Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Introducing Flocknote

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

One thing every parish or school always looks for ways to better communicate its message.  In the past year we have made great strides entering into social media with  the addition of the parish facebook page, the parish blog, and post recently our twitter page.  Today I am happy to introduce and rollout a new line of communication for our parish called "Flocknote."  Flocknote is a centralized email/text system which is geared to Church organizations.

Now please allow me to address a concern some might have off the bat.  Some might not want to be inundated with more emails or text messages.  When someone registers for "Flocknote" one will automatically be placed in the general email/text folder and once registered will be able to sign up for additional lists.  The general email/text blasts will be used in the following situations

  • for schedule additions or changes (Sent via email/text)
  • reminders for Holy Days of Obligation (Sent via email/text)
  • to collect important data which will be used to help improve our parish and to better serve you. (email blast only)
When you look at the lists you will be able to sign up for a particular ministry.  If you don't find your ministry listed and would like to add it to Flocknote please let me know and I will be happy to set it up for you. 

Registering for Flocknote is simple as 1,2,3.  First you can click the following link and fill out the information

https://www.flocknote.com/saintpatrickyork

Once you click the link and fill out the information you will need to verify your email address.  For your convenience I have added to the sidebar of the blog a simple way to sign up by putting in your email address.  For those who choose this option when you go into the login screen just type in your email address hit the reset  or create password button and a temporary password will be assigned.  Then type in the password provided and then you will be able to sign in and put in a new password.  Soon as your logged in you will need to verify your email address.  If a link was not sent to you look for the alerts listing and follow the instructions.  You may need to send another verification email to your accounts.  Soon as you receive it click the link and you are good to go.

Finally another way of registering is simply to text "saint1776" to 84576.  You will then receive a text back asking for your email address.  Once you provide your email address you will need to verify it before you will receive emails/texts.

I would strongly encourage you to make sure you sign up to receive text alerts.  Again this will be used sporadically only to keep you informed of IMPORTANT information (mainly last minute schedule additions or cancelations) or reminders of Holy Days of Obligation.  You will not have to worry about being inundated with tons of text messages.  One of the important things to note about Flocknote is that its main purpose is not just another means of communication but also a way for us to call the flock together.  Also with Flocknote we can get information such as RSVPs or poll data from survey questions.

Please consider taking a moment to sign up for Flocknote!

Sincerely, 

Father C.



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