St. Alphonsus Parish Survey July 2006
Number of people who submitted a survey:				433
Age Group:		20-40 yrs	20%
		41-60 yrs	39%
		61+ yrs	41%
Parish Member:		0-10 yrs	24%
		10-20 yrs	20%
		21 or more	56%
Survey rating scale of 1 - 5 (1 being the lowest, 5 being the highest)
How Do You Rate Us?
Friendliness of clergy
1 - >1%	2 - 6%	3 - 13%	4 - 32%	5 - 48%	NA - >1%
Able to approach clergy
1 - 1%	2 - 8%	3 - 17%	4 - 30%	5 - 42%	NA - 2%
Communication of church
1 - 2%	2 - 9%	3 - 14%	4 - 38%	5 - 36%	NA - 1%
Friendliness of office staff
1 - 1%	2 - 4%	3 - 16%	4 - 34%	5 - 32%	NA - 13%
Helpfulness of office staff
1 - 2%	2 - 3%	3 - 15%	4 - 33%	5 - 35%	NA - 12%
Variety of programs offered
1 - 3%	2 - 12%	3 - 19%	4 - 36%	5 - 25%	NA - 5%
Maintenance of Buildings
Condition of church exterior
1 - 1%	2 - 8%	3 - 38%	4 - 38%	5 - 15%
Condition of church interior
1 - 1%	2 - 9%	3 - 29%	4 - 34%	5 - 27%
Cleanliness of church
1 - 1%	2 - 2%	3 - 23%	4 - 43%	5 - 31%
Handicap accessible
1 - 4%	2 - 11%	3 - 27%	4 - 32%	5 - 24%	NA - 2%
Would you be willing to contribute to a capital campaign?
Yes - 85%	No - 13%	Don't know - 2%
Homilies
Do you feel that the homilies speak to your spiritual needs?
Yes - 68%	No - 16%	Sometimes - 16%
Music
How would you rate the music?
1 - >1%	2 - 3%	3 - 14%	4 - 33%	5 - 49%
How would you rate the hymnal?
1 - 2%	2 - 5%	3 - 20%	4 - 39%	5 - 34%
Office of Christian Formation
How would you rate our religious education programs?
1 - 10%	2 - 21%	3 - 25%	4 - 24%	5 - 21%
How would you rate our preparation of the sacraments?
1 - 9%	2 - 23%	3 - 20%	4 - 23%	5 - 25%
Youth Group
Have you had a teen involved in our youth group?
Yes - 9%	No - 91%
Do we have enough for teens in this parish?
Yes - 35%	No - 52%	Don't know - 13%
Adult Formation
Have you attended any or our adult formation programs?
Yes - 30%	No - 70%
Do we offer a sufficient variety of programs for adults?
Yes - 70%	No - 25%	Don't know - 5%
Outreach Ministries
How would you rate our assistance to those in need?
1 - 1%	2 - 3%	3 - 17%	4 - 41%	5 - 38%
Hospital Visits
Have you or your dear ones received pastoral care while in the hospital?
Yes - 40%	No - 60%
Are you willing to call the parish to inform them of someone that is hospitalized?
Yes - 99%	No - 1%