• View the Strategic Plan Presentation (9/23/02)
• Download the Strategic Plan Document (9/23/02)
  (Adobe Acrobat file **    Instructions for downloading are here
• View the Community Forum Flyer for September 2002
  (Adobe Acrobat file **    Instructions for downloading are here
• View the Ruotolo Associates Feasibility Study Presentation (10/29/01)
• Status Report from Fr. Reardon (8/17/01)
• Download the Parish Survey
  **    Instructions for downloading are here
• View Dr. Notarantonio's Presentation on the Parish Assessment Process (6/25/01)

Futures Committee

Phase 1: Needs Assessment

The purpose of the Needs Assessment Phase was to gather concerns, ideas and suggestions from the entire parish. In January 2001, in-depth interviews were conducted with key members of the parish to determine issues of concern. During February and March, focus groups were convened to discuss these and other issues. Based on the issues identified, a Parish Survey was created and issued on Easter Sunday, 2001 to gain the opinions of the entire parish. Responses were collected and presented to the parish in a Community Forum on June 25, 2001 to conclude Phase 1.

Phase 2: Strategic Planning

Phase 2 began in July, 2001 with the goal of identifying the programs and facilities that will form the future foundation for the spiritual and social needs of all our parishioners and our community. On August 11, the Futures Committee, led by our consultant, Dr. Elaine Notarantonio, hosted a workshop for the newly formed Core Team to begin the next phase of our strategic planning process. The workshop focused on the six areas of concern identified by our recent parish survey.

We have divided into small groups to conduct brainstorming sessions to create ideas for improvements in each of these areas, and the results are promising. We are currently collecting all these ideas, and plan to solicit more from the parish. Each member of the Core Team will attempt to get one or two more people involved with the small group addressing one of the areas, with the goal of identifying even more ideas. Please consider joining this endeavor if you get contacted by any of the members of the Core Team.

As we get more people involved over the next month, the small groups will be generating more ideas and analyzing the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in each of the six areas. In September, the entire Core Team will meet to perform our next step, which is to assess the ideas collected in each area.

By reaching out to all parishioners and soliciting feedback on these ideas, we hope to develop a plan that is responsive to the needs of all. Our final results will be presented in another Community Forum tentatively planned for February, 2002.

Participation

We welcome and need your energy, ideas and opinions. If you are interested in participating, don't wait for us to call you. Please identify yourself to Tom Orsi (phone at 294-4369 or e-mail TomOrsi@home.com), the parish center (295-0387 or email parishcenter@sbcwickford.org), any member of the Futures Committee, or any member of the Core Team. This is a perfect opportunity to help create the parish you've always wanted.

Futures Committee Members:

• The Parish Survey is in PDF format and requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print the document. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer, you may download it here.