Department of Internet Ministries

11/04/2025

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America prioritizes the cybersecurity of our communities and parishioners. Here are four essential actions you, our fellow parishioners, and parishes can take to enhance security:

1. Keep software up to date. Enable auto-updates on all your devices.

2. Use strong passwords. Create unique passwords for all accounts and consider using a password manager like Apple's Password or 1Password. Phrases of at least 16 characters mixed with numbers or symbols are best.

3. Enable two-factor authentication on all accounts.

4. Be alert to phishing! Always verify a sender and think before you click.

From the Department of Information and Technology

09/15/2025

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11/19/2024

The Department of Internet Ministries is conducting a survey as part of its work with OrthodoxJobs.com to gain an understanding of the landscape of employment and volunteering in the local parish for various ministries.

This survey deals with the music ministry in a parish - choirs, chanters, etc. and the work they perform within the liturgical services and in the life of the parish.

https://form.123formbuilder.com/6762443/orthodox-jobs-music-ministry-survey

Please click the link to complete this form.

07/30/2024

The 2024-2025 Planner is available to download! Add the daily bible readings, saints, feasts, and fast days directly into your digital calendar on your desktop (Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, etc.) or Mobile device! The Planner follows the Ecclesiastical (church) year from September 2024 - August 2025.

Use The Planner to keep track of all your schedules. Keep a daily focus on Christ with Scriptural readings, fast days, and saints of the day. The Planner follows the Ecclesiastical (church) year beginning in September and ending in August. Digital version only available this year.

07/05/2024

07/20/2023

The 2023-2024 Planner is now available to download! Add the daily bible readings, saints, feasts, and fast days directly into your digital calendar on your desktop (Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, etc.) or Mobile device! The Planner follows the Ecclesiastical (church) year from September 2023 - August 2024.

Use The Planner to keep track of all your schedules. Keep a daily focus on Christ with Scriptural readings, fast days, and saints of the day. The Planner follows the Ecclesiastical (church) year beginning in September and ending in August. Digital version only available this year.

05/05/2023

We hope you will join us!!

The Department of Internet Ministries is happy to announce our line-up for this month's Internet Ministries webinars! On Wednesday, May 10, we will help you to experience your parish website as your visitors do so that you can ensure that it remains an effective part of your ministry. On Wednesday, May 17, we'll guide you through strategies for decluttering your website, enhancing user experience, and improving your online presence. On Wednesday, May 24, we'll take a high-level look at 10 free tools that you can use to boost your web presence.

Details about each webinar and registration links are listed below. We look forward to having you join us!

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Seeing Your Website with Fresh Eyes
Wednesday, May 10
1:00 PM ET

You may spend hours each week working on your website, but how often do you take the time to look at it? And we mean really look at it. Sometimes, we just need to take a step back and look at everything through fresh eyes. In this webinar, we will help you experience your website as your visitors do to improve your content and ensure your website is an effective part of your parish ministry.

Register today: https://goarch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUtdeGspzIpHt2vPMfMEjpVbXnl2Vvfy8HY #/registration

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Spring Cleaning For Your Website
Wednesday, May 17
1:00 PM ET

Join us as we guide you through valuable strategies for decluttering your website, enhancing user experience, and improving your online presence. Learn how to effectively remove outdated content, fix broken links, optimize media, and ensure your site performs seamlessly across devices.

Register today: https://goarch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0kdeyupzwpGdfEO5NqfvTvjak6eC6wJH-W #/registration

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10 Free Tools to Empower Your Web Building Skills
Wednesday, May 24
1:00 PM ET

Together, we will take a high-level look at 10 free tools that you can use to boost your web presence’s visual and verbal content, and its accessibility.

Register today: https://goarch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqd-ChpzwuG9KhLhC4aMegdteY6Tu7Un0J #/registration

04/04/2023

The Department of Internet Ministries announces its next webinar! Join us Wednesday, April 5, at 3:00 PM ET, as we explore some of the advanced features available in Constant Contact and how to use them for your Holy Week communications and announcements.

Register today by visiting: https://goarch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcucuCoqTwpGNXH46ruToBelKWbfUsdOys7 #/registration

02/17/2023

All parishes are invited to attend a free webinar - "Using TechSoup to Supercharge Your Parish" - hosted by the Department of Internet Ministries on Wednesday, February 22 at 3:30 PM ET. TechSoup provides the connections, expertise, and resources to unlock the power of tech for social good! In this webinar, you will learn about TechSoup’s great offerings, including donations and discounts in software, hardware, and services, as well as the informative educational events and other great resources available to our parishes.

To register, visit https://goarch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtf-qurTkiHd3_1BYbXfVdpEEWlVcc-EXR

This webinar is part of Internet Ministries' ongoing webinar series to train and equip parishes and clergy with tools to improve their digital ministry. Recordings of past webinars are available through the department's tech support website at https://support.goarch.org/webinars

For more information, contact the Department of Internet Ministries at [email protected] .

11/29/2022

Christmas the time when more "unchurched" people attend church services than any other holiday. It also happens to be the day when many of your own parishioners who you haven't seen in a while may attend as well. Is your parish - and your website - ready to welcome them all to your community? Join us on Friday, December 2, 2022 at 3 PM EST as we share some helpful tips to improve your parish's overall web presence for this joyous feast. https://goarch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIpdeqhrToiGtwARcQKFhh0XtAUBJk7xIn5

11/23/2022

Has your parish signed up for a free Constant Contact account through the Archdiocese yet? Join us for the webinar "Engage your Parishioners with Constant Contact" on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at 2 PM EST to learn how you can use Constant Contact to better communicate with your parishioners. We will cover the basics of navigating through your Constant Contact account, managing contacts, sending an email campaign, and using its powerful reporting tools.

NOTE: This program is available to GOA parishes only at this time.

Register here: https://goarch.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuc-qhqjgjGddqYsnpaKEwv9_9aE9Ft5PZ