SECTION | REFERENCE | RECOMMENDATION | Joe & Ginger's Input | DEPENDS ON | COMMITTEE | PRIORITY | DURATION IN MONTHS | COST | TRAINING | comment |
ENVIRONMENT/ ACCESS | ||||||||||
1.00 | Create visitor parking spaces | No, unless very limited in number. They may often be idle or misused. | B&G | 1 | $$ | |||||
3.00 | Establish additional handicapped parking spaces for 4pm mass | Yes | B&G | 1 | $$ | |||||
5.00 | Path to Rectory front door from side entrance | Yes | 5.01 | B&G | 1 | $$ | handicapped access? | |||
5.01 | Side entrance procedures in place | No, due to security concerns. Use signage to direct to front door. | 5.03 | Front Office | 1 | T | ||||
5.02 | Conduct study on Rectory Handicapped accessibility | Yes | TBD | ? | ?? | |||||
5.03 | Improve signage for Parish office | Yes | B&G | 1 | $$ | |||||
13.00 | Expansion of Greeting Area | No | B&G | 12 | $$$ | Possibly Expand area to partially enclose the porch area | ||||
HOSPITALITY | ||||||||||
4.00 | Name a leader for Greeting Ministry | Yes | ||||||||
4.10 | Handicapped greeting and assistance into and out of church | Yes | 4.00,4.20 | Greeters | 1 | |||||
4.20 | Training for handicapped ministry | Yes | Greeters | 1 | T | |||||
2.00 | Visitor recognition/Welcome | TBD | ||||||||
2.01 | at parking places | No | Greeters | T | ||||||
2.02 | at Mass (??) | Yes | (??) | |||||||
12.00 | Bathroom Check before Mass | Yes. Minimum pickup, no cleaning. | Greeters | 1 | need leader for greeters; inserted as item 4.0 sequence 9.0 | |||||
8.00 | Develop centralized Information Center | No, seems fine where it is. | 3 | $$$ | TTT | |||||
8.01 | IC Planning and Design phase* | TBD | ||||||||
8.02 | IC Development of materials | TBD | ||||||||
8.04 | IC Contruction | B&G | ||||||||
9.00 | Staffing of new Information Center | Yes. | TBD | TTT | ||||||
17.00 | Comment cards in pews to ask for information and followup | No, use our comment box. | Communications, Ushers, Staff | $$$ | TT | Brackets with pens installed on pews | ||||
10.00 | Train volunteers to be able to answer questions; provide Ask Me badges | Yes | Greeters | 1 | TTT | |||||
10.01 | Need leader for Greeter ministry | Yes | ||||||||
6.00 | Continue doughnut Sunday every month after 8:15 - 11:00 masses | Yes | Parish Life | 1 | $ | T | sign for donations to offset cost | |||
11.00 | Encourage everyone to greet their neighbors before the bells at Mass | Yes | ?? Celebrant or Music ministry? | 1 | Quick | |||||
MASS EXPERIENCE | ||||||||||
14.00 | Nursery for children under 3 | No | Early Childhood Formation | 6 | $$$ | TT | ||||
15.00 | Offer a better explanation of the children's dismissal at mass for newcomers so they will know purpose and age of children | Yes | Liturgy, Children's Liturgy of the Word | 1 | none | Quick | ||||
29.00 | Prayerfully evaluate Music ministry--Music to lead attendees in worship vs passive listening | Yes | Music | 2 | evaluate | |||||
28.00 | Add Contemporary music (songs and isntruments) to the youth mass | No | Youth, Liturgy, Music | 6 | $ | |||||
32.00 | For four consecutive weeks explain portions of mass during Homily | Yes | Celebrants | 6 | $ | Evaluate | ||||
Thematic topics over several weeks in homilies | Yes | |||||||||
24.00 | Living Stations | No | Liturgy? | 12 | T | Quick | ||||
23.00 | Corpus Christi | Yes | Liturgy | 1 | T | Quick | ||||
16.00 | Greet baptismal visitors and invite them back | Yes | Celebrant | 1 | Quick | |||||
22.00 | Conduct a survey of those that attend Mass | No | Evangelization, Ushers | 3 | TT | see additional notes | ||||
FORMATION | ||||||||||
18.00 | Establish an ongoing Catholicism 101 Course | Yes | Adult Formation | 6 | $$ | TT | see additional notes | |||
20.00 | Offer Catholicism 101 courses online or in a self study format | Yes | Adult Formation | 6 | ||||||
19.00 | Establish and ongoing large group formation event with a meal | No, we believe that small groups are more effective. | Adult Formation | 8 | $$$ | Fellowship and basics | ||||
21.00 | Reintroduce the monthly whole community assembly for extended catechesis | Maybe | Adult Formation | 6 | $$ | TT | Provide discipleship training; Refreshment | |||
25.00 | Get the youth more involved in ministries | Yes | Youth Ministry | 1 | Quick | |||||
26.00 | Small groups to create disciples and light their fire | Yes | Adult Formation | T | Evaluate | |||||
27.00 | Create small groups for new parishoners | Yes | Adult Formation | Evaluate; This could be new youth as well as adults | ||||||
31.00 | Develop a discipleship training program for those completing RCIA, CHRP or other interested persons | Maybe | Adult Formation | 8 | redirect to monthly training | |||||
30.00 | Establish a program much like the pray for a country program to have members of the congregation pray for a specific ministry | Yes | Devotions | 2 | $ | Similar to the pray for a country program. | ||||
38.00 | Educate the parish on importance of sharing faith. | Yes | Adult Formation, Celebrants | |||||||
OUTREACH | ||||||||||
39.00 | Invite the community to an RCIA inquiry session with a meal | No | Adult Formation, Parish Life | $$ | T | Open House | ||||
35.00 | Semi Annual Catholics Returning Home event | Yes | Parish Life, Adult Formation | $$ | T | Evaluate; While aimed at non-practicing Catholics, encourage parish to invite friends and family | ||||
34.00 | Non- Practicing Catholics Survey | Yes | Evangelization | 6 | $$ | unchurched | ||||
40.00 | St. Paul Street Evangelization | Yes | Evangelization, Adult Formation | TTT | Evaluate | |||||
36.00 | Train teams to go door to door asking for prayer requests and inviting people to attend MQ | No | Evangelization, Adult Formation | 12 | TTT | |||||
37.00 | Mail a postcard to all addresses within parish boundaries with upcoming events; centered around Christmas and Easter | No | Communications | $$$ | pick a zip code | |||||
41.00 | Reach out to Congolese community inviting them to church and forming relationships | Maybe | Diversity | TT | ||||||
42.00 | Hold an event targeted for the refugee group | Maybe | Diversity | $$ | ||||||
43.00 | Follow up with Debbie Goonan for best methods of outreach | Maybe | Diversity | Evaluate | ||||||
44.00 | Reach out to Louisville parishes that are already assisting refugees. | Maybe | Diversity | Evaluate | ||||||
COMMUNICATIONS | ||||||||||
7.00 | Redesign the Bulletin | Yes | 2 | $ | Quick | |||||
33.00 | Establish a Communication sub-committee for social media | Yes | TBD | 3 | Goal is to reach out with a consistent and effective message abou the parish, events and education programs |