Our computer systems are being updated today, Wednesday, June 14. Our emails and phones will be inaccessible for most of the day. We appreciate your understanding.

All high performing organizations periodically take time to ask themselves “how are we doing.” Saint John the Apostle Parish did just that. At the request of our bishop and the direction of our pastor, the parish completed a self-assessment using the SWOT method. “SWOT stands for: Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat. A SWOT analysis guides you to identify your organization’s strengths and weaknesses (S-W), as well as broader opportunities and threats (O-T). Developing a fuller awareness of the situation helps with both strategic planning and decision-making. The SWOT method was originally developed for business and industry”,1 but it is equally applicable to other organizations.