St. Anthony Parish Planning Survey
Encuesta de Planificación de la Parroquia de St. Anthony

This is an exciting time at St. Anthony Parish! We have survived the COVID pandemic. We have gone from 770 families to over 1,000 families. We are doing more for persons experiencing homelessness and those in need at McAnthony Window and Pantry. Now is the perfect time for our parish to plan for its future. We want our plan to reflect the feedback from as many parishioners as possible. To get us started, please complete this survey (click on link in the upper right hand corner for the survey in Spanish). We are asking for your anonymous, candid response. Thank you and stay tuned for the next steps in this planning journey!

¡Este es un momento emocionante para la parroquia de San. Antonio! Hemos sobrevivido a la pandemia del COVID-19. Hemos crecido de 770 familias a más de 1,000 familias. Estamos logrando hacer más por las personas sin hogar y los más necesitados a través del servicio de alimentos: McAnthony Window and Pantry (Ventana y Despensa de McAnthony). Ahora es el momento perfecto para que nuestra parroquia planifique su futuro. Queremos que nuestro plan refleje la mayor cantidad posible de comentarios y opiniones de nuestros feligreses. Para comenzar, por favor tome esta encuesta (haga clic en el enlace en la esquina superior derecha para la encuesta en español). Estamos pidiendo su respuesta anónima y sincera. ¡Gracias y esté atento para los próximos pasos de este viaje de planificación!

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* 1. How long have you been a St. Anthony parishioner?

Merged from St. Mary

Less than one year

One to five years

Six to ten years

Ten to twenty years

More than twenty years

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* 2. Please indicate how frequently you attended weekend Masses prior to the pandemic.

Every weekend

A couple times a month

Once a month

Once every couple of months

A couple times a year

Stopped attending

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* 3. What weekend Mass time do you most frequently attend?

Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Sunday 7:30 a.m.

Sunday 10:00 a.m.

Sunday 12:00 p.m. (Spanish language)

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* 4. What are your plans for coming back to Mass?

I’m already attending in person.

I’ll be back as soon as I’m vaccinated.

I’ll be back as soon as the dispensation is lifted.

I’ll be back as soon as it feels like the pandemic is over.

I’m not sure.

I don’t plan to return.

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* 5. Please indicate your gender

Female

Male

I prefer not to answer

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* 6. Please indicate your age range

16-18

19-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 7. Please indicate your race/ethnicity

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian or Asian American

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

White or Caucasian

None of the above

I prefer not to answer

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* 8. Please check one to three areas of parish life at St. Anthony that are most important to you.

Quality of the Mass and other liturgies

Effectiveness of pastor

Extent of lay involvement

Music

Parish programs and activities

Diversity of parishioners

Proximity to home

Mass times offered

Youth/young adult programs and activities

Church design and beauty

McAnthony Window and Social Action

Religious Education/Sacramental Preparation and Programs for children

Financial health of the parish

Evangelization (Sharing the Faith)

Forming Adult Disciples in the Faith

Scripture Study

Feeling Welcomed Building Community & Strengthening Relationships

Learning More About the Faith

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Please check one to three areas of parish life that are least important to you.

Quality of the Mass and other liturgies

Effectiveness of pastor

Extent of lay involvement

Music

Parish programs and activities

Diversity of parishioners

Proximity to home

Mass times offered

Youth/young adult programs and activities

Church design and beauty

McAnthony Window and Social Action

Religious Education/Sacramental Preparation and Programs for children

Financial health of the parish

Evangelization (Sharing the Faith)

Forming Adult Disciples in the Faith

Scripture Study

Feeling Welcomed Building Community & Strengthening Relationships

Learning More About the Faith

Other (please specify)

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* 10. For each of the following groups in our parish, please rate how you feel we are doing in meeting their needs.

	Great	Good	Fair	Not at all	Don't Know
Children (ages 4 to 12)	Children (ages 4 to 12) Great	Children (ages 4 to 12) Good	Children (ages 4 to 12) Fair	Children (ages 4 to 12) Not at all	Children (ages 4 to 12) Don't Know
Teens (ages 13 to 17)	Teens (ages 13 to 17) Great	Teens (ages 13 to 17) Good	Teens (ages 13 to 17) Fair	Teens (ages 13 to 17) Not at all	Teens (ages 13 to 17) Don't Know
Young adults (ages 18 to 35)	Young adults (ages 18 to 35) Great	Young adults (ages 18 to 35) Good	Young adults (ages 18 to 35) Fair	Young adults (ages 18 to 35) Not at all	Young adults (ages 18 to 35) Don't Know
Senior Adults (age 65 and older)	Senior Adults (age 65 and older) Great	Senior Adults (age 65 and older) Good	Senior Adults (age 65 and older) Fair	Senior Adults (age 65 and older) Not at all	Senior Adults (age 65 and older) Don't Know
Single adults	Single adults Great	Single adults Good	Single adults Fair	Single adults Not at all	Single adults Don't Know
Married couples	Married couples Great	Married couples Good	Married couples Fair	Married couples Not at all	Married couples Don't Know
Those divorced or separated	Those divorced or separated Great	Those divorced or separated Good	Those divorced or separated Fair	Those divorced or separated Not at all	Those divorced or separated Don't Know
Single parents	Single parents Great	Single parents Good	Single parents Fair	Single parents Not at all	Single parents Don't Know
Those sick or homebound	Those sick or homebound Great	Those sick or homebound Good	Those sick or homebound Fair	Those sick or homebound Not at all	Those sick or homebound Don't Know
Those grieving	Those grieving Great	Those grieving Good	Those grieving Fair	Those grieving Not at all	Those grieving Don't Know
Those in financial need	Those in financial need Great	Those in financial need Good	Those in financial need Fair	Those in financial need Not at all	Those in financial need Don't Know
Inactive Catholics	Inactive Catholics Great	Inactive Catholics Good	Inactive Catholics Fair	Inactive Catholics Not at all	Inactive Catholics Don't Know
New parishioners	New parishioners Great	New parishioners Good	New parishioners Fair	New parishioners Not at all	New parishioners Don't Know
Visitors and guests	Visitors and guests Great	Visitors and guests Good	Visitors and guests Fair	Visitors and guests Not at all	Visitors and guests Don't Know

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* 11. Name the number 1 strength of our parish today.

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* 12. Name a challenge that exists in our parish today that our plan should address.

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* 13. Name an opportunity for our plan to make the most of in the future.

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* 14. Name a concern for our parish's future that our plan should address.

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* 15. What are your one to three top hopes and dreams for St. Anthony to achieve in the next 3 to 5 years?

The physical beauty of the church and grounds will be maintained or enhanced

Religious education for children and youth will be strong

More opportunities for adult faith-sharing will be offered

Outreach to the those in need through McAnthony Window will continue to expand

The parish will continue to reflect in its membership the diversity of the world-wide Catholic Church

Social action efforts will expand to help those outside the United States

Parish membership will continue to grow

The sacramental life of the parish will deepen the faith lives of our members

Lay ministry involvement will continue to involve more and more members

The parish will be financially strong

Weekly Mass attendance will fill our pews

Parishioners will become more involved in activities and programs outside of Sunday Mass

Other (please specify)

St. Anthony Parish Planning SurveyEncuesta de Planificación de la Parroquia de St. Anthony

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* 1. How long have you been a St. Anthony parishioner?

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* 2. Please indicate how frequently you attended weekend Masses prior to the pandemic.

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* 3. What weekend Mass time do you most frequently attend?

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* 4. What are your plans for coming back to Mass?

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* 5. Please indicate your gender

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* 6. Please indicate your age range

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* 7. Please indicate your race/ethnicity

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* 8. Please check one to three areas of parish life at St. Anthony that are most important to you.

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* 9. Please check one to three areas of parish life that are least important to you.

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* 10. For each of the following groups in our parish, please rate how you feel we are doing in meeting their needs.

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* 11. Name the number 1 strength of our parish today.

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* 12. Name a challenge that exists in our parish today that our plan should address.

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* 13. Name an opportunity for our plan to make the most of in the future.

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* 14. Name a concern for our parish's future that our plan should address.

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* 15. What are your one to three top hopes and dreams for St. Anthony to achieve in the next 3 to 5 years?

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* 16. Please add any additional feedback that would benefit our parish planning.

St. Anthony Parish Planning Survey
Encuesta de Planificación de la Parroquia de St. Anthony