Web Team Progress on Parish Wishlist from 2005

Web-related Items from the 2005 Parish WishList	Web Team Contributions
"Publish parish events more often in bulletin" and "Make folks more aware of online parish calendar"	The Web Team is supporting a corollary of these wishes through expanded coverage of parish events on the parish home page, prominent display on the News page and a standalone page of highlighted parish events. We also have highlighted the calendar on the home page and in bulletin announcements. The online calendar is now the top destination on the parish website.
"More adult faith formation programs and resources"	Added expanded list of daily Scripture readings and reflections.
"Publish Fr. Jack's homilies on the web. Other priests too."	Fr. Charles agreed to have audio clips of his homilies posted online, but we were unable to find a volunteer through the volunteer newsletter to assist with the tape recording process. The other priests prefer not to provide their homilies online at this time.
"Provide specific reporting after parish fund drives, charity events, etc. How much raised, what fund will be used for. Increase transparency."	We have published these results online in the rare cases when the information was provided.
"Publish an online wish list for things needed for the parish and/or ministries and find a way to take online donations for these."	Other than online gambling fundraisers by the youth groups, the parish has not agreed to accept online donations at this time. The Web Team stands ready to support an online list of items needed for donation if a the parish moves forward with a program similar to the volunteer e-newslettter.
"Allow electronic payments for weekly tithes (as done with the building campaign) instead of checks."	Parishioners can request information about this option through an online form on the site.
"Update front of bulletin and weekly envelopes to show the new parish center instead of the old steeple."	Online bulletin cover reflects the parish center rather than the old steeple.
"Parish Financial Statement, in detail, on semi-annually basis, at least. Provide more details on the parish budget and financial report."	These are posted online in conjunction with availability in the bulletin.

Web Team Progress on Parish Wish List