Please mark the answer that best describes your response.
Dear Former Pilgrim,
Peace and all good! Since your pilgrimage experience, I hope this letter finds you well. Those of us who have led the high school pilgrimages send our warmest wishes.
We need your help, your input. The mission of Franciscan Pilgrimage Programs is:
Franciscan Pilgrimage "Experience"
is a cross-cultural journeying together
in the spirit of Francis and Clare
in order to nurture an encounter
with Jesus Christ
through the spirituality of place.
We commit ourselves
to serve as sisters and brothers,
fostering conversion
to a deeper Gospel Life
and promoting the future vitality
of the Franciscan heritage.
The intent of this survey is to assess the effectiveness of the pilgrimage experience in helping people encounter Jesus Christ and making decisions based on that encounter.
Besides using this survey as an assessment tool, it will be used for grant writing purposes to obtain funding for students who may not be able to afford the cost of a pilgrimage.
Your response is very important to us; and, we appreciate your time in completing this survey.
In Christ
Sr. Ann Bremmer, OSF
Director of Programs and Public Relations
146 Hawthorne Road
Pittsburgh, PA 15209
4. Year you attended the Franciscan Pilgrimage
5. Was the pilgrimage a religious experience for you?
6. Did the pilgrimage nurture your relationship with Jesus Christ?
7. Did the pilgrimage experience connect (or reconnect you) to a faith tradition?
8. If "yes" to the above question did it
9. Do you presently attend church (regardless of the denomination)?
10. If "yes" to the above question, how often do you attend church?
11. Are you presently involved in any religious affiliated activities (lectoring, singing in the church choir, etc)?
12. You you answered "yes" to the above question would you attribute your participation due in part to your pilgrimage experience?
13. Are you presently involved in any outreach to the poor?
14. If "yes" to the above question, would you attribute your participation due in part to your pilgrimage experience?
15. When you think of your spiritual development, what factor did the pilgrimage experience play?
16. How important is religion in your life?
17. Since the pilgrimage, how often do you pray?
18. Have you made life-decisions based on your pilgrimage experience?
19. If you responded "yes" to the above question, what aspect of your life did the decision involve (you may have more than one choice)?
20.
21. Considering the cost, was the pilgrimage worth the cost?
22. Given your personal experience of the pilgrimage, would you consider, at some time, making a financial contribution so that another high school student could attend the Franciscan Pilgrimage?
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