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2 ABOUT ME KEITH ALBERTS (800) ext (414) cell

3 WHAT THE Jedi BOYS WANTED FOR CHRISTMAS Tape Measure

4 A VIBRANT PARISH in the 21 st century uses the latest technology to reach God s people.

5 WEBSITE FACTS 61% of churchgoers say that the church website was somewhat to very important in their decision to attend their current church. 43% of people visiting church websites are checking Mass times. WeConnect traffic on Ash Wednesday in 2015 had more than 70,000 unique visitors, making it the single highest traffic day for our church websites.

6 Welcome Your Community & First Time Visitors Your parish s front door to the community. A first impression. An extension of your Sunday welcoming environment. An invitation to become part of our Church. Welcome Your Community & First Time Visitors.

7 A Map & Phone Contact Info Can you be found? Directories Correct Information Merged/Twinned/Combined parishes like these

8 Offer Brief Catechesis Why brief? Who is Jesus? What difference does faith make? Or you could do this Some content is done for you: Word on Fire Busted Halo CRS You Did It for Me

9 Update your Calendar and Events An empty calendar = Nothing going on! Updated calendar = Caring! An invitational message. Use graphics/movement to attract viewers attention: Technology that links to cloud-based calendars Google Calendar

10 Make Mass Times Easy to Find 43% of people visitng are checking Mass Times. Biggest traffic day on ParishesOnline.com? What about when things change? or Holy Days of Obligation?

11 Let Others Share Their Mission Stewardship way of Life. Lay Witness Stories. Video. Multi-Lingual Video. Volunteer sign up - Be sure to respond!

12 Your Parish after Sunday Parish life outside of Sunday Mass. Community Volunteers. Photos! Engage the community in the Mission of your Parish & the people you are Called to Serve.

13 Don t just sit there Do Something! Forms Donations Sign-Up Events Common denominator: Minimum information you need to engage the respondent in your parish.

14 Put someone in charge of the site Spring Man is on Vacation. The disappearing volunteer. Website must reflect Parish Life. Single design theme. Incorporate Social Media. Create an Official Voice of your parish. Respond to sudden events.

15 Be Mobile Friendly! 92% of U.S. Adults have a cellphone, including smartphones.* Responsive Design Video/Multi Lingual Gift responses Text to : ICCGift Are you mobile friendly? *Pew Research, June 2015

16 WEBSITE MUST HAVES

17 Which one?

18 Facebook for the church You already have one whether you know it or not so you might as well utilize it

19 What to post Birthdays: Priests, staff, Deacons, sisters, seminarians. Ask people to pray for them on their birthdays Ask questions: How are you observing Advent? Pictures and videos Facebook Live

20 Google Images

21 Picture Resources Pixabay - Free Jay Mantri - Free HubSpot - Free with signup Foter - Free PicJumbo - Free Free Images Free Digital Photos Free Stock Photos Dreamstime - Free and paid Freepik - Mostly vector art Unsplash - Free Pexels - Free CreationSwap - Free and paid Freely - Free Graceway Media - Free and paid

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25 Is there an App for that? Mass beyond Sunday. Engagement of Registered Families. Found by Families & Friend referrals 52% of the time. Downloaded to stay Updated. Easily managed. Segmented Push Notifications.

26 APP FACTS Mobile phone applications (apps) are now the #1 form of digital media. 89% of time spent on mobile media is through an app, about 7 out of every 8 minutes. They are expecting 224 billion app downloads in That should be a capital B.

27 PUSH NOTIFICATIONS Deliver real-time messages that display no matter what else they re doing on their phones. Direct targeted messages to the groups or ministry you d like to engage with. Push notifications are free for users and included in the app cost.

28 Time, Talent & Treasure

29 Your Vibrant Digital Parish

30 ONLINE GIVING WHY PEOPLE GAVE ONLINE Fast & Convenient Credit card points Someone asked 60% 20% 20% U.S. Catholic Online Giving from the USCCB 2013

31 GIVING HABITS Approximately 62% of parishioners in an average Archdiocese/Diocese give fewer than 10 times a year or nothing at all. A recent survey of Catholics who say they attend Mass regularly shows that the average parishioner gives 40 times per calendar year. 32% claim they attend Mass rarely or never. Moving 100 of those families toward sustained monthly giving can increase church offertory by over $20,000 per year.

32 ONLINE GIVING WEEKS

33 ONLINE GIVING weeks x $25.15= $ more per family 8 people x $ = $2, people x $301.80= $15, *Based on WeShare Average Monthly Gift of $109 WEEKS

34 EXPECTATIONS 10-30%+ increase in your offertory. Why? Whether I m in church or not, you see my contribution. The psychology of credit cards, as well as the rewards and cash back people are gaining. Manage my church contribution like every other bill that I pay.

35 ABOUT LITURGICAL PUBLICATIONS LPi is a family owned company, founded in Headquartered in New Berlin, WI, the company employs over 400 full and part-time people dedicated to the success of our churches! LPi currently serves over 4,500 Catholic churches in the United States with weekly bulletins, directories, newsletters, websites, online giving systems, parish mobile apps, ministry resources, & coaching.

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