A note worth reading regarding Facebook and TwitterIt is important to make a point about the many services of Facebook and Twitter. We use these services because they are an excellent way to communicate with a new generation of parishoners, as well as introduce these methods to existing parishoners and communicate with them as well. Twitter and Facebook are huge communities, with user numbers in the tens of millions. We take great care to moderate those Facebook and Twitter pages specifically used by us, however, as you browse through links posted by other members or come into contact with external advertisements, you will find content we can not control, and can not be responsible for. The same rules you use for the rest of the internet will also work with these services. Be careful, be smart, and if you’re unsure of a link that isn’t posted on our own pages, don’t click on it! Thank you. - Chris Richards, Webmaster
Facebook at Saint Helen’sFacebook is a recent addition to our website, and one we’re really excited to be using. Facebook provides a venue to exchange greetings, information and content with a group. On our facebook page you will now be able to see photos & videos that are too large to place on our own sainthelensurrey.ca server. You will also be able to see updates and information about things that are going on in the parish. You can also create your own facebook account, as well as discover more information about facebook at www.facebook.comSocial Media - Engaging community with hospitality and technologyFor one hundred years Saint Helen’s Anglican Church has been communicating with parishoners, their families and the public at large primarily using mail and telephone lists, with some use of email and, of course our website. We will continue the use of all those proven methods, but will also be embracing the use of social media such as Twitter, FaceBook, YouTube, and podcasts. This doesn’t mean we will stop using what’s worked, but we will enhance what has worked with tools being embraced by a whole new generation of current and potential parishoners.Our hope is that while corporate worship services may be attended once or twice a week, this will give people an opportunity to be in touch with our faith community - with your faith community - from next door or around the world
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Twitter at Saint Helen’s
Twitter is also a recent addition to the website and it differs from Facebook in
several significant ways. The biggest different is length. Twitter challenges its
users to say what they have to say into a total of 140 characters or less. It’s
challenging, but encourages one to get one’s messages brief and to the point.
This is where you’ll see brief updates or messages events to look for on the
calendar page for example, or quick updates from events that affect the
church, such as conferences and workshops. Look to the facebook page more
for longer length content, photos and videos, whereas our twitter page will be
more focused on brief “what’s happening now” messages. Find out more about
twitter from their webpage at www.twitter.com and if you want to know more, please contact the
webmaster via the contact page.
A note worth reading regarding Facebook and Twitter
It is important to make a point about the many services of Facebook and Twitter. We use these services
because they are an excellent way to communicate with a new generation of parishoners, as
well
as introduce these methods to existing parishoners and communicate with them as
well. Twitter and Facebook are huge communities, with user numbers in the tens of
millions. We take great care to moderate those Facebook and Twitter pages specifically
used by us, however, as you browse through links posted by other members or come into
contact with external advertisements, you will find content we can not control, and can not
be
responsible for. The same rules you use for the rest of the internet will also work with these services.
Be careful, be smart, and if you’re unsure of a link that isn’t posted on our own pages, don’t click on it!
Thank you. - Chris Richards, Webmaster
Facebook at Saint Helen’s
Facebook is a recent addition to our website, and one
we’re really excited to be using. Facebook provides a
venue to exchange greetings, information and content
with a group. On our facebook page you will now be able
to see photos & videos that are too large to place on our
own sainthelensurrey.ca server. You will also be able to
see updates and information about things that are going
on in the parish. You can also create your own facebook account, as well as
discover more information about facebook at www.facebook.com
Social Media - Engaging community with hospitality and technology
For one hundred years Saint Helen’s Anglican Church has been communicating with parishoners, their families and the
public at large primarily using mail and telephone lists, with some use of email and, of course our website. We will
continue the use of all those proven methods, but will also be embracing the use of social media such as Twitter,
FaceBook, YouTube, and podcasts. This doesn’t mean we will stop using what’s worked, but we will enhance what has
worked with tools being embraced by a whole new generation of current and potential parishoners.
Our hope is that while corporate worship services may be attended once or twice a week, this will give people an
opportunity to be in touch with our faith community - with your faith community - from next door or around the world
