In Your Honest Opinion...

Now that I have completed a full year as Pastor of St. John the Evangelist-St. Charles Borromeo, I would appreciate your feedback on how you feel our parish is running. Your honest feedback is most welcomed and will help provide me with valuable information on how to improve our parish in the future. Please take a minute to complete this anonymous survey and tell me what you think...in your honest opinion!

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* 1. How do you feel about my administrative skills which includes tasks like: managing the parish budget, maintaining & improving our buildings, streamlining our expenses?

Administrative skills need to improve.

About right.

Outstanding administrative skills.

Clear

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* 2. Many changes were made over the past year: our parish merger, changes to parish groups, modifications to announcement & bulletin procedures. In general, how do you feel these changes were presented & executed?

	Extremely well thought out & handled.	Clear & to the point.	Average.	Needed clarification.	Disorganized & mishandled.
Explanation for the change.	Explanation for the change. Extremely well thought out & handled.	Explanation for the change. Clear & to the point.	Explanation for the change. Average.	Explanation for the change. Needed clarification.	Explanation for the change. Disorganized & mishandled.
Presentation of the change.	Presentation of the change. Extremely well thought out & handled.	Presentation of the change. Clear & to the point.	Presentation of the change. Average.	Presentation of the change. Needed clarification.	Presentation of the change. Disorganized & mishandled.
Execution of the change.	Execution of the change. Extremely well thought out & handled.	Execution of the change. Clear & to the point.	Execution of the change. Average.	Execution of the change. Needed clarification.	Execution of the change. Disorganized & mishandled.
Sensitivity to parishioners.	Sensitivity to parishioners. Extremely well thought out & handled.	Sensitivity to parishioners. Clear & to the point.	Sensitivity to parishioners. Average.	Sensitivity to parishioners. Needed clarification.	Sensitivity to parishioners. Disorganized & mishandled.

Please clarify your response as needed.

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* 3. How would you describe the worship service I provide?

Spiritually void, but fufills the Sunday Mass requirement.

Average Catholic Mass.

Highly reverent & spiritual

Clear

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* 4. As your pastor, my homilies are my primary tool for providing insight into the meaning of scripture & relating it to the lives of the parishioners. How do you feel about the homilies I have presented?

Well-organized, highly relevant & inspiring.

Clear, somewhat relevant & occasionally thought-provoking.

Average

Unclear & personally irrelevant.

I rarely listen to the homily.

Please add any clarifying remarks to help improve my homilies &/or delivery.

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* 5. As Pastor, many decisions must be made that impact some or all of our parishioners. When these occasions arise, how do you feel parishioner's thoughts & input are considered?

	Always true.	Sometimes true.	Never true.
The impact on ALL parishioners is thoughtfully considered.	The impact on ALL parishioners is thoughtfully considered. Always true.	The impact on ALL parishioners is thoughtfully considered. Sometimes true.	The impact on ALL parishioners is thoughtfully considered. Never true.
The thoughts and opinions of all parishioners are listened to and considered.	The thoughts and opinions of all parishioners are listened to and considered. Always true.	The thoughts and opinions of all parishioners are listened to and considered. Sometimes true.	The thoughts and opinions of all parishioners are listened to and considered. Never true.
The thoughts & opinions of the affected parishioners are listened to and considered.	The thoughts & opinions of the affected parishioners are listened to and considered. Always true.	The thoughts & opinions of the affected parishioners are listened to and considered. Sometimes true.	The thoughts & opinions of the affected parishioners are listened to and considered. Never true.
The thoughts & opinions of a small group of parishioners are listened to and considered.	The thoughts & opinions of a small group of parishioners are listened to and considered. Always true.	The thoughts & opinions of a small group of parishioners are listened to and considered. Sometimes true.	The thoughts & opinions of a small group of parishioners are listened to and considered. Never true.
No parishioner input is welcomed.	No parishioner input is welcomed. Always true.	No parishioner input is welcomed. Sometimes true.	No parishioner input is welcomed. Never true.

Please clarify your response to help improve performance in this area.

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* 6. Pastors are often very busy people with demanding schedules, but it is important to be accessible to our parishioners. How have you found my availability to listen to & discuss your concerns? (Click on the star that represents your response. All previous stars will also light up for scoring purposes)

Impossible to get time to talk with you.

Sometimes make time to schedule meetings.

About average for a Parish Pastor.

Often try to make time to schedule meetings.

Very accessible and accomodating when parishioner's need to talk.

Impossible to get time to talk with you.

Sometimes make time to schedule meetings.

About average for a Parish Pastor.

Often try to make time to schedule meetings.

Very accessible and accomodating when parishioner's need to talk.

Please help me improve in this area by offering your thoughtful comments.

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* 7. Pastors often have a lot on their minds and can get absorbed in their thoughts. How approachable do you find me when you have a concern you would like to address? (Click on the star that represents your response. All previous stars will also light up for scoring purposes.)

Intimidating & difficult to approach.

Aloof & difficult to talk to

Some days you are approachable.

Usually approachable for short conversations.

Very approachable & easy to talk with.

Intimidating & difficult to approach.

Aloof & difficult to talk to

Some days you are approachable.

Usually approachable for short conversations.

Very approachable & easy to talk with.

Please help me improve in this area by providing your thoughtful comments.

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* 8. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses in life, but the impact on others can sometimes be substantial. Please offer your opinion on how I rank on these personal characteristics.

	Very strong	Strength	No opinion	Weakness	Very weak
Leadership	Leadership Very strong	Leadership Strength	Leadership No opinion	Leadership Weakness	Leadership Very weak
Spirituality	Spirituality Very strong	Spirituality Strength	Spirituality No opinion	Spirituality Weakness	Spirituality Very weak
Decisiveness	Decisiveness Very strong	Decisiveness Strength	Decisiveness No opinion	Decisiveness Weakness	Decisiveness Very weak
Knowledgable	Knowledgable Very strong	Knowledgable Strength	Knowledgable No opinion	Knowledgable Weakness	Knowledgable Very weak
Communication skills	Communication skills Very strong	Communication skills Strength	Communication skills No opinion	Communication skills Weakness	Communication skills Very weak
Compassionate	Compassionate Very strong	Compassionate Strength	Compassionate No opinion	Compassionate Weakness	Compassionate Very weak
Teamwork	Teamwork Very strong	Teamwork Strength	Teamwork No opinion	Teamwork Weakness	Teamwork Very weak

Please offer any comments to help improve this area.

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* 9. Thank you for your honest feedback. I hope to learn from your comments and improve the parish experience for everyone. If you have any specific thoughts that were not covered in the survey that will help to improve my skills as your pastor, please feel free to include them here.