St. Thomas More Spirituality Report, Sept 1, 2025 - August 31, 2026
PARISH BY THE NUMBERS
We are growing.
Compared with last year, more families have joined us, more babies have been baptized, and more young people are filling our pews.
HOUSEHOLDS
1,408
registered households
+63 families
Up from 1,345 last year (+4.7%)
PARISHIONERS
3,382
registered parishioners
+150 people
Up from 3,232 last year (+4.6%)
NEW LIFE
45
infant baptisms
More than doubled
Up from 21 last year, the most since 2019
Last Year to This Year
Every number below is higher in 2025–26 than it was in 2024–25.
Adult parishioners
Registered adults
2024–252,464
2025–262,587
+5.0%
Children
Registered child parishioners
2024–25768
2025–26795
+3.5%
Teens in grades 9 to 12
Parishioners, high school age
2024–25178
2025–26222
+24.7%
Students in grades 7 and 8
Parishioners, middle school age
2024–25105
2025–26113
+7.6%
Registered households
Families and individuals
2024–251,345
2025–261,408
+4.7%
Infant baptisms
Babies baptized, ages 0 to 1
2024–2521
2025–2645
+114%
Total baptisms
All ages
2024–2546
2025–2655
+19.6%
Filling the Pews Again
Average weekend Mass attendance, all Masses combined.
720
2021
723
2022
888
2023
911
2024
966
2024–25
931
2025–26
+29%
weekend attendance since 2022 (723 to 931)
+50%
at our Sunday 11 am Mass since 2022 (173 to 260)
+31%
at our Sunday 9 am Mass since 2022 (182 to 238)
Baptisms and Funerals
Infant baptisms and funeral Masses each year, 2015 to 2025–26. This year the two lines moved closer together than they have in years.
Infant baptismsFuneral Masses
THE GAP IS CLOSING
30 to 8
Funeral Masses outnumbered infant baptisms by 30 last year and by 8 this year (53 vs. 45), the narrowest gap since 2020.
YEAR OVER YEAR
+24 vs. +2
Infant baptisms rose by 24 (21 to 45) while funeral Masses rose by only 2 (51 to 53).
Sacraments and Milestones
Moments of grace celebrated in our parish this year.
55
Baptisms
45 infants, 10 children, youth and adults
39
First Communions
Youth receiving for the first time
89
Confirmations
81 youth and 8 adults
9
Journeying toward full communion
5 catechumens and 4 candidates
6
Marriages
Celebrated in the parish
New This Year
Ways we are building a stronger home for every household.
First since 2016
Parish Council
A parish council is active again, the first reported since 2016.
First on record
4XFOUR
Our first intergenerational, parish-wide faith formation program.
Back since 2019
Lead Couple marriage prep
Engaged couples are accompanied by married mentor couples.
New for parents
Parent preparation
Parents now prepare alongside their children for First Communion, First Reconciliation and Confirmation.
OUR VISION
A community where everyone is known, every heart is encountered, and every home becomes His mission.