Central New Castle Deanery Survey
This survey will be used by the Central New Castle Deanery Leadership Team to identify two to three primary goals for the parishes in our deanery to achieve for the next three or four years.  

This process is to assist the Diocese of Wilmington in fortifying our parishes in vibrancy to accomplish the Mission of the Catholic Church, starting now, for the future.

We invite you to share the link for this survey.

A special invite would be to share this survey with family members or neighbors you know who no longer participate in the life of the church. 

The following questions are based on the Ten Best Pastoral Ministry Practices that the Diocese of Wilmington has identified within our seven diocesan deaneries. 

They surfaced from the listening sessions held around the diocese in conjunction with the Holy Father's Synod in attempting to identify where we are as the Church locally and globally.  This self-observation process is called Synodality.

For these questions, we ask you to consider how well Your Parish engages in each of these best practices for effective ministry.

Please feel free to add any additional comments or suggestions at the end of the survey.
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Please select the parish that you attend. If you do not attend a particular parish, please select "Do not attend a particular parish." *
Faith Formation: Value for the Faith and Teachings of the Catholic Church: My parish prioritizes the faith formation and transmission of Catholicism at all levels by investing in new ways to teach the faith, reinforce the Faith, and evangelize to others about it.  *
Appreciation for the gift of Mass & Sacraments: My parish ensures that all elements of the liturgy (participation, homily, singing, etc.) are done well and that the sacraments, especially confession, are readily available. *
Presence of Dedicated & Loving Communities: My parish provides opportunities and forums for all groups of people (youth, young adults, families, seniors) to gather, participate in activities, and reach out to those in need.  *
Connection of Faith to Life: My parish, through preaching, religious education, spiritual devotions, small group discussions, etc., seeks to help me to live a Christ-centered life in daily living experiences with my family, work, neighborhood, and civic community.   *
Evangelization - Church Participation: My parish seeks to identify and address the reasons why people are no longer coming to church including proactively reconnecting with those who are know to be missing *
Engagement of the Youth & Young Adults: My parish listens respectively to young adults and regularly explores ways to engage youth and young adults by calling forth their talents through greater inclusion in parish life and empowering them as valuable members of the Church. *
Growing Diversity: My parish explicitly affirms and promotes the beauty and goodness of diversity, welcoming those of different cultures, backgrounds, and life experiences to come together as a Church *
Opportunities for Prayer: My parish provides access to prayer, spiritual formation through the liturgical life, devotions, and the Church’s rich spiritual traditions and disciplines *
Desire to be Welcoming & Hospitable to Everyone: My parish intentionally seeks and explicitly has demonstrated ways to be polite and kind like Christ toward everyone encountered, renewing the basic principle that every human being is created in God's image and likeness and needs salvation through God's love. *
Availability of physical space necessary for a vibrant faith community: My parish has adequate space in our Church buildings for groups to come together and gather for worship, faith formation, and community/social experiences *
Identify and select your top 3 areas of ministry that should be the focus of the Deanery Pastoral Planning.  These focus areas are taken from the 10 Best Practices listed above *
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Level of Sunday Mass attendance: Typically, I attend Mass.... *
Do you currently participate in parish life as a volunteer/minister? *
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The age range of the person taking this survey: *
The gender of the person taking this survey: *
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