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2011 parish Assembly SS Alban & Stephen Catholic Church in St Albans

Communications - a PPC priority group for 2011

The Primary Objective of the Communications Group is to ensure that the whole variety of activities in the parish are communicated effectively (both inside the church and to the outside world.

The initial members of the Group are:  




Richard Belt
Chris Moran
Mike Walsh
     
Meeting Notes from 1 July 2011
also available for download (click here) in PDF graphical format


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Purpose:

Ensure that the whole variety of activities in the parish are communicated effectively (both inside the church and to the outside world)

Make sure that the groups in the parish share information so that their activities can be coordinated

Facilitate the provision & best use of the means (and methods) of communication (e.g. website, magazine, notice boards, presentations, welcoming, etc.)

Channel information coming in from outside (e.g. from Westminster) so that there is a coordinated response in the parish

2
Helping the parish to be "joined up"

Meeting minutes published
Make Information freely available
Protect confidentiality when necessary

3
Finding out what information needs to be communicated

4

Provide a Service to the other Parish Groups and the PPC
5

Handle News From the outside world

e.g. New Liturgy

6

Provide a conduit for messages going to the outside world
7
The visible message embedded in the building as people come into the church

Welcoming noticeboard
Photos of key people
    Priests (and Chaplains), and other Key Staff
    PPC and Parish Groups
   
8
Challenge: The parish has some natural cliques (e.g. distinct Mass groups)

9
Challenge: Learn from other parishes

10
Media

website
magazine
notice boards
presentations
welcoming
others?

11
Budget?

Website hosting etc
Printing (newsletter, etc.)
New costs?

12
Who is involved in parish communication

Priests
Ordinary parishioners
  Non-English speakers
    Polski
    Italiano
    Magyar
  Visitors
Parish Administration
Finance Committee
Parish Secretary / office
Pastoral Workers
  Youth Worker
  PPC
  Parish Priority Groups
  Ministries / Readers / Eucharistic Ministers
  Organisations
Schools
Diocese
MSC Order
Parish Links
  Tshwaranang
Other churches
  CTSA
  CTM
  Deanery
Other Faiths
Civic Life
  Local press
  Local radio
  Council  e.g. market stall
  Police

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Who should be directly involved in this group and its work?
  Involve more people in the communication work
  e.g. maintenance of the website
  Succession planning

Richard, Chris, Mike

New Members
  Dorothy
  Gina
  John Taylor
  Sara Nash
  others?



           

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