The staff, a small group of parishioners and I have spent the past few months looking at the information gathered by the GROW survey that St. Richard's parish took in January. The survey gathered a great deal of information and it has taken some time for us to thoughtfully read through results and analyze comments to note key trends. Some of the results from the survey will be shared later this summer as we work to use that information to better prepare a long-term plan for the parish.

One of the points that was made in the survey was a desire for parishioners to know more about the staff and the work that they do. In response to that, for the coming weeks, members of the staff will be writing a little blurb in the bulletin each week giving a brief overview of their area of ministry. My hope is that it will answer some of the questions that you have and give the parish a better understanding of all that goes on here each week.