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| Evangelising Through The Media; effectiveness of internet and TV | |
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| Topic Started: Friday, 19. October 2007, 16:42 (723 Views) | |
| Rose of York | Friday, 19. October 2007, 16:42 Post #1 |
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Can we locate some Catholic websites that actively: Evangelise people who are seeking faith in Christ, and a Church to attend. Reach out specifically to Catholics who retain their beliefs but rarely or never attend Mass, yet deep within their hearts, yearn to come back to the practise of their faith? Offer pastoral care on a personal level to people who for any reason either feel neglected by their own Catholic communities, or just prefer to seek support from a person not in their parish. It may not be unhappiness or bitterness, it could even be that a Catholic who fears that contact from the local priest would cause family friction. It could be the Vicar! :D |
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| Deleted User | Friday, 19. October 2007, 22:14 Post #2 |
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There is this one http://www.catholicevangel.org/Default.htm but it seems to be more about teaching the evangelist than those we need to reach KatyA |
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| Rose of York | Friday, 19. October 2007, 22:34 Post #3 |
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This one is really good. It is a page from Westminster Diocese site. http://www.rcdow.org.uk/diocese/default.as...ontent_ref=1248 It is about a retired priest, Fr Francis Wahle, who uses the internet to reach out to those who, for whatever reason, do not feel that they are part of the Church any longer, to listen to them and to offer them pastoral care. Fr Wahle has put posters with his contact details up in churches he has visited, and has distributed them around four deaneries, with support from the clergy. He has persuaded a posters with his photograph and contact details, advertising his ministry in over one hundred libraries. He is optimistic that this will allow him to reach people who no longer visit a church. He is of the opinion posters inside church buildings are not the best way of contacting people who never go inside the churches. A retired priest remains active in the church, using modern communication methods. I hope and pray it will not be long before our bishops become aware that we have a huge potential workforce, ready and willing to serve, wanting to actively contribute. They are the people known as "the sick, the elderly and the housebound" who, in the imaginations of some, spend twelve months waiting for the next Old Foks Tea Party. :D May God Bless Fr Wahle and his ministry. |
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| Deleted User | Friday, 19. October 2007, 23:18 Post #4 |
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It seems that this ministry has been active for almost two years now, so it is surprising that we have not heard more of it. This ministry seems similar to that formerly undertaken by priests regularly visiting their parishoners and this initiative by Westminster Diocese is an excellent way of reaching out. I also notice that F Wahle realises that the people he wants to reach are not going to be reading Church notice boards - a fact which seems to escape many people. Many parishes began RCIA in September, but I wonder how many advertised the meetings other than in the parish newsletter or notice board? The internet could be an effective tool for reaching out to the lapsed and the curious and it would be interesting to know how many other dioceses include information for those wanting to know more about the faith or discuss the reason they feel alienated or unwelcome. KatyA |
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| Deleted User | Saturday, 20. October 2007, 18:18 Post #5 |
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I had a look at three diocesan websites to see what was on offer: http://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/ Newly revamped and with links to all areas on the start page. There is a link to the Catholic Enquiry Office and the Come and See Pastoral progamme http://www.salforddiocese.org.uk/ Links to all departments available on the start page. Evangelisation is linked to the Welcome programme begun by the Bishops’ Conference. http://www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk/index.asp Plenty of information about the diocese, but I didn’t see any evangelisation links. The Pastoral Care Project looks good. katyA |
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| Alan | Saturday, 20. October 2007, 21:03 Post #6 |
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I had a great surprise this week with the delivery of our loal free paper. Included was a newsletter from our local Anglican Church, This letter with photo's of the local vicars included a specific invitation to non church going members in the community to join them at a specific Sunday Service. |
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| Deleted User | Saturday, 20. October 2007, 22:06 Post #7 |
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Now why can't we do things like that? KatyA |
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| Deleted User | Monday, 4. February 2008, 13:24 Post #8 |
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Eccleston Square - US style http://www.usccb.org/ They have a rather more informative site than our Bishops' Conference. The Canadian Bishops Conference http://www.cccb.ca/site/index.php?lang=eng http://www.occb.on.ca/english/occb.html KatyA |
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| Deacon Robert | Saturday, 8. March 2008, 19:09 Post #9 |
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Here is a site I found today: http://www.catholicscomehome.org/index.phtml |
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| Deleted User | Tuesday, 18. March 2008, 23:39 Post #10 |
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Catholic News Agency Unfortunately, the videos are in Italian; but perhaps one of our priest "bloggers" could be persuaded to launch a similar scheme KatyA |
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| Rose of York | Wednesday, 19. March 2008, 00:34 Post #11 |
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Catholic News Agency Unfortunately, the videos are in Italian; but perhaps one of our priest "bloggers" could be persuaded to launch a similar scheme KatyA [/QUOTE] I think KatyA, Patrick and Lilo should do it. |
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| Deleted User | Friday, 28. March 2008, 23:54 Post #12 |
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That site gets an "Excellent" rating from Catholic Culture
It appears to be run by Catholic families, not directly by the Church, and is quite impressive. KatyA |
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| Deleted User | Monday, 7. April 2008, 22:08 Post #13 |
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The website gets an excellent write up from CNA
CNA It appears that commercials for the site were aired on major networks and they certainly seem to have worked. KatyA |
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| Rose of York | Tuesday, 8. April 2008, 01:09 Post #14 |
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The site appears to be run by Catholic families. In a matter of only a few weeks, the ads helped 3,000 inactive souls return to their Catholic faith! Food for thought? |
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| Deleted User | Monday, 5. May 2008, 16:23 Post #15 |
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XT3 Media, a Catholic multi media charity, dedicated to supporting the work of the Church, has launched its "Connecting Parishes" project. The charity is offering a highly professional website to parishes throughout the United Kingdom. The user friendly password protected Content Management System, means that a parish website is easy to update and manage. All the technical aspects including web hosting are provided by XT3 Media. Although the functionality of the sites is the same, the 'look and feel' of each site is unique to each parish. Endorsing the project, Fr Keith Herrera from St Columba's Aberdeen, said: "As a parish priest I have found Xt3's website a wonderful tool for the parish. I have found it amazingly easy to add new material and content according to our needs. The feedback from the parishioners has been immensely positive and encouraging. The support from the Xt3 team has been superb and I'm only sorry I didn't find out about them earlier. To anyone thinking about inviting them to build your parish website, I would give you my wholehearted encouragement." Three parishes in the Diocese of Lancaster have taken up sites: St Begh's Whitehaven http://www.stbeghschurch.co.uk/, St Catherine's Penrith http://www.stcatherinepenrith.org.uk/ and St Cuthbert's Wigton http://www.stcuthberts-wigton.org.uk/ The project is being run on a donation basis. For more information please visit the website www.xt3media.org and view the Connecting Parishes section or email katie@xt3media.org © Independent Catholic News 2008ICN |
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