A few weeks ago, staff and parish leadership met to discuss our parish vision. The day was led by a diocesan representative which provided us with an outside perspective on our parish based on each of our individual participation within the parish. Having a vision is important because it determines the direction of our parish as we consider future planning around this central idea. At the meeting, we spoke about what is working well and what could use some improvement in terms of programming, outreach, and general morale within St. Charles. This activity allowed us to put everything out on the table which would then help lead us to develop a central theme which we would base our vision upon. The theme that rose out of this discussion was communio , Latin for community. Members of St. Charles have a great sense of community, but there are some things that we could all improve on in term s of how we approach and interact with one another and the greater community. Click on the title to go to the link for the survey.