We would like to hear what you think about Family Ministries at St. Mary's!  

In the early 2000s, St. Mary’s invested in youth and families with the hiring of a dedicated youth director, in the form of the now Fr. Ben. The result was a success, both for our youth ministry and in joining Fr. Ben to the parish. As time progressed, Ron Tucci became Dn. Ben and then Fr. Ben, and the role of youth director followed him into his role as second priest.

Today, we have a similar opportunity to invest in our families to foster more of the life-lasting bonds that strengthen and energize the life of the parish.  We currently do not have anyone solely dedicated to working for youth and our families, but our parish families are growing.  Many of us feel that it is once again time to have a leader coordinating and innovating on these programs in furtherance of our parish's core value to “raise our children and youth to love and serve Christ and His Church.”

The board has appointed a task force to explore and consider a proposal to establish a paid Family Director position at our parish.  Your participation in this survey is instrumental in our efforts to understand how the parish feels about this topic.

We would appreciate your thoughts, ideas, and comments to assist in our prayerful consideration.  We will be compiling a report based on these responses which may be shared publicly.  Your name will not be included unless you consent at the end of this survey.  Your email is used to track your unique response.  We may also use your email to send updates about family ministry, if you opt in.

Sincerely, the Family Ministries Task Force:
Mike Varian
Sara Ann Pogorely
Malene Ford
Natalie Tangen
Mark Wesche