DIOCESE OF VENICE
STATUS ANIMARUM REPORT
For the Year July 1, ____to June 30, _____
This report should be properly completed for each parish and mission. The original report should be returned to the Chancery not later than NOVEMBER 1, ____, and a copy retained in parish or mission files. Please type or print clearly.
1)Name of Parish/Mission:______
Federal Employer I.D. #______
Church Street Address:______
City/State/Zip:______
2)Catholic Population:______
Accurately, according to parish census data, how many Catholics are registered in the Parish for six months or more:
Total number of Catholic Families (Households)______
Total number of Catholics (Individuals)______
Total number of men______
Total number of women______
Total number of children under 18 years______
Total number of adults over 65 years______
Average weekend Mass attendanceWinter:______Summer: ______
3)Names of all Priests within the Parish:
A) Officially appointed to the Parish and residing in the Rectory:
Pastor/Administrator:______
Parochial Vicar(s):______
______
B)With faculties only, residing in the Rectory and assisting full-time:
C)With faculties only, residing outside the Rectory and assisting at least part-time:
Religious Community/Diocese:______
Name: ______
Address:______
Religious Community/Diocese:______
Name:______
Address:______
Religious Community/Diocese:______
Name:______
Address:______
Religious Community/Diocese:
Name:______
Address:______
Religious Community/Diocese:______
D)Other priests residing outside the Rectory but who do not assist in the Parish:
Name:______
Address:______
Religious Community/Diocese:______
Employment if applicable:______
Name:______
Address:______
Religious Community/Diocese:______
Employment if applicable:______
4)Names of all Permanent Deacons residing in the Parish:
A) Assisting in the Parish at least part time:
Name:______
Address:______
Phone:______
Name:______
Address:______
Phone:______
B)Residing in Parish but retired or inactive:
Name:______
Address:______
Phone:______
Name:______
Address:______
Phone:______
5) Names of all Seminarians from the Parish:
A) Studying for the Diocese of Venice:
Name:Seminary Attending:
B) Studying for other Dioceses/Religious Communities:
Name:Seminary Attending:
6)Names of any young men or women from your Parish who are preparing for Brotherhood or Sisterhood:
A) Officially appointed to the Parish and residing in the Rectory:
Name:Religious Community:
7)Rectory street address:______
Telephone:______
8)School street address:______
Telephone:______
9) Convent street address:______
Telephone:______
10)Name of religious community:______
Provincial Superior:______
Address:______
11) Names of all Religious residing within the Parish:
Names of Sister/Brothers Religious Community Type of Work Parish or Institution
12) Names of Parish Secretaries:
Name of Parish Lay Administrator
Or Business Manager:
13) Where is Sunday Mass offered? (Church, School Hall, etc):______
14) Is the Church equipped with a security alarm system:Yes______No______
Name of System______
15)Tabernacle:
A) Is the tabernacle securely fastened to the stand?Yes______No______
B) Is the tabernacle key kept in a safe locked place?Yes______No ______
16)Sunday Mass schedule:
(Winter)Vigil______
Day ______
(Summer) Vigil______
Day
17)Holy Day Mass schedule:
Vigil
Day
18) Names and locations of Missions:______
______
19) Names and locations of Stations:______
______
20)How many Catholic Chapels are located within the boundaries of the Parish (Convent, School, Hospital, etc)? ______
Name and location: ______
______
According to inspection, is this chapel in good condition?Yes______No______
Is the Blessed Sacrament reserved?Yes______No______
Is the tabernacle securely fastened to the altar?Yes______No______
Is the tabernacle key kept in a safe locked place?Yes______No______
How often is Mass offered in this Chapel? ______
21) How many hospitals are in your Parish?______Number of beds: ______
What is the average number of Catholic patients daily?______
Is there a Catholic chaplain (priest) assigned by the Parish to care for the hospital?
Yes______No______
Name of Priest: ______
22) How many nursing homes are in your Parish?______Number of beds: ______
What is the average number of Catholic patients daily?______
23) How many Catholic shut-ins in private homes? ______
24)Do special Ministers of the Eucharist take Communion to:
Hospital:Yes______No______If yes, frequency: ______
Nursing Homes:Yes______No______If yes, frequency: ______
Shut-ins:Yes______No______If yes, frequency: ______
25)Do you have a memorial garden for the burial of creamains on your Parish property?
Yes______No ______
If so, are the ashes deposited directly into the ground?Yes______No ______
OR are the urns placed in special receptacles (Columbaria)?Yes______No ______
Are the names of the deceased placed on a commemorative plaque? Yes______No ______
Is a fee charged for the placement of the ashes on parish property? Yes______No______
26) List the institutions and locations, other than Diocesan, where some spiritual help is needed (i.e.: jails/juvenile homes/correctional institutions, road camps, mental institutions, etc.)
______
______
27)What services do you provide for the Catholics in these institutions?
______
______
28)Number of Baptisms:
Adults:______Profession of Faith only:______
Children B Infant to 1 year______1 B 7 years______
7 - 18years______Total children ______
29) Number of Deaths:Total______
Buried here:______Shipped: ___
With Funeral Mass______With Memorial Mass______
Funeral Home Service only______Grave Side Service only______
How many were cremations: ______
30) Did the Bishop administer Confirmation in your Parish last year? Yes______No______
If yes, on what date:______Number confirmed:______
Number confirmed by Pastor or Associate through RCIA______
Total confirmed:______
31) First Communion:Adults______Children ______Total ______
32) Usually, do children of the Parish make their First Confession before First Holy Communion?
Yes______No ______
33) When was the last Mission held in your Parish?______
34) Approximate number of Holy Communions annually: ______
35)Total number of Marriages:
Both Catholics:______Mixed:______
For mixed B Catholic man:______Catholic woman:______
Validations______
36)What marriage preparation programs do you use with couples:
Pre Cana Day:Yes______No ______
Evenings for the Engaged:Yes ______No ______
Engaged Encounter WeekendYes______No ______
Other______
Is the Pre-Marital Inventory used with each couple?Yes______No ______
37)How many formal Marriage annulments have been granted in the Parish over the last year?
______
How many formal Marriage annulment cases have been initiated in the Parish over the last year? ______
38) Were the Holy Oils for Parish use replaced last Easter?Yes______No ______
39) Has the RCIA process begun in the Parish?Yes______No ______
40) Do you have a Parish school?Yes ______No ______
41) Do you have a School Board / Education Commission? Yes ______No ______
Number of members: ______
Do you have a home school association?Yes______No______
Name of school principal:______
Administrators:
Religious: ______Lay ______Total ______
Faculty:
Sisters: ______Lay ______Total ______
Enrollment in Parish School:BoysGirlsTotal
Pre-K______
K______
Grades 1 - 6______
Grades 7 - 8______
Total______
Number of Catholic children:______
Catholic students from Parish operating the school:______
Catholic students from other Parishes:______
42)If you do not have a Parish grade school, how many of your children are attending other Catholic grade schools?
Number of Children:Name of School:
______
______
43)Number of Catholic children in Catholic High Schools:
Boys: ______Girls: ______Total: ______
44)Number of catholic children attending public schools:
Grade Schools High Schools
Boys:______
Girls:______
45)Parish Catechetical Personnel (Please check one):
__ Director of Religious Education (DRE-has Masters degree)
__ Coordinator of Religious Education (CRE-has undergrad degree)
__ Administrator of Religious Education (ARE-no academic degree)
Name: ______Address: ______
46) Parish Catechists:Female Religious:______Lay Women: ______
Male Religious:______Lay Men: ______
47) Number of Catechists certified by the Diocese:______
48)Enrollment in Parish School of religion (List each only once in the predominant category):
English______Hispanic______Haitian ______
Nursery______Pre-School______Kindergarten______
Grades 1-6______Grades 7-8______Grades 9-12______
Family Focused Program______Mentally Handicapped______
Hearing Impaired______Other______
49) Programs for Adults No. of Sessions No. of Participants
1) Catechist Formation Sessions______
2) Scripture Study______
3) U.S. Bishops Pastorals______
4) Christian Morality______
5) Parents= Sessions on Baptism______
6) Parents= Sessions on Confirmation______
7) Parents= Sessions on 1st Eucharist______
8) Spirituality (Retreats)______
9) Adult Faith Enrichment______
10) Other ______
Name of RCIS Contact Person:______
50)Catechumenal Programs:
If Confirmandi are included in the cathechumenal programs column, do not include them in the confirmation column. In the appropriate boxes, indicate the number of participants. If they are included in the catechumenal programs, do not include them in the separate sacramental program numbers.
CATECHUMENAL PROGRAMS / CONFIRMATIONNumber of Initiates / Number of Confirmandi
Birth B 5 years
6 B 9 years
10 B 12 years
13 B 15 years
16- 18 years
Adult
51)What do you consider the greatest need in your Parish Religious Education Program?
______
______
52) Do you have a Parish Advisory Council (Canon 536)?Yes ______No ______
We have a Council of Parish Ministries
How often does it meet?______
Are members Elected or Appointed?______
Number of members:Male ______Female ______Total ______
Name of Chairman:______
Address:______
Telephone:______
53) Do you have a Parish Finance Council (Canon 536)?Yes ______No ______
How often does it meet?______
Are members Elected or Appointed?______
Number of members:Male ______Female ______Total ______
54)Parish societies for adults:
NameNumber of Members
Friday Prayer Group______
CCW______
Lectors______
Adult Acolytes______
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion______
Golden Agers______
Adult Choir______
Knights of Columbus______
Marian Prayer Group______
Marriage Encounter______
Ushers______
Eucharistic Adoration______
Greeters______
Sacristans______
55) Are any affiliated with D.C.C.W.?Yes ______No ______
56) Do you have a Parish Youth Director?Yes______No ______
Full time _____ Part time _____Salaried _____ Volunteer _____Religious _____
Lay _____
Name:______
Address:______
57)Parish Societies for Youth:
Name:Number of Members:
Religious Formation
Altar Servers
Youth Group
Youth Choir
Youth Ushers
58)Apostolate among the Blacks:
How many Black Catholics are in your parish?______
How many non-Catholic Black (approximate)______
59)Apostolate among the Spanish-speaking:
How many in your parish speak Spanish as their principal language and have great difficulty speaking English? ______
Is there a Spanish-speaking priest available to these people?Yes ______No ______
What spiritual care are you able to give specifically to these people?
______
60)Apostolate among the Migrants:
How many Catholic migrants are there in the parish?______
How many non-Catholic migrants (approximate)?______
How many Spanish-speaking migrants?______
Is there a Spanish speaking priest available to these people? __
How many Haitian migrants?______
Is there a priest available who speaks Haitian?______
What spiritual care are you able to give specifically to the migrants?
______
61)Apostolate among the Southeast Asians:
How many Catholic Southeast Asians (Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, etc.) are in your parish? ______
What spiritual care are you able to give specifically to these people?
______
62) Do you have either Religious or Lay persons employed in Pastoral Ministry? Yes_____ No _____
Name:______
Type of Work:______
63) Do you have special Ministries / Programs for:
Senior CitizensYes _____ No _____ Describe: ______
Young Single AdultsYes _____ No _____ Describe: ______
Widowed / Separated / Divorced / Single ParentsYes____ No _____
Describe:______
Other special Apostolates, if any (Marriage Encounter, Cursillo, etc.)
Describe:______
64)Please list the church Music personnel employed by the parish either full time or part time:
NamePositionF/T B P/T
______
______
______
65)Protection of music copyrights:
Do you have a locally printed song book or card used in your Church or School?
Yes_____ No _____
If so, do you have a current paid-up licensing agreement with the publisher/composers whose works and/or music are included? Yes_____ No______
If so, have you complied with the publisher’s requirements for credit notices in the song book or card? Yes_____ No______
______
DateSignature of Pastor / Administrator
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