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God and His Church have always used the latest and greatest technology and media to spread the important news of salvation - as a matter of fact, Jesus's last commandment to His apostles was to, in a sense, to take up the job of broadcasting: 

He said to them,
“Go into the whole world and proclaim
the Gospel to every creature."

Our work is urgent.  St. Paul spoke of the need to spread the news to all the boundaries of the world.  "If I preach the Gospel, this is no reason for me to boast,  for an obligation has been imposed on me, and woe to me if I do not preach it!"  1st Cor 9:16

Today, we have the means to spread His message in ways never before imagined. Through websites, blogs, podcasts, social media, smart phone apps, and other forms of digital communication, we can keep active parishioners up to date and involved as well as reach people who would have otherwise been unreachable. One of the challenges of the New Evangelization is for us, as Catholics, to embrace New Media and use it to spread our faith. 
 

“The Internet causes billions of images to appear on millions of computer monitors around the planet. From this galaxy of sight and sound will the face of Christ emerge and the voice of Christ be heard? For it is only when His face is seen and His voice heard that the world will know the glad tidings of our redemption. This is the purpose of evangelization.”  St. John Paul II, 36^th World Communications Day

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WHAT WE DO:

We serve as a vehicle for enhanced communication between the staff, ministries, and parishioners of St Luke the Evangelist.  We also serve those involved in St. Luke ministries and organizations by providing a user-friendly framework to access the broader community in the form of:  
 

• Posters
• Flyers
• Social Media postings and engagements
• Art for logos, events
• Mainstream Media press releases and calendars
• Creating website pages and forms
• Online donations and event registrations with online payment
• Scheduling of STL facility spaces
• Assistance with securing volunteers 

 

WHAT IT COSTS:

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO COST FOR OUR WORK. 
The only costs are those necessary in order to provide color copies or to make posters or provide specially printed items that we cannot make within the parish itself.
 

CAN I HELP?

OF COURSE!  Communications involve many special talents, gifts, and treasures.  We welcome any member of the parish who would like to contribute their assistance in:
 

• Photography of parish events
• Videography and video editing
• Editing and proof reading

There is no age requirements to support this ministry.  We will accept teenagers, great-grandparents, and all of those in between.

MAY I MAKE A DONATION?

Providing the best quality projects, photos, and videos requires special equipment and computers.  If you would like to contribute financially to making our work better and even more accessible, we gratefully welcome your help!

We are in need of:

• HD Video recording and editing equipment so that we can begin producing our own high end original content
• High quality audio recording equipment so that we can begin to place homilies and other talks around the parish on-line
• Wireless microphones
• A computer with enough horsepower and features to edit high-definition audio and video content
• Portable lighting
• Monetary donations to purchase these items