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Survey Says...

10/27/2015

Thank you to everyone who participated in our live survey at Masses this past weekend. I was very excited to be the pastor of a collaborative doing such a creative and hi-tech project. If you were not at Mass this weekend, it’s not too late to participate--take the survey here. See the results from this weekend below, and then add a comment to let us know what you think.

1. I consider myself a member of the New Roads Catholic Community. (717 responses)

2. I have been a member of Saint Joseph or Saint Luke for: (718 responses)

3. I believe that God’s vision for this community is for us to make disciples for Jesus Christ in our area. (726 responses)

4. I currently participate actively in one or more ministries in our community. (705 responses)

5. I am willing to serve in a hospitality ministry to help our community grow. (700 responses)

6. I am willing to serve in ministry to kids or teens to make our community more accessible and engaging for families. (706 responses)

7. I am willing to serve in an outreach or advocacy ministry to help our community serve the poor and needy and work for justice and peace. (710 responses)

8. I consider my financial support of the community to be an important part of being a disciple. (727 responses)

9. I think or pray about my level of giving to this community. (716 responses)

10. Which of the following statements best describes where you are on your Catholic journey? (721 responses)

I invite you to add a comment to this post with your answer to any of the following questions:

What did you notice about the experience?
What stood out for you in the live results?
What conclusions do you draw from the survey results?

~Fr. Thom

Take your next step:
Pray about the New Roads Commitment Card, fill it out if you are ready, and submit it online or bring it back with you next week to place in the offertory as an act of worship, an offering to God.

11 Comments

Bob Leahey

10/28/2015 07:51:31 am

Hi, Rachel,

Thanks for this. One thing that would enhance the results and increase interest is to cite the "N" for each question, i.e.,, the number of people answering. Just a thought....

Bob

Kathy O'Leary

10/29/2015 10:47:13 am

Good idea, Bob. I've added this in to the results above. Thanks!

Joanne Hyde

10/28/2015 10:24:10 am

Maybe offer the paper ballot to those who had trouble with the clicker(and want to be counted) and could use the paper and pencil a little easier..
Sounds as if most of us care about the church but need to be more involved to have a more active Collaborative.

10/29/2015 10:51:07 am

Thanks for the feedback Joanne! I believe there was paper and pencil available for those who might have trouble seeing the projections or using the clickers, but perhaps we missed some people so it's a good learning for next time.

June Roberts

10/28/2015 06:09:29 pm

I found the questions both "leading" and some were difficult to answer as they needed qualification based on the question, so I didn't necessarily respond as positively as I would have liked. I assume the "polling" is difficult for elaboration. Just a thought that follow-up questions might be helpful.

10/29/2015 10:52:43 am

Hi June, this is very helpful feedback for next time we do something like this. Thanks!

Suzanne Robotham

10/28/2015 08:59:39 pm

It is impossible to determine what a neutral response indicates. Does it mean:
"Why are these questions being asked of me?"
"Let me think about this and get back to you."
"This thought has never crossed my mind before." or
"Please leave me alone!" ??

10/29/2015 10:55:26 am

Hi Suzanne, thanks for pointing this out. It's interesting that despite (or maybe because of?) that ambiguity, "neutral" was the most popular response for some questions. All good things to think about for next time. Thanks for sharing this observation!

10/29/2015 10:58:35 am

Alice Wadden

10/29/2015 12:46:02 pm

Ten from our New Roads Catholic Community Social Justice Ministry were able to attend the Archdiocese of Boston Justice Convocation last Saturday as an exhibitor. We shared the Homelessness forum of the Tri-community -Belmont, Waltham and Watertown which included many community members on the planning committee.

10/29/2015 03:50:07 pm

Alice: Fantastic! The social justice ministry does such important work in our community.

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