Office of Social Concerns- Care for Creation

Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home, outlines an “integral ecology” where protecting the Earth and its environment is connected to protecting those who are poor, vulnerable, and marginalized in society.

Your participation in providing answers in this survey will help the Archdiocese of Washington’s Office of Social Concern develop a pastoral plan to better care for creation and educational resources to guide these efforts.

This survey is one tool being used to shape this effort.

It is framed around two sections:
·       General Personal Awareness
·       Current State of your Parish

At a future date, archdiocesan staff and volunteers will conduct focus groups to further define the vision for implementing Laudato Si’.
1.Name (Required.)
2.What is the name of the parish where you are registered or most often attend liturgy?(Required.)
3.Are you a member of your parish staff (paid or volunteer)?(Required.)
4.What is your zip code?(Required.)
5.What is your vocation?(Required.)
6.What is your age?(Required.)
7.What is your race/ethnicity?(Required.)
8.In which of the following activities have you been personally engaged?  Please check all that apply.(Required.)
9.Which of the following forms of assistance have you used in the last year?  Please check all that apply.(Required.)
10.Does your parish offer any of these types of assistance (listed above)?(Required.)
11.What is your primary and secondary modes of transportation?(Required.)
12.How often do you use ridesharing options (buses, metro, uber, taxis, etc.)?(Required.)
13.Have you heard of Pope Francis’s Encyclical: Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home?(Required.)
14.Have you read Pope Francis’s Encyclical: Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home?(Required.)
15.Do you consider care for the environment a moral issue?(Required.)
16.Do you consider yourself to be a steward of the earth?(Required.)
17.Have you ever advocated (contacted elected city, county, state or federal officials) to advocate for:(Required.)
18.What parish activities/ministries do you participate in (or have in the past)? Check all that apply:(Required.)
19.How often in 2019 did you hear about the need to care for others through acts of charity or to advocate on someone’s behalf seeking justice in homilies, in religious education, formation workshops, or social activities?(Required.)
20.How often in 2019 did you hear in your parish about caring for the environment/Creation as a part of Catholic teaching in homilies, in religious education, formation workshops, or social activities?(Required.)
21.Does your parish have ministries that promote action on environmental problems or issues?(Required.)
22.To your knowledge, check the boxes your parish taken any of the following actions.(Required.)
23.Would you like to be contacted to take part in a future listening session with the Office of Social Concerns to share more about your ideas or concerns for the environment?(Required.)
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