Organize Your Next Parish Event Like a Pro with Eventbrite

Dean Soto  \  November 30th, 2009  \ 
Organize Your Next Parish Event Like a Pro with Eventbrite

Do you remember how painful the registration for the last retreat you went on was?  What about when you were asked by your pastor to make sure that nobody tried to sneak into last year’s Church play?  Well, horrendously unorganized retreat registration, and cheapskate parishioners will soon become a thing of the past.  Thanks to the power of web 2.0, you can create, organize, and even sell (or not sell) online tickets to your next church function using Eventbrite.

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You Really Should Outsource Your Church Staff…

Dean Soto  \  September 24th, 2009  \ 
You Really Should Outsource Your Church Staff…

I am sure you want to hurt me after reading such an inane title, but lately I have been thinking about how it would be possible to save money at parishes, while at the time improving the entire parish organization.  My solution would be to hire a staff with superior expertise in business administration, design and media, and web development.  Oh, and they would also happen to live in another country.  Don’t believe me?  Well, by using Elance or Guru to outsource, you can make a marketing and administrative team that is comparable to a Fortune 500 company.  In most cases – because the labor is so inexpensive – you wouldn’t even need to let go of your current staff.

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Help the Church by Tithing Smarter

Dean Soto  \  August 26th, 2009  \ 
Help the Church by Tithing Smarter

What do you do when you see that your parish is wasting the money that you tithed on things that don’t effectively bring the gospel to those who need it?  How can you ensure that ministries that you support get the necessary funds to stay alive?  What if your parish is missing out on an opportunity to win more souls for Christ?  The answers to these questions – and many others – can only be resolved by out-of-the-box tithing Catholics like you.

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How to Easily Add the Catholic Liturgical Calendar to Google Calendar

Dean Soto  \  August 7th, 2009  \  ,
How to Easily Add the Catholic Liturgical Calendar to Google Calendar

Updated for 2011!

Big thank you to Catholic Faith Education for providing this update on their site: “Very easy to do indeed and in only a few clicks. Note that the Universalis Web site has been redesigned since this blog article was written and the link to the yearly calendar is now situated on the left hand side and not at the top of the page as indicated in the article.”

One of the staples of Catholicism is its liturgical calendar. The Catholic liturgical calendar takes us on a journey through the life of Christ, the saints, and the Church every year – and helps to share in the joys and sorrow that are intrinsic to the human experience. Wouldn’t it be nice to have access to the liturgical calendar in your Google Calendar without having to input each day yourself? Well it’s possible, and very easy!

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