Living Between The "two Wills" Of God — Salesian Spiritualit

[cmaD2006]

[quote name='Kevin J Banet' timestamp='1318518973' post='2320632']
Yes, I'm promoting several religious communities which are good ones. What's the best way do you think of announcing various news and events that they have?
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Hi Kevin:

Maybe open one thread per order ... an "XYZ news and events" thread (where XYZ is a particular order). Post news and/or an announcement. Maybe post something either when it is relevant (i.e. a come and see is coming up in two months, then a bump when the date gets closer).

We're all (if I dare say so) are really pro-communities in Vocation Station ... just that seeing the same thing post multiple times in multiple places, or too many posts kind of is a turn-off.

One great suggestion is for a sister of that particular community to JOIN phatmass, and to JOIN the discussions (I know in cloistered communities this may be more difficult). That is a good way for the sister (or religious brother) to get "free publicity". There are a number of sisters on the phorum that we've come to love and enjoy their input. That by far is the BEST promotion, because we get to know the community via the sister's (or brother's) own voice.

Hope this helps.

[Nunsense]

Yeah, I for one, get turned off by the posting of the same link in multiple threads - it is too much like spam to be attractive. But we all do want to hear about communities and what they are doing, so I second cmaria's idea of making a thread for each particular community and then updating us with what's happening for them, and if possible to get one of them to give us some first hand knowledge and insight about that community - as their unofficial representative. Otherwise it is too much like 'hit and run' posting and not personal at all.

[Kevin J Banet]

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