Communication Committee

The Church of

St. Bartholomew

Yonkers

A Catholic Community

In the Archdiocese of

New York

Outreach & Evangelization Commission
Communication Committee

As a parish Community we want to share our story. Often we run the risk of our best remaining secret. Thus we created the Communications Committee.

Purpose of the Ministry:
To increase and improve communication between the parish and our parishioners, and between us and our neighbors, as well as the greater community, so as to maximize our efforts to fulfill our parish mission.

Specific Tasks of the Ministry

Building bridges between the many ministries in our parish by exploring ways to communicate info among all groups.
Providing assistance to other ministries in handling their communications needs
Directly create and manage select means of communication for the parish, including parish website, parish Facebook, parish bulletin, etc.
Make information readily available for ministers – scheduling, etc.
Make information readily available for those who wish to join ministries, participate in projects, gather for specific events, etc.
Make St. Bart’s visible enough for those searching for a church home to easily find us.
Develop materials and strategy for promoting parish and ministry events and attracting new members
Pictorial Directory: Every few years, coordinate and capture our parishioners in photos.
Archives – St. Bart’s celebrated her 100 years in 2010. It’s important that we continue to safeguard and keep records of important events in the parish, including printed materials, photographs, artifacts, etc.
Take pictures at parish events, post them to the website (after securing necessary permissions) and document them as the case may be.
Market, push online giving
Update parish calendar with the help of the parish office staffs.

Communications Committee Member Position Description

Reports to: Commission Chairperson

General Responsibilities of Every Ministry and Committee Member:

Responsibilities of Communications Committee Member

Help to implement the goals and tasks of the Committee
Attend Committee meetings
Carry out any duties assigned by the Chairperson
Help monitor the parish website and notify Webmaster as per corrections, omissions, etc, promptly.

Special Activities

Attend annual parish Ministry Recollection Day
Annual Parish Ministry Appreciation Dinner
Help with Annual Stewardship Fair

Meetings

As needed to implement the goals of the Committee

Time Commitment

As needed to implement the goals of the Committee

Expected Length of Commitment

A minimum of one year

General Qualifications Required of Every Ministry and Committee Member:

Specific Qualifications Required
Some knowledge of or interest in communication media
Ability to reach out to others either for information gathering or to disseminate info
Zeal to help publicize the parish and parish ministries and activities

Communications Committee Chairperson Position Description

Reports to: Report to Commission Chairperson

General Responsibilities of Every Ministry and Committee Chairperson and Coordinator:

Specific Responsibilities of Communications Committee Chairperson

Constantly communicate and coordinate with the Webmaster, Parish Office and Pastor and Ministry leaders so as to maintain an updated Web info at all times.
Delegate Committee members to keep in touch with and gather info from various ministries for onward relay to parishioners and outsiders through the various parish communication media.
Monitor the goals of the Committee to be sure that there’s effort to reach them.

Special Activities

Host an orientation for new ministers
Attend Annual parish Leadership training
Attend annual parish Ministry Recollection Day
Annual Parish Ministry Appreciation Dinner
Help with Annual Stewardship Fair

Extra Time of Commitment

As needed to carry out the responsibilities of the chairperson of the Committee