Office of Social Concerns- Care for Creation

Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home, outlines an “integral ecology” where protecting the Earth and its environment is connected to protecting those who are poor, vulnerable, and marginalized in society.

Your participation in providing answers in this survey will help the Archdiocese of Washington’s Office of Social Concern develop a pastoral plan to better care for creation and educational resources to guide these efforts.

This survey is one tool being used to shape this effort.

It is framed around two sections:
· General Personal Awareness
· Current State of your Parish

At a future date, archdiocesan staff and volunteers will conduct focus groups to further define the vision for implementing Laudato Si’.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. What is the name of the parish where you are registered or most often attend liturgy?

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* 3. Are you a member of your parish staff (paid or volunteer)?

Yes

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* 4. What is your zip code?

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* 5. What is your vocation?

Single

Married

Ordained

Consecrated Religious

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* 6. What is your age?

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

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* 7. What is your race/ethnicity?

White or Caucasian

Black or African American

Hispanic or Latino

Asian or Asian American

American Indian or Alaska Native

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander

other

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* 8. In which of the following activities have you been personally engaged? Please check all that apply.

Energy conservation (e.g. LEDs, energy audit, solar panels, etc.)

Reuse & recycling

Curtailing use of single-use plastics (e.g. bottled water)

Storm water/landscape conservation (e.g. rain gardens, rain barrels, pavement removal, use of permeable pavers, native plants, green roof)

Composting

Personal or community gardening

Environmental advocacy (contacting legislators on environmental issues)

other forms of environmental stewardship

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* 9. Which of the following forms of assistance have you used in the last year? Please check all that apply.

Food (food pantry, soup kitchen)

Clothing & supplies (e.g. socks, coats, diapers, hygiene products, etc.)

Energy/utility bills

Rent/mortgage payments

Legal aid

none

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* 10. Does your parish offer any of these types of assistance (listed above)?

Yes

I don't know

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* 11. What is your primary and secondary modes of transportation?

Auto/van/truck

Taxi or rideshare

Metro bus/train

Walk

Bicycle

other

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* 12. How often do you use ridesharing options (buses, metro, uber, taxis, etc.)?

Often- over 10 times a week

Somewhat 5-10 times a week

Rarely – less than 5 times a week

Never-0

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* 13. Have you heard of Pope Francis’s Encyclical: Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home?

Yes

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* 14. Have you read Pope Francis’s Encyclical: Laudato Si: On Care for Our Common Home?

Yes

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* 15. Do you consider care for the environment a moral issue?

Yes

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* 16. Do you consider yourself to be a steward of the earth?

Yes

If yes, please specify

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* 17. Have you ever advocated (contacted elected city, county, state or federal officials) to advocate for:

Better land use and community planning (e.g. green spaces or watershed protections)

Affordable public transportation

Affordable housing

Bicycle lanes

Ride sharing

Energy conservation or renewable energy (e.g., solar energy or energy efficiency retrofit incentives)

other (please specify)

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* 18. What parish activities/ministries do you participate in (or have in the past)? Check all that apply:

CCD/Religious Education

Women and Men’s Group

Social Concerns committee

Bible Study/Adult Faith Formation

Care for the Sick

Liturgical Minister

Usher

Choir

other (please specify)

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* 19. How often in 2019 did you hear about the need to care for others through acts of charity or to advocate on someone’s behalf seeking justice in homilies, in religious education, formation workshops, or social activities?

Often- over 10 times a year

Occasionally 5-10 times a year

Rarely – less than 5 times a year

never-0

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* 20. How often in 2019 did you hear in your parish about caring for the environment/Creation as a part of Catholic teaching in homilies, in religious education, formation workshops, or social activities?

Often- over 10 times a year

Occasionally 5-10 times a year

Rarely – less than 5 times a year

never-0

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* 21. Does your parish have ministries that promote action on environmental problems or issues?

Yes, focused specifically on the environment

Yes, as part of a broader social concerns group

I don’t know

Please list the activities you are aware of:

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* 22. To your knowledge, check the boxes your parish taken any of the following actions.

Conducted an energy audit to determine ways to reduce carbon emissions

Changed practices to reduce/eliminate single-use plastics (bottled water, etc..)

Changed practices to reduce water consumption

Unknown

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* 23. Would you like to be contacted to take part in a future listening session with the Office of Social Concerns to share more about your ideas or concerns for the environment?

Yes

If yes, please type in your email.