Some Thoughts We Should Discuss

I'm not sure if this is a forum to start a discussion amongst our membership or not, but here goes:
Pesach is now over and it was a very meaningful holiday for many of us. I know that within the Tifereth Israel membership, many families gathered together for sedarim. Over the past few years, we have tried to encourage those who would like a seder to attend to inform the office, so hosts and guests can be matched up. I'm sure we haven't reached everyone, but I do hope those who care, found homes that offered a rich seder experience.

Our attempts to hold services on the first two and last two days of Pesach, however, were less than stellar. On the first two days we could not gather a minyan. In fact, on day 1 we only had 6 of us gather in the small sanctuary. The conversation however, was very moving, when Eli Modenstein talked about Pesach memories from the Holocaust. Even though we did not gather a minyan, we all felt enriched by the experience of hearing first-hand from one of our survivors. On the second day, only 4 of us gathered at shul for services. As you know, 10 is the critical mass necessary for having a complete service. Once again we did not meet that critical number.
On the seventh day of Pesach, we tried to hold an evening (mincha) minyan and found ourselves with 3 adults and 3 children in attendance. Although the experience of being together was pleasant, the entire service could not be davened. Even the service on the 8th day with yizkor included drew far fewer individuals than in past years. Fortunately we were able to have a complete service for those present.

So as I reflect on the state of our shul, I have a few questions that keep running through my mind. Have we lost the sense that the holydays (chagim) of Pesach are important? Is our membership even aware that services are being held, or is the majority of our membership disinterested in that fact? Does it matter what time services are held? Is it merely too difficult for our older members to come out (which is understandable) and too difficult for our younger members to take time off from work? After participating in a seder, does participation in a holiday service just seem like the last thing an individual might want to do? I fear that whenever we drop an aspect of Jewish living/gathering...it will not return to us. I personally, would like to insure that our holydays are observed within this community by offering the appropriate services on the appropriate days. I just find it very sad that our ability to find 10 or more individuals who can help ensure this route of observance is waning. This note is not an indictment, just an expression of concern and hope that in the future we will not find ourselves in the same predicament. Perhaps we do need to talk about such issues....because in a sense personal decisions do impact communal realities.