Websites+for+Ministry

= = Websites in Ministry can be used for multiple reasons. The main reasons for creating a website are: curation, distribution of information, sharing ideas, and engaging people in your ministry.


 * Terms: **

**Site Map**: a visual layout of website content **What you see is What you get editor(WYSIWYG)**: provides shortcuts that save you from typing or learning HTML code **Copyright**: an exclusive legal right given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film or record literary, artistic or musical material and to authorize others to do the same. (dictionary.com)
 * Color **: use the preset color combinations based on the template you are using; colors should be complementary to the colors in your parish website
 * Template and Layout **: choose a template that provides the best layout for your website; layout provides spaces for pictures, slideshows and other content
 * Font **: most fonts come pre-loaded on the template; use those as they are the ones most commonly found on most computers
 * Images and Musi **c: follow copyright rules, and be sure to attribute source when required

**Your Assignment: ** > Note: These tools are What you see is What you get editor: provides shortcuts that save you from typing or learning HTML code > ==== ====
 * Create a “Site Map” for your Ministry website. It may be helpful to have a simple worksheet that would include the following:
 * Who is Your Audience?
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Identify the Content that this audience needs for this ministry
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sketch a simple “Site Map” to show what content will be included on your ministry website.
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Write the content for your Home Page
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Identify images/photos that you may wish to use and include in a folder on your computer.
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Identify how you will give credit for the images used.
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Choose Your Tool (Three possible options: Blogger, <span class="SpellingError SCX240638386" style="background-color: inherit; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Wix <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">, WordPress (If you are using another web site creator tool, please get the approval of your coach.)
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">If you are NOT familiar with the “tool” – go play in your digital sandbox and learn how you can use the tool. (i.e., play with it)
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Create a minimum of a 1-Page Ministry website.
 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">After you have completed your website, return to this page and, under your coach's name, post a link to your website with your name below.


 * <span class="TextRun SCX240638386" style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">For Example: Ruth Manlandro __ http://ddbc2012course.wikispaces.com __**

Alicia Chiappini - http://christtheservantparisholopchurch.blogspot.com/ Diane Willis - __ [] __
 * Sr. Caroline Cerveny's Group**

timone davis - http://movingtowardspeace.blogspot.com and http://creoid.com/pcw/timone-davis/

Margie Hynes https://wallysbeard.blogspot.com

Ethel Smith - http://esmith2306.wixsite.com/ddbcumw
 * Debbie Converse's Group**

‍‍‍‍‍http://eapotito.wixsite.com/potitoproductions Elizabeth Ann Potito‍‍‍‍‍
 * Claudia McIvor's Group**

<range type="comment" id="593274314_5">‍Jane Martinson @http://stasocialjustice.blogspot.com/</range id="593274314_5">‍

<range type="comment" id="593274314_4">‍Karina Gomez __ []</range id="593274314_4">‍ __

<range type="comment" id="593274314_3">‍Jennifer Sieve: my parish prefers that the separate ministries don't create their own website, however, we are welcome to add info to the main website whenever needed.</range id="593274314_3">‍

<range type="comment" id="593274314_2">‍Samantha Yanity

I am a writer and I promote my spiritual writing on Twitter and Facebook. I've gotten the attention of a few Catholic ministries and presses by tweeting my work.

I use Wix and Wordpress.

http://brainlady83.wixsite.com/samanthayanity https://shewalksinfaith.wordpress.com/</range id="593274314_2">‍

<range type="comment" id="593274314_1">‍I used wix - since I have not used it before. http://cbutler59.wixsite.com/sjvianney</range id="593274314_1">‍


 * Katie Choudhary's Group**

Nathan Aronson http://www.holyinnocentsvictorville.org/youth-ablaze/ http://www.holyinnocentsvictorville.org/young-adult-ministry/ http://www.holyinnocentsvictorville.org/sparks-jr-high/ http://www.holyinnocentsvictorville.org/jovenes-marianos-de-jesus/

Maria Antonia Amao __ http://amaosdivinity.wixsite.com/mysite __

Jenny Luse - http://editor.wix.com/html/editor/web/renderer/edit/448c79b4-96ee-478c-ae03-f44dec6d7fff?metaSiteId=a24f983a-57a1-4d54-bb34- eb9babe46ff&editorSessionId=DCE79011-D59B-4F17-B4E9-B33693705D3D
 * Kellie De Leo's Group**

<range type="comment" id="591408710_1">‍‍‍‍Katy Feeney</range id="591408710_1">‍‍‍‍ http://www.iaparish.org

<range type="comment" id="591408710_2">‍‍‍‍Joan Lawson, Immaculate Heart of Mary, Austintown, OH done on WIX: http://ihmjoan.wixsite.com/ihmccd our actual parish website: http://www.ihm-parish.com/</range id="591408710_2">‍‍‍‍

Roberta Pace http://robertapace.wixsite.com/old-rcia I'm going to ask our parish bulletin web person to link my page to the parish page.

Bernadette McSparron http://www.materchristireligioused.com/

Elizabeth Degelia http://wp.me/P7DXGK-D

https://disciplesonthejourney.wordpress.com
 * Deanna Bartalini's Group**
 * My attempt at a a wordpress blog for parish catechetical leaders and parish catechists:**

Mary Kennedy: http://qpfaithkids.blogspot.com/


 * Ruth Manlandro's Group**

Tam Tran - [|St. Joseph of Cupertino Catechetical Ministry] Therese Lysaught--The HPN Project: http://www.hpnproject.org This is a website that I have already created for what I guess is my "ministry"--it's a global health project that I work on. I am the WebMistress (LOL!). I'm not sure why I couldn't insert the link, though I tried!

Dennis Vlasak, DRE, St. Kilian Parish, Hartford, WI. This website I inherited for our RE program. It is part of our parish website. If I use the web, I am required that I use the parish website/address. I will be adding quite a number of pages. I also inherited pictures that were not credited to the owner. I will use Creative Commons or open source/free images. I am working on correcting portions of the old pages that had no attributions - that is along and boring process. You will notice that the RE portion of the site is the most up-to-date section of the parish website! []