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1. Quite agree. Young people especially, are not attending Mass any more. So, to coin an old saying, (with deepest apologies to any Moslems out there) 'If Mohommed won't go to the Mountain, then the mountain must go to Mohommed.'
   I seem to remember that Jesus went around preaching to everyone, rather than sit in the temple and wait until they came to him.

   Posted By: SB

2. I am one of several priests here in Maitland-Newcastle Diocese, who regularly use Facebook to extend my contact with a certain number of people.
   For me it's a way to draw attention to worthwhile articles in print and on the net and to current films and to others available on DVD.
   I also use it to reinforce our parish Bulletin by notes about Youth and other parish group activities. Our Youth Ministry also have a Facebook page.
   The list of friends grows very slowly but it is my hope that more parishioners across most age groups, will join up and provide their own comments and indeed their questions.
   On occasions I make reference to the current week's Scripture readings in the form of a short extract from my homily.
   I agree that this and other media could well assist the Church in our mission to 'spread the good news'.

   Posted By: Terry Horne

3. Bishop David Walker is spot on by stating that social media is an ideal tool to proclaim the gospel but, more importantly, to listen.
   To listen, as the Second Vatican Council urged, 'to the joys and hopes, the grief and anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted.'
   

   Posted By: terry fitz south brisbane

4. Like Father Terry, our Parish also has a Facebook Page. I am one of the Administrators.
   On the whole we are a Parish of older people. One of the gratifying things about our readership (on average around 50 people each day) is that they are primarily young adults who have left our Parish and moved away.
   I believe that being a Facebook 'friend' assists them in feeling that they are still connected to their Faith Community.
   During Lent I posted a prayer a day - during that time the number of people reading our page peaked.

   Posted By: Marjanna Gilchrist

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