A consistent need expressed during the survey phase of this project was the need for spiritual development within the parish. Many individuals expressed a desire for opportunities and programs which would deepen their spiritual life and understanding. In response to this, we have adopted the following objectives:

• Assess parishioners needs by segment and provide experiences and programs to deepen our faith.
• Enhance the Parish School of Religious program to better educate the youth of our parish.

• Design an instrument to determine the Faith Formation needs of specific populations in the parish. Planning for this will begin in the summer of 2001, with implementation to begin in the fall.
• Create a PSR Parent Teacher Board. This will be initiated in the fall of 2001.

In surveys and group meetings, you told us you wanted to enhance the quality of our liturgies and voiced concern about improving our liturgical music. In response, we have adopted the following objectives:

• Enhance the music ministry to include greater diversity in both age and style in order to better touch all parishioners.
• Develop and encourage increased youth involvement in all aspects of celebration.
• Provide Masses that meet the diverse spiritual needs of the parish community.
• Explore a variety of paraliturgical experiences designed to increase understanding and provide for priestless services.

• During this year, 2001, the Liturgy Commission will begin to examine the location of all existing music groups to explore the possibility of locating all of these groups in a single location on the main floor of the Church.
• In late 2001, the Liturgy Commission will explore the feasibility of hiring a full-time Director of Music for all existing parish music groups.
• Within the next three years, we will review the Mass schedule regarding attendance and priest availability.
• The Liturgy Commission will explore a policy of re-instituting announcements at Mass.
• In the future, we will explore the possibility of a Children's Liturgy of The Word.
• The Liturgy Commission will begin planning ways to provide more education for the parish about topics of liturgy and worship through a variety of means, such as: bulletin inserts, Internet presence and liturgical education offerings for the parish.

In order to provide for the development of structures and leadership which will provide strength and stability to our parish in the future, we strive to achieve the following objectives:

• Create a Parish Pastoral Council including a review of parish commission structure and guidelines.
• Improve communication within the parish in a multitude of ways, including Internet presence.
• Train and coordinate lay leadership, which requires vision for the future needs of the parish, and increased responsibility of lay leaders.
• Build parish community by developing a formal process for better utilizing parishioner time, talent and treasure.
• Identify the community through creating/conducting a parish census.

• In the spring of 2001, create a Steering Committee to form a Parish Pastoral Council.
• In the spring of 2001, create a Training Steering Committee.
• Beginning in late spring 2001, initiate a five-year process to conduct a Parish Census and identify the talent and needs in the parish with emphasis on inviting new parishioners to active participation.
• Over the next three years, assess current parish communications; evaluate forms of media to improve communication; personally welcome new parishioners; and create a feedback process for parishioners.

A consistent theme throughout the survey and group meeting process was the need to bring young people to a fuller and more active participation in the parish through a variety of means. In response, we have adopted the following objective:

• Motivate young adults, (high school/post high school age), to responsibly participate in all areas of parish life.

• Stage One: Construct a needs assessment tool, which will lead to a comprehensive parish-wide assessment of youth, with the goal of fostering a youth-friendly environment in our parish.
• Stage Two: Obtain accurate youth information by creating a database of all youth in the parish from junior high school through college age.
• Stage Three through Seven: Initiate a working plan to include all youth in the work, life and mission of our parish.