Many of us are more than a month into our stay-at-home, public-Masses-cancelled, way of life. We’re learning to adjust. One way is taking ministry online. Some parishes are live-streaming or posting recordings of their daily and Sunday liturgies, other devotions and ministries. Holy Week was very busy online for these parishes. We do not know how long the need for these services will continue, but it is worthwhile to take…
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The New Ministry Normal: Online
Many of us find ourselves in a new ministry environment unable to attend Mass, go to meetings, engage in activities in person. However, we have not stopped ministering. Necessity has given many ministers who were not inclined to use technology for engagement the courage to jump in with both feet. The creativity and effort it has taken to do that testifies to our desire to be with our people in…
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Lent 2019 Parish Website and Social Media Preplanning Worksheet
In four weeks, Lent 2019 begins. Lent is a special time of grace in the Church and we can support and foster our visitors in their desire to grow in holiness through inspiring and welcoming images, thoughtful reflections and links to meaningful content. It is not too late or too early to preplan your Lenten online communications. Ash Wednesday is March 6. I have created a preplanning worksheet which I…
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Advent on YouTube
Advent is a few short days away and it is a beautiful season to celebrate with online posts. YouTube is a great resource for seasonal videos. Using videos from time to time, your own creations or those on YouTube can enrich your websites and social media sites. They can break into the hectic world many of our people are experiencing and offer them a few minutes of prayerful presence and…
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The Social Media Minister
Believe it or not, finding a person who will administer your social media sites as a ministry is not that easy. Social Media is a relative newcomer to the communication world. As we know it today, social media is less than 20 years old. Facebook began in 2004; YouTube in 2005; Twitter began in 2006 and Instagram in 2010. New platforms continue to emerge. Social media as a ministry is…
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YouTube as Social Media
After I posted my report on the Pew Internet Research (2018) study two weeks ago, which found that the top Social Media Site for teens today is YouTube, I decided to do some research of my own and learn more about YouTube. Here are some quick and interesting facts that I found. YouTube began as a free video-sharing platform in 2005. Its first video was 19 seconds long entitled “Meet…