Dear St. Nicholas Parishioners,
Over the last month, we have been involved in visioning the future of our church. This is an important endeavor because we want to make sure that our vision remains relevant and represents the values and ministry of our faith and congregation as we grow into our new building. We have had a number of Town Hall meetings to gather your input. One huge theme that came out of those meetings is how important the relationships and fellowship among our members is. We enjoy being small enough to really get to know and be able to support each other. Another take away is that St. Nicholas is doing the right things, we just need to build on them. As we mentioned at the town halls, this survey is our next step. Below you will find the three questions we asked at the town halls. If you weren’t able to attend a town hall, or you did attend a town hall and have additional input, please share your thoughts. Following the questions, you will find a number of themes that have emerged with specific ideas underneath them. We’d like you to put a check mark by the ideas you think we should pursue over the next three years, especially those in which you would like to participate. Thank you so much for helping us set the course for the future of St. Nicholas!

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* 1. What do you value most about St. Nicholas? (Why is St. Nicholas important?)

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* 2. What do you believe God is calling St. Nicholas to become? Specifically, what changes could St. Nicholas make that would make St. Nicholas fulfill our vision of becoming the center of nourishment for the minds, bodies, and spirits of those in our community?

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* 3. We, as individuals and as a church, will be known to God by our works. What current and future works of St. Nicholas are you most willing to support financially and with your time?

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* 1. Vision: Growing our child/youth programming (please select up to two)

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* 2. Vision: Create Spiritual Growth Groups (please select up to three)

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* 3. Vision: Establish Fellowship Groups (please select up to two)

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* 4. Vision: Enhance/Increase our outreach to the community (please select up to six)

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* 5. Vision: Getting the word out about us and drawing the community to us (please select up to six)

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