Church Websites

January 4th, 2010
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Beyond the blog you are visiting I have designed, and host, several Parish websites. They are:

If you are seeking to build a Parish website or need yours re-designed please contact me and I will be happy to assist you.

You can view the designs I have implemented by visiting the sites noted above. I follow the lessons I have learned from reading Dean Peters’ Heal Your Church WebSite and from ten years of website design experience. You won’t get spinning crosses, flying Jesus, or a midi music attack from a site I design. What you will get is a site that positions you to address both seekers and parishioners, giving them the who, what, when, and where of your Parish as well as news of the Parish’s current events.

Getting a site up is only the start. To make your Parish’s web presence a reality takes content and that is your contribution to the process. Remember that people visiting websites are looking:

  • To find a faith community that meets their needs;
  • For information;
  • For a Parish with some history; and
  • For a living and welcoming place in which they may seek the Lord.

Keeping your site alive with current content takes some work.

A little about the process follows.

For everyone

I provide:

  1. A Parish or Church website designed on the WordPress platform.
  2. Search Engine Optimization
  3. Regular Maintenance (including software updates and patches)
  4. Troubleshooting
  5. Free Hosting
  6. Statistical monitoring via Google Analystics
  7. Site database backup

PNCC Parishes

For PNCC Parishes I offer, in addition to the above:

  1. Free set-up and design
  2. Free maintenance
  3. Free support
  4. The only cost involved is the purchase of a domain name (I recommend Register).

I can assist you in the process of acquiring a domain name if you do not have one already. The basic price is $35 per year or $70 for two years. If your Parish cannot afford the cost of registration please contact me. I may still be able to help you.

Get 15% off your first purchase!

Timeline

A basic site can be up and running in as little as 2 days and in many cases within a few hours.

Cost

I don’t quote prices in advance of judging the scope of the work. I will accommodate PNCC Parishes as noted above. For non-PNCC Parishes, it really depends on your specifications, the amount of data that needs to be built-in up-front, and any special modifications necessary. I will be happy to discuss your needs with you so that we can jointly develop a budget that makes sense for your community. Note that super-customized solutions and day-to-day, week-to-week management can be done for you, but that will be expensive. The beauty of the solution I offer is that once the site is up-and-running you can manage it yourself.

  1. Joni Blenn
    December 25th, 2009 at 20:31 | #1
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    Hello Father. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
    I am a member of St. Francis PNCC in East Meadow. I typeset the bulletin for Fr. Andrew each week. Could you direct me via the internet to a website which has the readings and gospel weekly BEFORE the week. This week I do not have my lectionary and am unsure of the correct reading for the Solemnity of the Humble Shepherds (C) for January 3rd.
    Thank you in advance. Joni

  2. Deacon Jim
    December 25th, 2009 at 22:03 | #2
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    Joni,

    Thank you for writing. I sent you a private E-mail with some suggestions. The best source of information on the PNCC liturgical year is the PNCC’s annual Ordo. For the Solemnity the following are the readings:

    First Reading: Jeremiah 31:10-14
    Psalm: Psalm 97:1,6,11-12 (The response is: A light will shine on us this day: the Lord is born for us.)
    Epistle: Titus 3:4-7
    The alleluia verse is: The Lord is King, in splendor robed: robed is the Lord and girt about with strength.
    Gospel: Luke 2:15-20

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