Summary of Thursday, Jan. 10 Session
57 participants
The full transcript of this session is also available.
Most Frequently Named Issues facing Old St. Pat’s
Participants were asked to work in groups to name what they considered to be the most important issues facing Old St. Pat’s. The following is a list of the most frequently named items.
- Attracting the next generation of Catholics to participate in Old St. Pat’s
- Intergenerational programming at Old St. Pat’s
- Increase Diversity at Old St. Pat’s
- Faith Formation—for both adults and children
- Social Justice/Outreach
- Resources: Ensuring the Old St. Pat’s had the financial resources and the facilities to grow in the direction it wants to grow
- Identity Groups in the Parish—Continue to support/grow Lifecycle and other groups that serve the diverse groups that make up Old St. Pat’s
Participants’ Most Frequent Dreams for Old St. Pat’s
The group identified 98 potential dreams for Old St. Pat’s. Each participant was then asked to identify the dreams that were most attractive to them. The following list identifies the most frequently named dreams.
Most Frequently Named Dreams
- “Green Tower”—Environmentally sustainable Old St. Pat’s campus—18
- Adequate space for Church activities—15
- Old St. Pat’s as a resource/training center/think tank for modeling Church—14
- Improved Web site with online training, social networking—13
- More inter-generational activities—9
- Endowment that provides all the funds we need—9
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