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The Voice of St. John in the Wilderness, April 2003

 

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

As we struggled to define a mission for communications, we hypothetically thought about the readers of the Voice and postulated their reasons for opening the mailings.   We came up with the following Top Ten Reasons for Reading the large Voice:

 

  • 1. You are having a birthday

  • 2. Your child is an acolyte and you want to know when they serve

  • 3. You are on Altar Guild, Vestry, a Lay Reader, or other active participant

  • 4. You want to see if we have a new rector

  • 5. You are fascinated by church finances

  • 6. You like the advertisements on the back

  • 7. You think the articles are inspirational

  • 8. You are a secret proofreader and grammar critic

  • 9. You always read the lesson and readings ahead of time

  • 10. You want to find out if there are any social activities

 

or ……..

 

you are just interested in the well being of the church !! If so you can help.

 

Webster defines communications as the act of conveying or imparting or getting in touch.  St. John in the Wilderness is embarking on a process to improve our communications.  What does that mean to you as parishioners? It is important to remember that communication is a two way process.

 

You need to know what the management of your church, the vestry and staff are doing, but they also need to know what the parish needs and wants from their spiritual and church life.

 

Getting in touch implies that those providing or announcing the communication vehicle should also understand and relate to the impact that the communication has on the recipient. At St. John in the Wilderness we have a great many means of communication.  Some of the most visible are the:

 

  • Large Voice

  • Small Voice

  • Youth Voice

  • The Web Site

  • Mailings

  • Announcements

  • Postings

 

As this committee embarks on its mission we will be exploring the use, value, and benefits of these tools.  We have established a communications center with a box open for your suggestions and ideas.  What do you want to know about?  What is the best way of providing the information?  What do you like and not like about the present communications? We in turn will use your thoughts to open up the flow of information from the vestry and staff to the parish.