Take the Building and Facilities Survey

Published: July 16, 2010

In order to address growing parish needs and to help us progress towards where we hope our Parish will be in five or ten years, St Teresa of Avila has commissioned Domenella Architects to perform facilities planning.  

We hope to use the following questions to obtain your ideas, prioritize projects, and move towards reaching our Parish Vision. In earlier surveys, we identified Religious Education, Evangelization & Social Justice as our vision goals. Please help our Family of Faith by answering the following questions.  

Once you have completed the survey, please click the Send button at the bottom of the page. Thank you for taking the time to complete our survey!

1. List two or three examples of how you typically use our parish. Consider attending Mass, committe meetings or social gatherings you might attend.
2. What do you view as our greatest need at St. Teresa of Avila?
3. What physical improvements do you want to see to the existing parish buildings and facilities?
4. What new facilities would be beneficial to the parish?
5. How important is parking availability to you? Please choose one selection.
6. What is your age group?
7. Do you feel that any specific age or demographic group is under-represented in parish life?
8. How many years have you been coming to St. Teresa of Avila
9. Do you find the various church facilities convenient and accessible to each other? What facilities do you utilize most right now?
10. What outdoor activities at St. Teresa of Avila would you like to enjoy in the future?
11. What is your opinion about the interior of the church? How does the interior work for Liturgies and Sacraments? Any recommended changes?
12. Is personal prayer, apart from the liturgy and community, important to you? Does the church space help you enter into prayer?
13. What are your opinions about the exterior of the church? Would you recommend any changes?
14. Do you have or do you know of anyone else who has any special physical needs that should be taken into consideration in planning new facilities?
15. How important is energy conservation to you?
16. What programs have you seen other churches use successfully to increase the number of their volunteers or parishioners?
17. What should we do to increase the number of volunteers and parishioners?
18. With which ministry are you most involved?
19. How often does the ministry with which you are involved meet?
20. Where does the ministry with which you are most involved usually meet?
21. What special resources or technology does St. Teresa need in order to assist you in carrying out your ministry here?
22. Do you share space with other ministries?
23. Do our current facilities meet your needs?
If your answer to #23 is no, please explain.
24. How would you change our current facilities?
25. How will the ministry with which you are most involved be growing or changing in the future? How will this ministry's growth or changes affect our parish facilities needs?
26. Please check those which apply.
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