Mary Mother of God
Roman Catholic Church

157 S. Triangle Road
Hillsborough, NJ 08844

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English Website and other Communication Methods
- Changes
  
  5/24:
  
  Uploaded the new CCD 2023-2024 registration and updated the CCD page and registration page
  
  Cleaned up old events and added CCD Registration is June 1 - Aug 31.
  
  Modified the "Did you know" Communication Highlight to reference Flocknote
  
  Modified the Spiritual Highlight to be Pentecost.
  
  Sent out English Flocknote
  
  5/20:
  
  updated Be My Witness to list end date of 5/27 for last session, put in link to webpage so people can go back and review videos, songs and readings.
  
  added Somerset County 4-H Fair - Respect Life Table to Respect Life page - Created a sign-up genius for it.
  
  5/6:
  
  Religious Ed, took down 2023 registration form and said 2023-2024 will be coming soon as per request of Deacon Chris.
  
  Vacation Bible School July 31- August 4. Info in gathering space. Added link to the event on the home page, and updated the image to be the one Samantha provided.
  
  Updated the VBS Registration JotForm. Took a long time since I needed to create two, one for pre-registrations and one for new. Reason is, if someone already filled out a form and are editing it to make payment now that the cost is known, I discovered that payments on an edited form is disabled. I directed all early registrations to a new form for payment and new registrations can use the existing form. The existing form has been modified to contain new pricing, dates, times and theme. Tables in jotform allow you to send custom email to people that submitted forms, so I used that to let all pre-registrants know about the date/time/theme, and how to pay.
  
  5/1:
  
  New Volunteering Form using Jotform, will need to do a separate form for Hispanic Ministry since they have different contact people and some different ministries, will work with Miriam.
  
  Updated sitemap with new volunteer form link. Kept old page since it has form data.
  
  Just fyi, you can put 4 html non breaking spaces before a page navigation name to make it appear to be under another page, and it will stay visible, did this with BMW and Volunteering.
  
  4/30:
  
  added Blood Drive description on the Amazon Gift Card procedure
  
  EOD
  
  removed April 30th Blood drive event
  
  removed Amazon Gift Card Reward from Blood Drive image, Vitalant website indicates that the reward ends May 15.
  
  kept info about the reward for the April 30th drive
  
  added Midland School event
  
  added CCD community service item to volunteer at the event - but 15yrs is too old. Going to email the contact person.
  
  4/29:
  
  update BMW on Homepage
  
  added summer camp event - flyer is under Pre-School
  
  created june flocknote, plan to send May 22
  
  4/28:
  
  archived old events
  
  updated Blood Drive statement at the bottom of the page
  
  4/24:
  
  Sent Flocknote for May
  
  Added Pentecost
  
  Removed 7, added 9 for BMW
  
  Cleaned up Events
  
  4/19:
  
  added Session 8 BMW
  
  4/18:
  
  Working on Event Planning Jotform
  
  4/17:
  
  Changed page for What's New on the Website & More... to be a tab section and split English and Spanish so Miriam/Maria Cristina/?? can see all changes quickly to their site.
  
  Added to the Liturgical Resources page, in prep for explaining the Ascension. Will also be ready for future Holy Days. Will add other significant Feast days as I go, but wanted to at least get the Holy Days of Obligation in there.
  
  HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION AND
  OTHER FEAST DAYS OF IMPORT:
  January 1, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God *
  August 15, the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary *
  November 1, the Solemnity of All Saints *
  December 8, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
  December 25, the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
  and, the Solemnity of the Ascension of our Lord with explanation that it is now on Sunday
  
  Started prepping for May Flocknote. Have a link now for the Spanish Flocknote Message, so will send out as usual, then those that prefer Spanish can click that link. I will add a sign up in that message.
  
  4/16:
  
  Added Communications Highlight item to homepage - focus on the bulletins and announcements.
  
  Added button for The Easter Season
  
  archived events that have passed
  
  4/14:
  
  Subscription to CalledHome@marymotherofgod.org is working now. Spoke about it to Philomena. Want to document subscribing to a google group for both google and other email addresses, then will advertize.
  
  4/12:
  
  For Divine Mercy Novena, trying to add powerpoint to website in a way that does not require mobile users to have to download a document.
  
  Pdf requires download, as does any word or powerpoint doc.
  
  Converting to word then html does not draw properly
  
  Saving each slide to jpg then adding slide show module has some issues, but may be ok
  
  4/11:
  
  Added Mass and Adoration events to calendar
  
  Created "Communications Highlights" - so far, added:
  
  Bulletin and Announcements
  
  Calendars
  
  Devotions
  
  Flocknote
  
  Created banners in prep for Easter Season and Communication Highlight, ready for after Divine Mercy Sunday
  
  Updated Adoration Permanent Hour needs
  
  4/9:
  
  removed Holy Week, added Are you ready for Divine Mercy Sunday
  
  added session 7 for BMW to home page
  
  4/8:
  
  added DM Holy Hour Event
  
  Archived events that had passed
  
  4/6:
  
  Added first Communications Highlights
  
  Updated site map to include this
  
  working with Google to get auto subscribe working for email lists like CalledHome@marymotherofgod.org
  
  Created CalledHome@marymotherofgod.org - did not want to use flocknote because that means the lazarus folks have to go in there to create the note to send out rather than just using their own email to send to the group.
  
  Once subscribe is working, will publicize.
  
  4/5:
  
  Updated name, removed comma
  
  Msgr prefers: Mary Mother of God Church
  
  rather than: Mary, Mother of God Church
  
  modified Blood Drive again, not to have banner followed by Blood Drive brochure image - too busy to read easily. Moved the banner and mission statement to below the blood drive dates.
  
  consolidated sections under Bulletins & Announcements
  
  4/4:
  
  Working with eCatholic to fix font for section tab body content. Fixed, I think. Will have to test to confirm.
  
  4/3:
  
  modified in Design Studio
  
  row and column for Blood Drive, changed from a table to columns for text. Added code to show two columns on PC, and stacked columns on mobile
  
  also added code to modify tabs, they default to yellow txt with blue background, but on mobile have yellow txt on white which is hard to read. Changed section tab backgrounds to very light blue with dark blue txt. Displays well on both PC and mobile.
  
  Used new tab design for both site map and CCD community service hours.
  
  archived easter egg hunt event
  
  4/1:
  
  Update Blood Drive Page
  
  Remove Lent
  
  button from banner on home pages
  
  nav items under Mass Times
  
  from the event items
  
  Dynamic Catholic (next to events)
  
  Add Octave of Easter button to banner on home pages
  
  Update Be My Witness items
  
  Updated banner for Octave, wanted it to be brighter.
  
  3/31:
  
  Site Map Reformatted - now three tabs, English, Spanish and by category
  
  Added team members to Welcome & Parishioner Outreach page
  
  3/30:
  
  Sent out April FlockNote - there is a link to it on Bulletin & Announcements page.
  
  3/29:
  
  Added Divine Mercy Novena & Chaplet - 9 powerpoint presentations
  
  3/28:
  
  Added Pastor's Letter
  
  Added Events for the letter
  
  reformatted the Pastor's Page to use accordian tabs for each letter, opens to most recent item.
  
  3/27:
  
  Added Holy Week button to banner on home page
  
  3/26:
  
  Added FlockNote messages to Bulletins & Announcements page
  
  3/25:
  
  Be My Witness and Sean mis Testigos - have the next 6 sessions set up
  
  3/20:
  
  Fixed Miraculous Medal Novena, words did not match our booklet.
  
  Fixed Stations of the Cross, some of the Stabat Mater was wrong.
Sitio Web en español y Otros Métodos de Comunicación
- Cambios
  
  5/24:
  
  Cleaned up old events and added CCD Registration is June 1 - Aug 31.
  
  Modified the "Did you know" Communication Highlight to reference Flocknote
  
  Modified the Spiritual Highlight to be Pentecost.
  
  Sent Spanish flocknote for review
  
  5/20:
  
  updated Be My Witness to list end date of 5/27 for last session, put in link to webpage so people can go back and review videos, songs and readings.
  
  Update communication highlight to have more links since it is in the bulletin this week.
  
  4/30:
  
  added Midland School event
  
  removed April 30th Blood drive event
  
  4/29:
  
  update BMW on Homepage
  
  added summer camp event
  
  created june flocknote, plan to send May 22
  
  added Miriam as group admin for the hispanic group
  
  Using google translate links, I know google translate is not the best, but it is better than English, so for the Food Pantry link in the flocknote for example, I used:
  
  i.e. despensa de alimentos.
  We can't use links like this on our site because once you open one link, it switches to translate mode then messes up every other google translate link it hits.
  
  Easter Season button link was wrong, fixed it.
  
  4/28:
  
  events updated, pre-Mother's Day plant sale added, not sure who added it.
  
  4/24:
  
  Sent Flocknote for May - created Spanish Flocknote logo
  
  Added Pentecost
  
  Removed 7, added 9 for BMW
  
  Cleaned up Events
  
  4/19:
  
  added Session 8 BMW
  
  4/17:
  
  Changed page of What's New on the Website & More... to be a tab section and split English and Spanish so Miriam/Maria Cristina/?? can see all changes quickly to their site.
  
  Disabled /grupo-de-oracion - Carismático “María te invita conocer a Jesús”
  
  Added to the Recursos Litúrgicos page, in prep for explaining the Ascension. Will also be ready for future Holy Days. Will add other significant Feast days as I go, but wanted to at least get the Holy Days of Obligation in there.
  
  DÍAS SANTOS DE OBLIGACIÓN Y
  OTROS DÍAS FESTIVOS DE IMPORTACIÓN:
  1 de enero, Solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios *
  15 de agosto, Solemnidad de la Asunción de la Santísima Virgen María *
  1 de noviembre, Solemnidad de Todos los Santos *
  8 de diciembre, Solemnidad de la Inmaculada Concepción
  25 de diciembre, Solemnidad de la Natividad de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo
  
  and info on Solemnidad de la Ascensión even though it is no longer on Thursday
  
  4/16:
  
  Added Communications Highlight item to homepage - focus on the bulletins and announcements.
  
  Created Communication Highlights under BIEN VENIDA Y INFORMACIÓN -> Información General
  
  Communication Highlights contains three tabs for now
  
  Bulletins and Announcements
  
  Spiritual Life
  
  Flocknote
  
  Added button for The Easter Season on Home Page
  
  archived events that have passed
  
  Created Hispanic Community Flocknote and will work on getting the hispanic community to join added sign-ups on both the Spanish Bulletins and Announcements page and the Flocknote tab for Communications Highlights.
  
  Added FlockNote messages to Bulletins & Announcements page - translated April flocknote and added that for message.
  
  updated Spanish sitemap to add Communications Highlights
  
  4/9:
  
  removed Holy Week, added Are you ready for Divine Mercy Sunday
  
  added session 7 for BMW to home page
  
  4/8:
  
  added DM Holy Hour Event
  
  Archived events that had passed
  
  4/3:
  
  archived easter egg hunt event
  
  4/2:
  
  fixed Spanish link for the Octave of Easter
  
  4/1:
  
  Update Blood Drive Page includes Spanish blood drive events as well
  
  Remove Lent
  
  button from banner on home page
  
  nav items under Mass Time
  
  from the event item
  
  Add Octave of Easter button to banner on home page
  
  Update Be My Witness item
  
  Updated banner for Octave, wanted it to be brighter.
  
  3/31:
  
  Site Map Reformatted to be tabs, Spanish site map is here now
  
  Added team members to Welcome & Parishioner Outreach page
  
  3/30:
  
  Sent out April FlockNote - there is a link to it on Bulletin & Announcements page.
  
  3/28:
  
  Added Pastor's Letter
  
  Added Events for the letter - goes directly to Spanish translation
  
  reformatted the Pastor's Page to use accordian tabs for each letter, opens to most recent item
  
  3/27:
  
  Added Holy Week button to banner on home page
  
  3/25:
  
  Be My Witness and Sean mis Testigos - have the next 6 sessions set up
Proposed Changes
& in progress...
- Changes to come...
  
  4/21:
  
  Education Changes
  
  5/31 - Take out Be My Witness from:
  
  site maps
  
  navigation
  
  home pages
  
  FORM CHANGES IN PROGRESS:
  New Work Order Form - changed to Event Planning
  New Volunteering Form
  New Memorials Form - decided not to include Masses at this time
  
  FORM CHANGES
  New Registration Form
  New Record Request Form

What's New on the Website & More...

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION AND OTHER FEAST DAYS OF IMPORT:

DÍAS SANTOS DE OBLIGACIÓN Y OTROS DÍAS FESTIVOS DE IMPORTACIÓN:

HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION AND
OTHER FEAST DAYS OF IMPORT:

DÍAS SANTOS DE OBLIGACIÓN Y
OTROS DÍAS FESTIVOS DE IMPORTACIÓN: