1 St. John the Evangelist (Frederick) 346 responses Frederick, MD Basic Demographics REFLECTION AND NOTES AGE GROUP (n=332) Q3 27% 2% 16% 55% Response tallies for youth ages 11-17 25% are reported separately at the end. 20% 22% 15% 55% When you reflect on the age, 17% 17% of respondents ethnic, and gender distributions of 14% 10% 13% are over respondents, do they accurately 9% 5% reflect the people in the pews 6% 50 0% 2% and/or know to be parishioners? 0% years of age 11-13 14-17 18-20 21-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70+ ETHNICITY (n=271) and GENDER (n=250) Q10, Q9 100% Do they accurately reflect the 89% 4% 2.3% 2.2% 0.5% 1.9% 1.1% 63% 37% 80% people in the parish boundaries? 83% Where do you note discrepancies? 60% 40% 54% 20% 4% 8% Asian or4% 0% 1% 1% 46% 0% Pacific White Black HispanicIslanderAsian or Native Other Prefer not White Black Hispanic Pacific NativeAmericanPrefer not Otherto answer Female Male IslanderAmerican to answer Male Female (multiple selections possible) How does the parish invite people Q8 from other faith traditions to grow CATHOLIC STATUS (n=253) in their understanding of the Catholic faith? 12% 12% Raised Catholic of respondents Converted to Catholicism (RCIA) How does the parish orient new No longer Catholic 87% converted Catholics to our mission and invite to Catholicism Never Catholic their participation? LANGUAGES SPOKEN AT HOME (n=271) Q11 Does the parish offer opportunities for cultural expressions of the Language % of Respondents Catholic faith that respect any English diversity evidenced by the 95.7% languages spoken at home? Spanish 6.3% Other Options 1.6% “Other” 3.1% (multiple selections possible) BACKGROUND ON THE SURVEY AND ITS USE The parish planning survey was administered by parishes and schools between October and December 2015 in support of the Be Missionary Disciples planning process. The survey was designed to complement Archbishop William E. Lori’s pastoral letter, A Light Brightly Visible: Lighting the Path to Missionary Discipleship, as a way to help understand how people would answer key questions laid out in the letter. The survey was not designed to achieve a statistically random or complete sample of respondents, so it will yield only partial and somewhat biased results. In this light, the results are meant to be used in conjunction with parish statistics and demographics to provide a more complete picture of challenges and opportunities to missionary discipleship and evangelization-based planning. A copy of the survey can be found online at www.BeMissionaryDisciples.org/planning/pastoral-planning-tools/. For more information on the survey or the Be Missionary Disciples planning process, contact the Daphne Daly, Director of the Office of Pastoral Planning at 410-547-5545 or [email protected]. St. John the Evangelist (Frederick) 2 Frederick, MD Family Demographics REFLECTION AND NOTES MARITAL STATUS (n=255) Q12 10% Consider the family demographics 9% of respondents (marital status and Married 12% people with children under 18 in 87% Widowed their household). How does the 1% are married Divorced parish minister to the different or have been Single needs of each of these segments of married Unmarried, living together the parish? 67% CHILDREN UNDER 18 IN HOUSEHOLD? (n=251) Q13 78% No children under 18 in household 22% Have children under 18 in household Based on the responses to how HOW DO YOUR CHILDREN RECEIVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION? (n=78) children receive religious education, Q# are there ways the parish can Parish-based (through 8th grade) 42% provide support to families for faith In home 40% Within Parish formation in the many different Catholic school 25% contexts in which it occurs? Catholic Youth Ministry (Middle or High) 17% Outside of Parish Other religious ed. (through 8th grade) 4% Other formal programs Other 8% None of the above 13% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% (multiple selections possible) GREATEST CHALLENGES PASSING FAITH TO CHILDREN (n=69) Swimming against the tide in a society that does not value faith 65% Children are not interested enough 18% I do not feel prepared or knowledgeable enough about the faith 14% No good opportunities to bring up faith matters 6% Where are there opportunities to I am not interested enough 2% enhance and better support passing Other 14% on of the faith to children, None of the above 20% especially in the context of the (multiple selections possible) challenges noted? 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% FAITH ACTIVITIES WITH CHILDREN (n=258) (multiple selections possible) 100% 1 - Attend Mass regularly 80% 88% 2 - Point out the many ways in which we are blessed 3 - Prepare them for sacraments 75% 60% 69% 4 - Pray together as a family (bedtime, mealtime, etc.) 5 - Teach prayers, hymns 55% 57% 51% 6 - Use Christ as the reference point for decision-making 40% 49% 7 - Enroll them in religious education classes 8 - Encourage participation in youth groups 20% 9 - Enroll them in Catholic schools 25% 6% 16% 16% 10 - Read the Bible and spiritual reading together 0% 11 - Other 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 (multiple selections possible) St. John the Evangelist (Frederick) 3 Frederick, MD Are we equipped to fulfill the great commission to make disciples of all nations? REFLECTION AND NOTES WILLINGNESS TO SHARE FAITH (n=253) Q14 Are people motivated and 22% Welcome the opportunity comfortable sharing their faith with 21% others? What does this mean for Be happy to share, but not debate the perpetuation and growth of the 70% Be willing to share, but only if asked faith? would proactively Do not share, do not know enough about faith share their faith in Do not share, faith is private some way Avoid the conversation None of the above 50% HOW WOULD SOMEONE KNOW YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN? (n=736) Q15 Be kind, charitable, respectful, and forgiving to all 78% Mention attending church in conversation 71% Serve those in need 45% Talk about God in my life 43% Discuss words of Pope France or from Church 36% Share faith through social media 13% Other 4% None of the above 1% (multiple selections possible) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% How are people already sharing their faith? What are some WITH WHOM DO YOU TALK ABOUT FAITH? (n=675) Q16 opportunities for helping people feel more comfortable expressing Adult family members77% 71% 60% 40% 12% 79%3% their faith in everyday life? What Friends 70% are the greatest challenges to being My children 59% able to do this? Co-workers, neighbors 40% Co- Strangers 16% Workers No one 4% Family 0% Friends Children20% 40%Strangers 60% No 80%One 100% (multiple selections possible) GREATEST OBSTACLES TO SHARING FAITH? (n=416) Q17 Don't want to push beliefs 39% Not knowledgeable enough 27% Not encouraged by society 38% Afraid to offend, made fun of 13% Others not interested 25% Other 8% No good opportunities 21% Not interested 6% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% (multiple selections possible) Politically Correct Opportunistic Knowledge How can the parish encourage WHAT IS EVANGELIZATION? (n=525) Q18 people to share the Gospel in the face of societal aversion to such Bearing witness through way I live my life 68% things? Talking about God and Jesus 55% Sharing faith story 52% Trying to convert others 26% Something preachers do on TV, street corners 14% Other 3% (multiple selections possible) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% St. John the Evangelist (Frederick) 4 Frederick, MD Do we personally have the qualities of mind, heart, and spirit to take up this task? REFLECTION AND NOTES RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS (n=243) and SPIRITUAL GROWTH (n=242) Q21, Q22 Jesus at the center 26% Are the people in your parish Relationship, growing 52% growing in their faith and 38% discipleship? Why might some not Practice, no relationship 18% 20% Growing steadily be growing in their faith and Relationship, but do not practice 2% 80% Growing slowly are growing discipleship? Spiritual, but do not practice 2% Neither in their Do not practice or feel spiritual 0% spiritual life Declining 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 43% Relationship AND Practicing Relationship OR Practicing Neither FAITH ACTIVITIES (n=699) Q23 100% 80% 89% 1 - Prayer outside of Mass How are people enriching their faith 2 - Reading/reflecting on scripture, writings, teachings 60% 3 - Outreach to sick, needy ,and grieving life already? 4 - Devotions (rosary, novenas, wearing scapulars, etc.) 5 - Small groups, guided prayer, or spiritual direction 40% 50% 48% 6 - Eucharistic adoration 33% 7 - Charismatic prayer, lay ecclesiastical movements 20% 31% 8 - Other 16% 6% 8% 5% 9 - None 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (multiple selections possible) FREQUENCY OF CATHOLIC ACTIVITIES (of those who participate) Q23 21% 34% 15% Review the text answers to 21% 16% Questions 24, 25 & 26 (in separate Prayer 6% 16% Devotions Eucharistic document). What are some ways (n=213) (n=117) Adoration 7% the parish could cultivate (n=73) meaningful encounters with Christ 78% that lead to personal and communal 43% 42% growth in faith and discipleship? Daily Weekly Few times a Month Few times a Year REASONS FOR NOT ATTENDING MASS AT MAIN PARISH (n=552) Q27 40% 35% 30% 33% 33% 32% 25% 24% 20% 22% 19% 19% 19% What are the biggest challenges to 15% encouraging and supporting people 14% so they can live out their faith more 10% 12% 10% fully? 5% 8% 4% 5% 2% 3% 5% 0% 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 1 - Sports or other activities 10 - Parish is not welcoming 2 - Don’t feel I need to come to church every week 11 - Priest is not welcoming 3 - Working or in school 12 - Lack of transportation 4 - Also attend church elsewhere 13 – Lack of children’s ministry 5 - Church is becoming less relevant in my life 14 - Parish does not reflect my language/ethnic/cultural identity 6 - Health problems or disability 15 - No special needs ministry 7 - Spiritual needs are not being met here 16 - Church not accessible 8 - Divorce or marriage outside Church 17 - Other 9 - Poor preaching (multiple selections possible) St.