Parish Catechetical Program Survey
July 2022 to June 2023

- The Diocesan Office of Discipleship Formation for Children is required to have certain parish information and statistics on file yearly for diocesan recordkeeping and for the Vatican when the Bishop meets with the Pope every 5 years (Quinquennial Report). Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in completing this form by June 2, 2023. Thank you!
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  General Information
  
  What is your name? REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  Email REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  What parish are you filling this survey out on behalf of? (Parish name, Town) REQUIRED Please fill out this field. Please enter valid data.
  
  School Model
  
  School Model REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.
  
  Number of Catechists Please enter valid data.
  
  Aides Please enter valid data.
  
  Number of Children Please enter valid data.
  
  Grades Please enter valid data.
  
  Sessions per Year Please enter valid data.
  
  How long is each session? Please enter valid data.
  
  What days? Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and textbooks used Please enter valid data.
  
  Fees (per family, child, etc.) Please enter valid data.
  
  Sacramental fees (amount)? Please enter valid data.
  
  Mass Model
  
  Mass Model REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.
  
  Number of Catechists Please enter valid data.
  
  Aides Please enter valid data.
  
  Number of Children Please enter valid data.
  
  Grades Please enter valid data.
  
  Sessions per Year Please enter valid data.
  
  How long is each session? Please enter valid data.
  
  What days? Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and textbooks used Please enter valid data.
  
  Fees (per family, child, etc.) Please enter valid data.
  
  Sacramental fees (amount)? Please enter valid data.
  
  Family/ Intergenerational Model
  
  Family/ Intergenerational Model REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.
  
  Number of Catechists Please enter valid data.
  
  Aides Please enter valid data.
  
  Number of Families Please enter valid data.
  
  Number of Children Please enter valid data.
  
  Grades Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and textbooks used Please enter valid data.
  
  Number of gatherings per year Please enter valid data.
  
  Are adults and children together? Yes No
  
  If NO, explain Please enter valid data.
  
  Length of each gathering Please enter valid data.
  
  Day of the week? Please enter valid data.
  
  Meal served Yes No
  
  Parent responsibility Please enter valid data.
  
  Is there accountability for work completed? Describe Please enter valid data.
  
  Fees (per family, child, etc.) Please enter valid data.
  
  Additional information Please enter valid data.
  
  Summer Condensed Model
  
  Summer Condensed Model REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.
  
  Number of Catechists Please enter valid data.
  
  Aides Please enter valid data.
  
  Total duration of program Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and textbooks used Please enter valid data.
  
  How many students? Please enter valid data.
  
  Grades Please enter valid data.
  
  How many days per week? Please enter valid data.
  
  Total number of hours daily Please enter valid data.
  
  Meal served Yes No
  
  Are there any children/family events to keep families connected during the school year? Yes No
  
  If YES, how many and please describe Please enter valid data.
  
  Home-based Catechesis
  
  Home-based Catechesis REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.
  
  Number of Children Please enter valid data.
  
  Grades Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and textbooks used Please enter valid data.
  
  Does the parish supply text books? Yes No
  
  Is a syllabus given to follow? Yes No
  
  How are families held accountable for completing work? Please explain Please enter valid data.
  
  Are families given a calendar of children/family events to keep them connected to the parish? Yes No
  
  Number and description Please enter valid data.
  
  How is sacramental prep accomplished for home study children? Please enter valid data.
  
  Special Needs
  
  Special Needs REQUIRED Yes No Please fill out this field.
  
  Number of Catechists Please enter valid data.
  
  Aides Please enter valid data.
  
  Number of Children Please enter valid data.
  
  Grades Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and textbooks used Please enter valid data.
  
  Fees (per family, child, etc.) Please enter valid data.
  
  Are your catechists for Special Needs certified to teach children with disabilities? Yes No
  
  If YES, what is your current certification? Please enter valid data.
  
  Acre Testing
  
  Is Acre used in any of your models? Yes No
  
  Which model(s)? Please enter valid data.
  
  What grades? Please enter valid data.
  
  Languages
  
  Do you have religious education in a language other than English in your parish? Yes No
  
  Language Please enter valid data.
  
  Model of Religious Education Please enter valid data.
  
  Name of contact person, if not the PCL Please enter valid data.
  
  Phone Please enter valid data.
  
  Email Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and Texts used Please enter valid data.
  
  Catechist Certfication
  
  How many of your catechists have completed Basic Catechist Certification? Please enter valid data.
  
  How do you form/train your catechists? Please describe Please enter valid data.
  
  Family Life
  
  Do you follow the USCCB Guidelines by implementing a Family Life Program (RCL Benziger, Loyola Press)? Yes No
  
  Parish Sacramental Preparation
  
  Please complete sacramental information below no matter what your catechetical model/s.
  
  Are you responsible for the RCIA for children of catechetical age who are unbaptized and/or uncatechized? Yes No
  
  If NO, please name the person responsible for RCIA adapted for children Please enter valid data.
  
  Phone Please enter valid data.
  
  Email Please enter valid data.
  
  Would you like more information about this process? Yes No
  
  Please describe your current process for older children/youth to receive sacraments when they come to the parish for the first time in grades 3 and up Please enter valid data.
  
  Sacramental fees (Amount for each sacrament) Please enter valid data.
  
  First Reconciliation
  
  When was First Reconciliation celebrated (July 2022 - May 2023)? Please enter valid data.
  
  Number of children Please enter valid data.
  
  Please describe events included in preparation (Parent involvement, Special celebration/retreats, Other) Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and Texts used in the preparation Please enter valid data.
  
  First Communion
  
  2023 Date/s of First Communion(s) Please enter valid data.
  
  How many First Communion Liturgies did your parish celebrate in 2023? Please enter valid data.
  
  During Sunday Liturgies Yes No
  
  Number of First Communicants in 2023 Please enter valid data.
  
  Please describe events included in preparation (Parent involvement, Special celebration/retreats, Other) Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and Texts used in the preparation Please enter valid data.
  
  Confirmation
  
  Date(s) of Confirmation (July 2022 - May 2023) Please enter valid data.
  
  In what grade is Confirmation usually celebrated? Please enter valid data.
  
  In which season? Spring Fall Winter Summer
  
  Number of Confirmandi (July 2022 - May 2023) Please enter valid data.
  
  Please describe events included in preparation:
  
  Candidate enrollment Please enter valid data.
  
  Special celebrations/ retreats/ events Please enter valid data.
  
  When do you normally hold the retreat? Please enter valid data.
  
  What facilitator/ group do you utilize? Please enter valid data.
  
  Does it usually include Mass and/or Eucharistic Adoration during the retreat? Please enter valid data.
  
  Gospel reflections Yes No
  
  Saint research Yes No
  
  Letter to Bishop/ Pastor Yes No
  
  Stewardship Service:
  
  Number of hours Please enter valid data.
  
  Please describe Please enter valid data.
  
  Are sponsors/ parents incorporated into preparation? Yes No
  
  If YES, how? Please enter valid data.
  
  Resources and Texts used Please enter valid data.
  
  Is Theology of the Body used in any context as part of Confirmation preparation or in your religious education program? Yes No
  
  If YES, please describe Please enter valid data.
  
  PCL Education/ Training
  
  What is your level of education/training in Catechesis? Please enter valid data.
  
  Foundations I Completed Yes No
  
  Foundations II
  
  Option 1: Online courses at the Franciscan University Yes No
  
  If other online courses, please indicate Please enter valid data.
  
  Option 2: Undergraduate Certification program at a Catholic college or university Yes No
  
  Option 3: Master's Degree in Theology, Religious Education or Pastoral Ministry Yes No
  
  Are you full-time or part-time? Please enter valid data.
  
  Salaried/ Volunteer? Please enter valid data.
  
  Additional information
  
  What unique features of your programs were not addressed in this summary? Please enter valid data.
  
  In what ways can the Diocesan Office of Discipleship Formation for Children better serve you? Please enter valid data.
  
  Is there some initiative you have undertaken that you would like to share? Please enter valid data.
  
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Parish Catechetical Program SurveyJuly 2022 to June 2023

Parish Catechetical Program Survey
July 2022 to June 2023