Vision Day Survey Welcome to our Vision Day Survey survey for St Mary's Church, Quainton. This will help us to get some idea of how we can be more effective as the Parish Church in our community. Thank you for your help with this. Your Contact Details How important is God in your life on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being very important and 5 being the least important. 1 2 3 4 5 Do you attend St Mary's Church on a regular basis (at least once a month)? Yes I do not attend church regularly I attend another church If you don't attend regularly, do you attend church for Christian festivals (Easter, Christmas, Harvest, Remembrance)? Yes No Sometimes Not applicable Have you previously attended St Mary's Church on a regular basis? Yes No Not applicable If "yes", what made you stop coming? If "yes", what would make you start coming again? If "no", what would encourage you to come to St Mary's on a regular basis? Would you attend more regularly if there was a traditional service in the morning? At the moment, our morning services are less formal and led by guitar with modern hymns and worship songs. Is this something you would appreciate? Yes No Perhaps Would you attend St Mary's if you or your child sang in a choir? Yes No Possibly Not applicable Are there any services that you would like to see more of? Does the time of day affect your decision to come to church? Yes No It makes no difference Not applicable Would a later time in the morning (currently 9.30am) encourage you to attend an informal service more regularly Yes No Possibly Not applicable Would a later time in the morning encourage you to attend more regularly if it was a formal, more traditional service? Yes No Possibly Not applicable Would a mid week evening service encourage you to attend on a more regular basis with an informal service? Yes No Possibly Would a mid week service encourage you to attend more regularly with a formal service? Yes No Possibly Would you attend more regularly if there was a Sunday Club for children running at the same time as an adult service on a Sunday morning? Yes No Possibly Not applicable Describe what your ideal Sunday morning service would look like covering start time, length, type (formal or informal), talks, sermons, guitar or organ and hymns: Is there anything else that would encourage you to attend church on a Sunday morning that has not been covered in this survey? Do you have any comments about our evening services - mainly traditional services of Holy Communion and Evensong: If you are a regular attender, what is it that you find most helpful? When you come to church, do you feel welcome Yes No Sometimes If you are a regular attender, have you appreciated the themed evening services - Taize, Memorial Service, Civic Service, Stories and Testimonies? Time is Up! Time's up
