During August, parishioners at Holy Spirit and St. John the Baptist were invited to share what they love most about their parish—on posters, response forms, emails, and even drawings. Members of the Parish Family Advisory Committee carefully read every comment and grouped them into themes to notice patterns, not to create a scientific survey.

These results may surprise you. What you don’t see in this report is as important as what you do see, inviting us to keep listening and looking beneath the surface.

This visual report offers a “big picture” look at the gifts you named: the ways our parishes feel like home, the people who care for us, and the Spirit at work in our worship, ministries, and everyday life.