June 2018 SPECIAL EDITION March 2016 Issue

March, 2016 V isitation MARCH 2016 OF OUR LADY PARISH NEWSLETTER 3500 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA 70072 Inside 5 Eyes Wide Open 6 VOL Students Hoppin Along 7 Easter Egg Hunt Choose the way you want to receive messages from VOL! Click HERE, or click on the information tab at www.vol.org To receive texts, send “ALERT” to 22300 vol.org And the Survey Says: “VOL is Doing Well” 2 Who Am I? 4 What’s Cookin at Cajun Fest 504-347-2203 Overall, the results of the survey we recently sent to you are very good. Let’s look at them. When I was in private business, a 3% survey return was considered okay. VOL did considerably better than okay. Approximately 10% of our registered parishioners turned in a completed survey and the percentage of our weekly Mass goers who did so was twenty-five percent. In general, people respond to a survey for one of two reasons. They love what you are doing or they hate it. Strong opinions elicit responses. Those in the middle of the road tend to sit it out, and so do those who are satisfied and see no reason to change. Here are some of the highlights.  Eighty percent of those who responded to the survey say they come to weekend Mass regularly.  Approximately 10% of our respondents say they come to a weekday Mass from time to time.  Respondents give very high marks to our Children’s ministries.   Adult Faith Formation also got very high marks. Here’s one that warms my heart. Over 99% of you say your priests are available when you need us. (Continued on page 8) Page 1