Lunch and Learn Diocese of Raleigh 2012

While meeting with the southeastern US Bishops in

Rome, Pope Benedict XVI gave his

personal approval to use social media to

evangelize

Archbishop Wilton

Gregory said:

"...without proper and prudent use

of this vehicle,

the new evangelization will never get off the road, it will

never start."

Christ Has No Online Presence but Yours

• Christ has no online presence but yours,

• No blog, no Facebook page but yours

• Yours are the tweets through which the Gospel is shared,

• Yours are the updates through which hope is revealed

• Christ has no online presence but yours.

• Adapted from St.Teresa of Avila's prayer, "Christ has no Body" by Meredith Gould

Reasons people go to social media sites

Friends and family

Access news

Access entertainment

Source: IBM Institute for Business Value analysis. 2011

Setting up your personal site• decide how you are going to use facebook

• use your real name and photo of you, not your dog

• only show your birthday month and date, leave off year

• use a good password-use a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers and only use it for Facebook.

• Be sure to use a https connection

• If you are asked to enter your fb password, make sure the URL is www.facebook.com

• Don't click on emails from Facebook, go to site for notifications

Managing Your Wall

• You have the power to control your wall!

• the more you like and comment, the more you see

• don't want to chat? hide yourself

Content is Text, Images and Video

"What do you want people to know?"

"What do you want people to do?"

"How can I post this in a way that will invoke a response."

Facebook Do's

• think before you post: Would you say this to your employer, spouse, mother?

• respect the public and private messaging functions

• Respond to friend requests

• Reply to comments, it's social!

• Be mindful of what you post

• don't announce your vacations, do post pics afterwards

• post things unrelated to group and/or mission

• Don't complain or post "causes" incessantly

• Don't invite out of town friends to your events

• don't post what you had for breakfast, dinner or lunch unless there is a photo attached!

• don't post personal or private messages

• Don' over self promote yourself or your products

• Don't tag people in unflattering pictures

• Don't vent about work

Like Diocesan Pages!

• Www.facebook.com/dioceseofraleigh.com Diocese of Raleigh

• Www.facebook.com/holynamecathedralraleigh Holy Name

Cathedral

• Www.facebook.com/proliferaleigh Office of Pro-Life

• Www.facebook.com/dioceseofraleighnewberndeanery New Bern

Deanery

• www.facebook.com/doraamen Office of AAMEN

• www.facebook.com/ministeriohispanodioceseofraleigh Hispanic

Ministry

• www.facebook.com/catholic-charities-of-the-diocese-of-raleigh

Catholic Charities

• Www.facebook.com/raleighym Office of Youth Ministry

• www.facebook.com/groups/17126797087 Office of Vocations

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