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Our Lady of Good Counsel. Preliminary Parish Survey Results November 2013. Geographic boundaries of OLGC. OLGC and neighboring parishes. Sunday Liturgy. The message of the homily needs to be clear, direct and to the point.
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Our Lady of Good Counsel Preliminary Parish Survey Results November 2013
Sunday Liturgy • The message of the homily needs to be clear, direct and to the point. • Turn the readings into something the parishioners can relate to and actively engaging them. • At the 9:30 Family Mass bring the children up on the altar. • Mass needs to start on time.
RCIA • Several parishioners want to know what RCIA is and how it works.
Sacrament of Penance • Several parishioners suggest more opportunities to receive the sacrament, that is, an increased schedule. For example, right before the 5 PM Mass.
First Eucharist and Penance • Have the school more involved for the OLGC students receiving. • Improved child and parental decorum during rehearsals, the retreat, and the Mass.
Funerals • Establishment of a bereavement ministry. • Homilies are always appropriate.
Weddings • Expanded pre-Cana scheduling opportunities. • Improved rehearsal directions for the different parts of the ceremony. • Revise the couples brochure and make it look professional.
Confirmation • OLGC school students should be receiving the bulk of their Confirmation preparation during school hours. • Favorable comments abound for Confirmation returning to the 8th grade.
Sacrament of the Sick • Healing Masses / Services expansion. • Nursing homes are underserved.
Infant Baptism • Needs to start on time. • More flexible schedule for pre-Baptism meetings.
Devotions • Daily morning prayer is good. • More exposition of the Blessed Sacrament is requested. • Encourage more children / family involvement. • More devotions that integrate the entire church.
Sacramental Ministry Training • Ongoing training and interaction would be positively received by extraordinary ministers.
Music • Improved parishioner involvement during the Mass. • More current, livelier hymns. • Choir is excellent.
Other • Ushers are excellent. • Renew program is excellent. • Establishment of a dialogue between English and Spanish speaking parishioners. • Expanded communication modalities (e-mail, Facebook, website, etc.) to deepen the connection between the parish and the community.
Evangelization Vision • Parishioners want to know what the term evangelization means. • What the church’s vision of evangelization is. • Spanish speaking parishioners feel left on their own.
Warm & Welcoming Parish • Parishioners are proud to be an Augustinian Parish and the core values associated with being one. • Parishioners enjoy the hospitality service (beverages and breakfast treats) following the 9:30 AM Family Liturgy and expressed a desire for expansion to other Sunday Masses.
Catechetical Program for All Ages • Need more programs like Father Robert Barron’s Catholicism series held at OLGC during 2012. • Find programs that sustain parishioner interest.
Youth and Adult Needs Addressed • Address “special needs children” more actively in the CCD program and in parish life. • Continue and expand the youth ministry formulated recently by Father Terranova. For example, have a Movie Night.
Strong Parental Programs • Establish a couple retreat. • Parental involvement is mainly through the school (OLGC Home/School Association, OLGC Sports Association ). • More Bible study groups need to be established or more information about existing ones need to be conveyed to parishioners.
Parish Supports Catholic Schools • Seems to be a perceived disconnect between the school and parish. • Loose track of children once they reach high school. Interest in success stories of alumni.
Integrated Vocation Awareness • Both Augustinian and ArchNY vocations are showcased.
Evangelization, Catechesis, Catholic Education Subsection (Q14-Q20)
Parishioners Educated & Formed in Stewardship • Parishioners sometimes need to be asked personally join because they do not know they are needed in a certain area. A bulletin notice is too easy to ignore or put off.
Active Parish Stewardship Committee • Several parishioners were unclear about the definition of stewardship. • Social Action Committee, Parish Council, and Financial Council were identified as active stewardship committees.
Parish Social Issue Involvement • Parishioners would like to see social justice dialogues take place. • Parishioners not well educated on justice issues. • Need for guest speakers on social justice issues.
Parish Serves Needy People • Food Pantry received great compliments from parishioners. • Need to recruit more Food Pantry volunteers. • The Social Action Committee is dedicated and consistently serves those in need.
