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 * **Project Title:** //An Online Retreat for Advent//


 * **Project Description:** To create an online retreat for the Advent season which will be posted on our parish Facebook page: [|https://www.facebook.com/**SaintPeters**Parish**OlneyMaryland**] . Since the attention of Facebook is "in the immediate", the retreat will offer new postings each day of Advent. This effort will be a "first" for our parish.


 * **Project Goals:** 1) To develop an online mini-retreat experience during Advent for our parishioners and any other viewers of our Facebook page; 2) To increase participation in our Facebook viewing as a result of posting the online retreat; 3) To invite participation, particularly by the teens, in this project by encouraging the submission of personal prayers, pictures or other resources.


 * **Audience Description:** 1) Tech savvy and semi-tech savvy adults; 2) Teens.


 * **Projected Timeline:**
 * __Week of October 1__; 1) Prepare detailed outline of project - post Proposal
 * __Week of October 7__; 2) Prepare and send invitations to participate in project to Youth Minister and to our parish bulletin
 * __Week of October 7;__ 3) Gather Scripture verses
 * __Week of October 7__; 4) Take pictures/gather pictures/receive submissions/begin to write reflections
 * __Week of October 21__; 5) finalize written reflections/receive final submissions
 * __Week of October 28__; 6) Assemble project
 * __Week of October 28__; 7) Fine tune project
 * __Week of November 4__; 8) Submit project to our Facebook Coordinator
 * __Week of November 11__; 9) Submit final project to DDBC
 * __Week of November 11__; 10) Write thank you notes to Youth Group and to Parish for participation
 * __Week of November 11__; 11) Write articles for bulletin/website to promote online retreat, including a request for viewers to "Share" or "Like" the retreat


 * **Technology To Be Utilized:**
 * 1) Facebook - for the posting of the retreat;
 * 2) Parish website - for hosting the retreat;
 * 3) Mobile devices - for accessing Facebook;
 * 4) the Internet - for finding resources;
 * 5) Smart phone/camera - for taking pictures for project.


 * **Projected Budget:** Only minimal, if any, expenses are anticipated and would be covered by my Adult Faith Formation budget.
 * Do you need **Departmental or Administrator approval**? If yes, please indicate the steps you have taken. The concept and implementation of the online retreat has been presented to the Coordinator of our Facebook page and received approval.

Proposal Deadline: October 3, 2013

__ Note __ : Projects should be carried out in a two-month period following the Proposal deadline. All projects should be completed by November 14, 2013.

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