Young adult ministry survey

Parishioners aged 18 to 35 are invited to take this short survey to help us develop effective young adult programming!

SJN Young Adult Ministry Survey Please complete the below form to help us build the young adult ministry program at SJN.
First and last names*
Age*
Email*
Phone Number*	### - ### - ####
Address*	Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region Postal / Zip Code Antigua and BarbudaAruba,BahamasBarbadosBelizeCanadaCook IslandsCosta RicaCubaDominicaDominican RepublicEl SalvadorGrenadaGuatemalaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexicoNetherlands AntillesNicaraguaPanama Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoUnited StatesArgentinaBoliviaBrazilChileColombiaEcuadorGuyanaParaguayPeruSurinameUruguayVenezuelaAlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFaroe IslandsFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandItalyLatviaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacedoniaMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSan MarinoSerbiaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandUkraineUnited KingdomVatican CityAfghanistanBahrainBangladeshBhutanBrunei DarussalamMyanmarCambodiaChinaEast TimorHong KongIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJapanJordanKazakhstanNorth KoreaSouth KoreaKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonMalaysiaMaldivesMongoliaNepalOmanPakistanPalestinePhilippinesQatarRussiaSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSri LankaSyriaTaiwanTajikistanThailandTurkeyTurkmenistanUnited Arab EmiratesUzbekistanVietnamYemenAustraliaFijiKiribatiMarshall IslandsMicronesiaNauruNew ZealandPalauPapua New GuineaSamoaSolomon IslandsTongaTuvaluVanuatuAlgeriaAngolaBeninBotswanaBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadComorosDemocratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the CongoDjiboutiEgyptEquatorial GuineaEritreaEthiopiaGabonGambiaGhanaGibraltarGuineaGuinea-BissauCote d'IvoireKenyaLesothoLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalawiMaliMauritaniaMauritiusMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNigerNigeriaRwandaSao Tome and PrincipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSomaliaSouth AfricaSudanSwazilandUnited Republic of TanzaniaTogoTunisiaUgandaZambiaZimbabwe Country
Marital status*	Single   Married   Married with children   Single again
Occupation
How often do you participate in liturgy?	NeverWeeklyMonthlyOther
What do you think are the most important concerns of young adults today?*
What are young adults looking for in a church today?*
How can SJN be more responsive in its ministry with young adults?*
What activities are you involved in, both in the parish and in the larger community?
What gifts, talents and energy do you feel young adults have to offer the Church?
What does being Catholic mean to you?*
Please indicate which times work best for you to attend events (check all that apply):*	Sunday daytime   Sunday evenings   Monday daytime   Monday evenings   Tuesday daytime   Tuesday evenings   Wednesday daytime   Wednesday evenings   Thursday daytime   Thursday evenings   Friday daytime   Friday evenings   Saturday daytime   Saturday evenings
Please select the reasons you would participate in young adult ministry (check all that apply):*	To learn more about the Church   To learn more about liturgy   To become more spiritual or grow in my faith   To learn more about theology   To feel a bigger part of the parish community   To meet new friends   To meet people of the opposite sex who are Catholic   To do service / charity work
How likely are you to attend the following events (check all that apply):*	Bible study   Young adult annual gathering   Educational sessions (i.e. Theology on Tap)   Mass at different parishes   Eucharistic Adoration   Praise and Worship   Prayer Group   Faith sharing   Advent / Lenten daily prayer   Mission trips   Visit hospitals or nursing homes   Make sandwiches for homeless / soup kitchen   Habitat for Humanity   One-day retreat   Overnight retreat (multiple days)   Happy hour   Picnic / potluck dinners   Movie at theater   Movie night at home   Game night   Pool (billiards) night   Dance / social event   Hikes, nature walks   Camping (overnight trip)   Recreational sports team
Are you interested in serving on a Young Adult Ministry Team / helping plan events?*	Yes   No
Who else do you know who may be interested in young adult activities? Please list any contact information you may have for them.
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The busy Catholic's volunteer regime

Your goal Volunteer for a short time a week and still have time for your life outside church.

Your plan Pick any ministry opportunity weekly to be a good steward of your time and talent.

Your payoff You'll do your part to build the Kingdom of God here on Earth, however crammed or crazy your schedule is!

No time?  No problem!  Whether you've been involved in ministry life before or you're set to get involved today, you can volunteer anywhere with this easy plan.  I've included opportunities for volunteering from home for weeks when you're too time-crunched to make it out somewhere.  Get involved, easy!

Christian Life
Coffee and Donut Social Hosts (While you're already at church for Mass)
Host the coffee and donut social after 9 a.m. Mass on Sundays.  Go to Randalls or HEB before the first of the month to get orange juice and order donuts.  Pick up donuts and set up in Morris Hall on the Sunday you volunteer.  Serve water, orange juice, coffee and donuts to parishioners, and clean up afterward.

Faith Formation

Children's Special Event Volunteers
Plan or lead activities for the parish's special events for children, including Vacation Religion School, the Christmas Pageant, Stations of the Cross, Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival and others.  Short-term projects!

Liturgy and Sacred Music
Altar Ministry (Serve from home)
Care for alter linens by laundering and pressing the linens used during the liturgy.  Pick up linens at the church then return them after Mass on weekdays or after the Sunday 5:30 p.m. Mass.  With the current amount of volunteers, you would only do this once every two months.

Altar Servers (While you're already at church for Mass)
Children in the fourth to 12th grades assist the presider during the celebration of the liturgy on Sunday and holy days.

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (While you're already at church for Mass)
Those who've been confirmed in the Catholic Church assist with distribution of Holy Communion during the celebration of the liturgy on Sunday.

Readers (While you're already at church for Mass)
Those who've been confirmed in the Catholic Church proclaim the Word of God during the liturgy.

Ushers (While you're already at church for Mass)
Assist the assembly during the liturgy with greeting, seating, collection and answering questions.

Social Outreach

Christian Medical Missions
Accompany medical teams to Central America to minister to indigenous people on one-week trips offered throughout the year.

Habitat for Humanity
Assist in building one to two homes per year for people in the Diocese of Austin by providing labor and / or food for the laborers.  Short-term project!

Mary and Martha Guild (Serve from home)
Provide hospitality and food for parishioners for special occasions and events.  Assist families with meals in their home when needed due to illness.  Cut, embroider and sew baptismal garments and prayer shawls.

Mobile Loaves & Fishes
Several opportunities for the busy person to volunteer with MLF exist.  Pick up Great Harvest Bread and Starbucks treats various times during the week.  Breads must be sorted and stored.  Purchase eggs once per month (more if you like), boil them at home and bring them back to the commissary.  Help with various aspects of the Annual MLF Wine Tasting and Auction (late April or early May), including soliciting donations, handling auction paperwork, and staffing auction tables and check-out at the event.  Every four to six weeks,  go to the Capital Area Food Bank to pick up a food order of free or low cost food.  Care for various commissary landscaping areas.  The list goes on!

Stewardship

Special Events Volunteers
Assist in planning and organizing special parish events throughout the year.  Short-term projects!