Community Guidelines

What is the Community Network?

The Resurrection Catholic Parish (RCP) Online Community is a unique website that

• enriches and expands our parish ministry reach
• uses new participatory media technologies
• focuses around the church groupings of people
• forges relationships that leads to spiritual growth
• connects parishioners to serving opportunities based on interests and needs
• provides a means for member communication and promotion
• promotes events
• offers prayer requests and other special submissions
• provides a discussion forum for sharing interests
  

Individuals sign up and become Members of the RCP Online Community, both parish members and those looking to join RCP. All requests to join are reviewed and are subject to cancellation if online use is outside the spirit of the parish.

As a Member at RCP Online Member, you are welcome to use and become part of our Community Network. When Members sign on, everyone creates his or her own profile information, and then can:

• join ministries/groups joined
• view latest activities
• post and read discussion comments
• view events
• select friends list
• “wall” posts and comments

…along with other information all of which each Member can choose to share or not to share through MyPage Settings Privacy area. We hope you enjoy the online community!
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Is my information private?

Yes and no. guard your personal information. The RCP Online Community is a public network.

Each Member can set Privacy Settings for this or her own information. We recommend doing this immediately after you create your community network account. Non-members may have access to reading posts and profiles on our site. Any person is eligible to join this network. We highly discourage members from posting personal information such as telephone number, home address, or other specific information. If you’d like to share such information with other members, we advise you to do so with forethought and caution, and only via the private messaging system. Be aware that RCP cannot be held liable or responsible for any damages incurred as a result of sharing said information.

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How do I use the Community Network?

The best way to see what the RCP Online Community is about is to visit our website and “look around”. If you decide you don’t want to be part of our Online Community please don't feel the need to join, but do feel free to visit us often and learn about our parish community and ministries. If you have joined but later decide to leave our Online Community you will find instructions here on how to leave our network. For those wishing to stay, click the Sign Up link in the top right of our web page to get started!

Our Online Community works as a church calendar, a program of events, and a communication tool between members and ministries/groups. We hope that you will be able to get better connected by participating in discussions happening within our ministries, looking for ministries that may be of interest to you, and then joining one! Members may also find a place to use his or her talents by looking at our volunteer opportunities within each ministry. All new members should read the New User Guide as a starting point after joining the Online Community.

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Please protect the privacy of fellow Members! Violating any of these guidelines will result in blocked access. By becoming a Member of the RCP Online Community you agree to the following rules of use:

• The RCP Online Community is intended for personal and ministry use. It is not for solicitation of any kind. Do not use it for business purposes or for ministry, groups, etc. outside of the RCP Online Community.
• Please do not create or submit a Blog post. Blog post are reserved for approved ministry leaders and will not be approved for any other RCP community members.
• Please do not upload photos. Photo uploads are reserved for approved ministry leaders and will not be approved for any other RCP community members.
• Please do not upload videos. Video uploads are reserved for approved ministry leaders and will not be approved for any other RCP community members.
• Protect the privacy of members by not giving their phone number etc., to others outside of the Online Community. If you would like someone’s number and they are “unlisted”, please ask them directly. RCP cannot give out this information without prior consent. Our leaders use this private information with care.
• Do not send emails that are not necessary and requested, e.g. jokes, stories, petitions, etc. Use the Online Community with care and courtesy for personal and friendly communication. Even if it’s interesting, funny or important, do not send unsolicited information. Do not add members to email lists outside the Online Community without prior consent.
• Members who engage in discussions are not to “slam” or otherwise make disparaging comments about other groups, churches or organizations or attempt to solicit members for outside groups or organizations. Keep the Online Community discussions and emails personal, positive and profitable. Discussions will be monitored.
• Members who become inactive at RCP or who do not follow these guidelines and/or abuse the Online Community, will have their login access blocked.
• Members are to inform the Resurrection Parish Team of any problems so a resolution can be found.

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