IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WON'T NECESSARILY COME. 

The Internet is not the Field of Dreams.  You need to build it, and then tell people to come and see it.  All of our Effortless eMinistry Solutions offer excellent content, updated automatically to your Parish Web site each and every week.  But none of it is worth anything if no one ever reads it!  People don't just "remember" to stop by the Parish Web site.  They need to be reminded... again and again.  And that's where LifeTimes comes in.

LifeTimes Catholic eZine is customized for your Parish, shows up in your parishioners' email inboxes every week, and then links them back to your Parish Web site.  This regular reminder is what makes the ministry work.  Clients who have either failed to publicize LifeTimes or refused to do so have not been satisfied with our programs.  That's not surprising, since LifeTimes Catholic eZine is the cornerstone of what we do.  And it's the key to successful eMinistry.

But we don't just hype it up and then leave you to figure out what to do.  Below you will find links to sample announcements, sign-up sheets and flyers that you are free to customize and use.  These will make it very simple and easy for you to run your own eConnections Campaign. 

[The first two links will take you to Web pages containing the full text of the document described, and from there you can download the actual document, which you can then customize for your Parish.]

eConnections Campaign Kick-Off (RTF - 9kb): This announcement is to be read at every mass during the kick-off week.  It explains the importance of eMinistry, asks people to subscribe, and tells them what they will receive each week.

eConnections Campaign Weekly Update (RTF - 8kb): This is a series of announcements to be read at every mass each week during the Campaign.  It quickly updates your progress towards your Parish goal, and reminds people to subscribe.

eConnections Campaign 1 Year Update (RTF - 9kb): This is an announcement to be read a year after the initial eConnections Campaign.  It quickly updates the current status of your list, and reminds people to subscribe.

[Right-click the following links and choose "Save as..." or "Save link as..." in order to download the actual document in rich text format (RTF) to your computer.  You may edit the saved copy to suit your needs.]

eConnections Campaign Sign-Up Sheet (RTF - 32kb): This is a sign-up form that you can place at the doors to the Church.  It provides plenty of space and only asks for email addresses.  If you want to collect other data, such as subscriber's name, you will need to customize the form.  However, we suggest that you make sure to leave ample room for email addresses and always provide an example for people to see.

eConnections Campaign Bulletin Announcement (RTF - 32kb): This announcement can be used in your Parish Bulletin on a regular basis.  If you decide to use your own format, we suggest you include a description of what they will receive (i.e. LifeTimes Catholic eZine), how often they will receive it (i.e. weekly), and provide ample space to write their email address.

eConnections Campaign Bulletin Announcement (DOC - 24kb): Same as above, in Microsoft Word's DOC format.

YOUR TO-DO LIST

1. Work with your Parish staff to schedule the eConnections Campaign.
2. Download and customize the announcements and forms.
3. Provide customized announcements and forms the appropriate people to ensure that (a) the announcements are read at every mass, (b) the sign-up sheets are at the doors, (c) the bulletin announcements have been submitted, and (d) the people who sort the collection envelopes know to look for email addresses written on them (if you chose to include that option for your parishioners).
4. Tabulate the number of subscribers each week and use that number in the weekly update announcements.
5. Send the new subscribers' email addresses to Brandon Jubar so they can be promptly added to your eZine distribution list.

*If you ever need any help creating announcements or flyers to advertise LifeTimes Catholic eZine, please feel free to contact Brandon Jubar.

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