Bulletin Announcement March 7 & 8
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Evangelization Metric
The Evangelization Metric indicates what is being done to grow the church at each location in our parish family. Prior to the Listening Sessions in April this information will be shared with you. The Evangelization metrics data points are:
Total confirmations and first communions: This captures the total number of people confirmed or who received first communion each year across the parish family. These sacraments reflect the rate that parishioners “continue through” the faith journey beyond their baptism.
Total faith formation participants: This is a count of participants in faith formation as reported in the Parish Annual Report. Faith formation is the building block for evangelization.
Total participants in OCIA/OCIA adapted for children (previously RCIA): This is a count of participants in OCIA programs across the parish family as reported in the Parish Annual Report. OCIA participation reflects a commitment to the Church through sacraments of initiation.
School enrollment: This identifies the school’s ability to gain and retain students. The general goal is for Catholic K-8 schools to have enrollment of 200 students or more.
Staff Viability Metrics
While the parish maintains some full-time positions, most of the staff are on a part-time schedule. The Staff metrics data points are:
Staff count: This is total payroll staff across the parish family. While some of this work can be accomplished by volunteers, key roles are best accomplished by paid staff to sustain viability. Reviewing current staff can determine whether the staff structure needs revision.
Administrative staff: Parish families require significant administrative work, finance, facilities, HR and compliance. These roles enable pastors to focus on pastoral needs.
Faith formation staff: Evangelization is dependent on good formation of the faithful. Formation needs strong leadership to be effective, and parish families should invest in staff to support this work and all the volunteers involved in making these programs happen.
Facilities staff: One of the pressing issues for the Catholic Church in Western Washington is significant deferred maintenance. Hiring qualified staff to perform and oversee maintenance of facilities is imperative.