Vicar for Synod Implementation
Criteria for Parish Restructuring
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Office
for Synod Implementation Parish Self-Study
Majorities are also aware of the existence of religious education for high school students, the existence of pastoral and finance councils at the parish level, and about outreach to people who are not members of the parish. Across the Diocese demographically: 59% of the respondents were female, 39% male. Two-thirds of the respondents were married. 49% were between 16-55 and 49% were 56 and older. The respondents were evenly distributed among five choices for the number of years they had belonged to the parish; although the largest single group, 22% belonged to their parish their entire life. 90% of the respondents to the survey said they were very or somewhat attached to their parish. The results of the survey will be among the information used by the 33 Deanery Region Committees around the Diocese to make recommendations to the Diocesan Pastoral Council on the consolidation and restructuring of parishes and on the other topics of the Synod: Strengthening Catholic Family Life, Cultivating and Recruiting Candidates for Holy Orders and the Consecrated Life, Planning the Fiscal Feasibility of Catholic Schools, Ensuring Effective Catechetical Programs, and Evangelizing Youth and Young Adults. To see the Diocesan
survey results or the results for your deanery, |
