2009 WEBSITE REPORT

Check out our website at www.holytrinitywhiterock.org, it is well worth reviewing with a multitude of information and a menu that is very easy to follow! Fresh new updates are added monthly by Barb Cederlund, our parish secretary, who sends them directly to Elinor Gavin who has been the website creator since 2004. You can find lots of interesting information including fellowship, education, calendars of events, the parish photo album and great videos of important functions that have happened over the year!

The newest addition to the website are the recorded ‘podcasts’ of all sermons that are delivered in the church. Sean Latimer records the sermon each week, downloads it to his computer and forwards the WAV files to Elinor. She has created a wonderfully easy to use interface for the recording which includes an archive. She uploads them the same day they are sent to her, and they are ready for sharing.

It has turned out to be an amazing ministry as so many locals, and people from as far afield as Australia, are listening directly from the website or downloading the podcasts to MP3 players. For example, Vera Cunliffe downloads it to her MP3 player and takes it to a shut-in parishioner to share it and discuss the gospel and the subsequent sermon. It is turning out to be much more of an outreach than we had envisioned at first. It is also helpful to hear a sermon a second time, even if you were in church. They may be found on the first page of the website.

If you would like to contact any staff in the church or have information for the website to submit, it can be sent to holytrinitywhiterock@shawbiz.ca, the church email address.

Respectfully submitted,
Kathy Thornton