If you are planning a parish event or initiative, we want to do our best to help make it a success! Proper promotion can help get the word out and encourage attendance and/or support. Below are some tips for planning and promoting a parish event and a list of some of the resources that may be available to help promote your event.
 
TIPS FOR EVENT PLANNING
 

• The parish has many resources to help to advertise and promote events. The Director of Communications can help create any graphics, registration forms. signs, posts, etc., and create a strategic plan for promotion.
• Promotion for most events should ideally begin between 4 and 6 weeks prior to the event.
• The Director of Communications can help create any graphics, registration forms, signs, posts, etc., and create a strategic plan for promotion. You may recommend or ask for certain avenues of communication, but granting of these requests will be at the discretion of the Director of Communications.
• Before deciding on a date and time for your event, check the parish calendar (https://archangelgabrielparish.org/upcoming) to see what other events are scheduled for that time to avoid any conflicts. 
• If it’s appropriate, consider asking attendees to register, even if there is no cost. This gives you a sense of how many will attend, which can help in preparation of materials, refreshments, etc. It also has been shown to increase attendance at the events. The Director of Communication can set this up for you through the parish website or Flocknote.
• Online payments can be accepted through the parish website when it is appropriate. This must be approved by the Director of Operations and set up by the Director of Communications.

 

RESOURCES FOR EVENT PROMOTION

Below are the resources we have available at the parish for promoting events. Not all of these resources are appropriate or necessary for every event. The Director of Communications for Archangel Gabriel Parish, Deena Swank, will select and implement the appropriate resources and the development of a plan and timeline for promotion of the event. She can be reached at [email protected].
 
Bulletin

• Full Page, Half Page, and/or Quarter Page

 
Flocknote

• Inclusion in Weekly Bulletin Highlights
• Separate Flocknote Specific to the Event

Website

• Creation of a Page on the Parish Website
• Creation of a Registration Form on the Parish Website
• Inclusion in the Home Page Rotator Image
• Website Article

 
Social Media

• Facebook Post
• Facebook Event
• Instagram Post

 
Flyer

• Paper Flyers for Distribution (8.5” x 11”)

 
Signs

• Holy Trinity LED Sign
• Paper Signs (8.5” x 11” and/or 11” x 17”)
• Vinyl Signs (sizes vary)
• Signs Around the Community
• Yard Signs

 
Submission by the Director of Communications to:

• Diocesan Website
• Local Parish Bulletins
• Free Online Resources for Posting Events
• Facebook Groups for Posting Events
• Local Print Publications