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Top Needs:

  1. Web programmers (basic knowledge of HTML) for each ministry, parish council
  2. Digital photographers with email who know (or are interested in learning) basic image editing
  3. Free access to a PC computer lab for at least 10 students including a projector/large display screen for an instructor (at least 2 sessions for a couple of hours each; Internet access, but no other special software required)
  

Web Team

Dedicated to promoting the mission of St. Charles through an exciting, effective and up-to-date website.
 
 Contact Person: Mark D. Alves at webteam@stcharleschurch.org
Next meeting: Tuesday, April 25, room 104: prepare for annual May survey.
Progress on Our Goals and Progress on Parish Wish List
also: overall parish goals

We're the volunteers who help bring you the St. Charles parish web site. By visiting this site, you've already found out some of what we do. If you feel called to help us out then please email us webteam@stcharleschurch.org (which is how we keep in touch in between meetings) and come to the next meeting! You can volunteer to update or create a web page on a one-time basis or as needed. We'll match you up with your area of interest (such as social justice, prayer, youth) if you'd like or we can let you know what's available on our to-do list.

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At our March 14 meeting, we discussed potential new goals for the parish year that starts in July. We are mapping each of these goals to the parish mission statement.

"St. Charles Borromeo Parish, in the Diocese of Arlington, is a community of people with various cultural backgrounds united as a family of faith empowered by Christ. We call on all to offer their unique gifts in building the Reign of God's love, as we proclaim the word of God, celebrate the Sacraments, and promote education, hospitality, justice and service."

Top two priorities:
"Sacraments" - develop and deepen the content available for each of the seven sacraments

"Service" - conduct open-ended interviews with at least five website users from each Mass to determine their needs on the website

Other priorities:

"Various cultures" - further develop the San Carlos site
- more volunteers; relevant local content based on parishioner input

"Faith" - develop the Praise & Worship section
- expand and improve overall faith content

"Promote" - revisit Web Team mission and audiences

"Unique gifts" - support a more robust volunteer recruitment process in coordination with the parish's main contacts in this area
- Track and report on effectiveness of e-newsletter; make information available more cohesively

2005 Survey Questions and Results:
(Which questions should we use for 2006?)

1. Which St. Charles weekend Mass, if any, do you usually attend?
5 PM Vigil on Saturday   12.4% (13)
7:30 AM on Sunday   4.8% (5)
9 AM on Sunday   21.9% (23)
11 AM on Sunday   26.7% (28)
1 PM on Sunday (0)
6 PM on Sunday   30.5% (32)
Usually attend Mass elsewhere   2.9% (3)
Don't generally attend anywhere   1.0% (1)
TOTAL   100.0% 105
2. What's your age range?
Under 20 (0)
20s   24.8% (26)
30s   28.6% (30)
40s   20.0% (21)
50s   13.3% (14)
60s   12.4% (13)
70 or better   1.0% (1)
None of your darn business (0)
TOTAL   100.0% 105
3. Do you volunteer at St. Charles?
Yes   53.3% (56)
No   46.7% (49)
TOTAL   100.0% 105
4. How often do you usually visit the St. Charles website?
Once a day or more   7.6% (8)
One or more times a week   27.6% (29)
A few times a month   48.6% (51)
Once a month or less   14.3% (15)
This is my first time   1.9% (2)
TOTAL   100.0% 105
5. What are your favorite features, if any, that you regularly check out when you come to the website? [Select all that apply]
Home page   48.6% (51)
Headlines on the home page   49.5% (52)
List of highlighted events for the month   40.0% (42)
News section and list of what's new   36.2% (38)
Faith section   9.5% (10)
Daily Catholic headlines on the Faith page   6.7% (7)
Celebrant's shedule (who's saying which Mass)   61.0% (64)
Calendar/scheduler   30.5% (32)
C'YA   16.2% (17)
Fr. Creedon homily transcripts   24.8% (26)
Sunday bulletins   41.9% (44)
Volunteer opportunities   18.1% (19)
Parish forms   7.6% (8)
San Carlos site/information in Spanish   1.9% (2)
!other (0)
check mass times   1.0% (1)
Current Photos   1.0% (1)
lector schedule   1.0% (1)
Mass schedule   1.0% (1)
ministry details - names   1.0% (1)
photos of parish events   1.0% (1)
wedding info   1.0% (1)
6. In 2005, have you used the online parish calendar and scheduler? [Select all answers that apply]
Yes, to look up details about an event.   49.5% (52)
Yes, to check room availability for an event I was planning.   14.3% (15)
Yes, to see "Current Month's Highlights" as picked by the Parish Council.   5.7% (6)
No.   40.0% (42)
Didn't know I could check room availability online.   9.5% (10)
Didn't know a list of highlighted events was available.   5.7% (6)
7. On a scale of 1 to 5, how satisfied are you overall with the parish website?
1 (not satisfied at all) (0)
2   1.0% (1)
3   8.6% (9)
4   32.4% (34)
5 (very satisfied)   58.1% (61)
TOTAL   100.0% 105
8. Is there any important information about the parish that you can't find on the website?
9. What would you like to see added to the site or changed? (Or any other comments you have for the Web Team)

 

 

 

 

Who Should I Contact? Web Team Members by Specialty Area

Name Email Specialty
Mark leads the TeamMark D. Alves webteam@stcharleschurch.org Site director
Larry PrikockisLarry works the plumbing webteam@stcharleschurch.org Database and infrastructure issues
Jose is our San Carlos expertJose Dominguez-Urosa sancarlos@stcharleschurch.org San Carlos or Spanish-language content
Maggie JonesMaggie is our Social Justice liaison sjweb@stcharleschurch.org Social Justice
Becky handles C'YA and Respect Life updatesBecky Geiger cyaweb@stcharleschurch.org Respect Life and C'YA (young professionals)

Recent updates to the site are listed on the What's New page.

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