Holy Trinity 2016 Survey

November 2016

Dear member of our Holy Trinity parish,

Thank you for being a part of our vibrant, faith-filled community.

I need your input on setting priorities for the near future. Please take a few minutes to answer the two-question survey below. 

To help you remember all that we do here at the parish, here is a quick profile:
-        Over 100 men attend our weekly That Man is You faith-sharing gatherings
-        100s of men and women have attended Christ Renews His Parish retreats
-        Over 1,300 attended our Matthew Kelly Passion and Purpose event
-        Our parishioners serve about 350 meals a month to the hungry at St. Mary’s Food Kitchen
-        Holy Trinity School received the 2016 Governor’s Achievement Award, recognizing it as one

         of the top-performing schools in the state of Kansas
-        Over 110 students come weekly to our junior high and high school youth ministry nights
-        Every month groups of our parishioners help the homeless and hungry with the Brazilian Sisters
-        Our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program is a training site for other CGS programs in

         the archdiocese
-        We have about 5,000 people attend mass here on the weekends
-        We have about 2,300 registered families
-        Our current financial snapshot:
            o   2016 total parish budget:  $7,630,580
            o   2015/2016 offertory collection:  $3,033,680
            o   school budget:  $3,166,737
            o   school revenue (tuition and fees):  $1,827,883
            o   outstanding debt:  $3,999,850
            o   approximate yearly interest payments on debt:  $160,000

We held several town hall meetings to gather input from members. Through this brief survey, I would like to hear from everyone. I will give you a summary of the answers in an upcoming Sunday bulletin and through other media. Thank you for your time and care.

Sincerely,

Fr. Mike Koller, Pastor