St. Francis de Sales ParishMass and LiturgyDevotionalHomily

Liturgical ActionMassMusicSong

Youth Mass

St. Francis de Sales ParishMass and Liturgy

" Devotional" Opportunities for Adoration" Divine Mercy" Rosary before Mass 1 day / week

" Homily" Speak to our children" Challenge us" Give us homework

" Liturgical Action" No greeting before sign of peace" Sign-up for gift bearers" Greeters are friendly" More organized Euch. Ministers" More training for servers

" Music and Song" More songs we know" Contemporary group" Please don’t jazz it up" Mass is to be happier and joyful" Less performance and more

participation" Youth and children ensemble" Less singing of the Mass parts" More up-beat music" Guitar Masses" Music is a vital part of Liturgy" Teach songs before we use them" St. Francis used to be cutting edge,

let’s embrace some of the new" Music is fine

St. Francis de Sales ParishMass and Liturgy

" Mass" Occasional Latin Mass" Keep 4 PM Saturday Mass" Have Mass at 5PM during the

summer" 7 AM Sunday Mass" Blessing for couples on

Valentines Day" Sanitize EM’s hands" Dress Code" Like weekly Mass schedule

" Youth Mass" More frequent youth participation" Young people to play and sing" Monthly teen Mass on Saturday

St. Francis de Sales ParishMass and LiturgyDevotionalHomily

Liturgical ActionMassMusicSong

Youth Mass

St. Francis de Sales ParishAssessment Results

Parish Assessment Response Informationwill be used

as the template for futureparish program and site development.

God bless you andthank you for your participation!

Fr. Phil Salmonowicz