Staff also includes volunteers, who in some parishes assume major responsibility where there is no paid staff other than the pastor.
Use a scale of 0-3 (0 means nothing happens; 1 means that the item described happens occasionally and that the quality is minimal; 2 means the item described happens with some regularity with average quality; 3 means that the item described happens regularly and the quality of the communication is very good).
<>Staff-Pastoral Council-Parishioner Communication| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Pastoral Council minutes are summarized in the parish bulletin and posted for all to see | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | There is a method developed for pastoral council to receive input from parishioners | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Pastoral Council and staff have focus groups of parishioners regarding major issues facing the parish | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Pastoral Council and parish staff regularly put out a parish newsletter | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | The bulletin is used regularly for communication | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Where feasible, pulpit announcements are employed to alert parishioners to needs and important parish issues | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | The needs of the parishioners are regularly assessed in a variety of ways (questionnaires, focus groups, small groups meeting for “coffee”, town hall meetings) | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | The parish communicates regularly with other organizations in the neighborhood and community |