Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Pastoral Council Questionnaire
Following Archbishop Cushley’s letter of 10 January on the subject of the future of our
Parishes and Diocese this survey has been designed to encourage you to engage in the
consultation process. Responses will be collated and form part of the feedback to
Archbishop Cushley.
1. Have you read Archbishop Cushley’s letter? (Please circle as appropriate.)
Yes
No
2. I understand why changes are required. (Please rate this statement on a scale of 1 to 5, with
1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree.)
1
2
3
4
5
3. Do the proposed clusters make sense to you? (Please circle as appropriate.)
Yes
No
Haven’t seen (If you have answered No, please provide your reasons below.)
4. Attending the same church each week is important to me. (Please rate this statement on a
scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being strongly disagree and 5 being strongly agree)
1
2
3
4
5
5. I would be willing to travel to another Church in our proposed cluster to attend weekly Mass,
i.e. Inverkeithing, Rosyth, Kelty. (Please circle as appropriate)
Yes
No
(If you have answered No, please provide your reasons below.)
6. In terms of existing parish churches being retained, please rate the following criteria in order
of importance to you, with 1 being the most important and 7 the least
Availability of car parking
Availability of public transport
Church hall
Current debts
Fabric of building
Financial viability
Numbers currently attending weekly Mass
7. I would be willing to attend an open meeting after 11.30am mass on Sunday 29 March to
discuss these issues further. (Please circle as appropriate)
Yes
No
8. If you could ask Archbishop Cushley one question on the subject of the future of our diocese
and parishes, what would you ask? (Please comment immediately below)
(Proposed cluster comprises Our Lady of Lourdes, Dunfermline; SS John & Columba,
Rosyth; St. Peter-in-Chains, Inverkeithing and St. Joseph’s, Kelty.)
Please place your completed questionnaires in the box in the Church porch no later than Sunday
22 March. Thanks for your help
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Pastoral Council
8 March 2015