Technology ARCHIVES
The parish Technology Team supports the mission of Immaculate Conception and its various ministry groups by providing technology resources and advice.
Last night, Technology Team members Bart Eggert and Thomas Conte met with parish ministry and group leaders to discuss the expansion of our parish website. Participants were shown the process for registering and entering new content to the website. Participants also participated in a discussion on ways the website can benefit individual ministries and the Read more
November 30, 2011 in Technology by Thomas
Our technology Team has been hard at work finding ways to make effective use of technology for parish communication. Bart Eggert recently suggested animoto.com as a simple video production tool. Our non-profit application has been accepted, which means Animoto.com will provide our church with a free account. This is our first sample video.
November 26, 2011 in Day to Day, Technology by Thomas
In a parish community as old as ours, there are bound to be a few great stories hiding in the memories of our parishioners. We want you to share some of those memories through our upcoming parish newsletter. Your memories of ICM from long ago or just last year are all welcome. Send them via Read more
November 15, 2011 in General Info, Technology by Thomas
Waldeisen Hall on Tues., Nov. 29th at 7 pm Our Technology Team is hosting an important communications meeting for all parish groups, ministries & organizations. Each group is asked to send a representative to learn how the parish website and upcoming email newsletter can/will benefit their organization as well as the parish community at large. Read more
November 11, 2011 in General Info, Technology by Thomas
At our last meeting, the Technology Team began work on the creation of a new parish email newsletter. Much of our time was spent completing the project framework. The framework will guide future work on this project (see below). We also reviewed and revised our team mission statement: To use technology to enhance information sharing Read more
September 30, 2011 in Technology by Thomas
Our Technology Team’s next meeting will be held in Waldeisen Hall on Thursday, September 29th at 6:30pm. Participants will review technology survey results and begin working through the planning process for a new parish email newsletter.
September 21, 2011 in Technology by Thomas
Email! 86% of our parishioners polled are online and the largest percent (74%) use email. Our technology team is looking into available options for sending out a parish Email Newsletter. If you’re interested in being part of IC’s move into the 21st century, please contact the rectory or attend the next Tech Team meeting. For more detailed results Read more
August 18, 2011 in Technology by Grace
During our last meeting (Thursday August 11), the Technology Team looked at the analytics report for the new parish website. We were excited to see measurable improvements in our targeted areas: number of unique visitors, time spent on site, number of pages viewed, and bounce rate. After discussing results from last month’s parish technology survey, Read more
August 13, 2011 in Technology by Thomas
The Technology Team has launched version 4 of the parish website. The new site will continue to expand as the team works to improve communication and information sharing within the parish. The website’s newest feature is a blog dedicated to sharing the everyday operations and activities at Immaculate Conception. “Day to Day” can be accessed Read more
July 18, 2011 in Technology by admin
The technology team is exploring ways to improve communication and information sharing within the parish. Our current projects include: Expansion of the parish website Conducting a parish wide technology usage survey Testing the feasibility of recording the weekly homily for use on the website Our next meeting is scheduled for August 11, 6:30pm in the Read more
July 14, 2011 in Technology by admin