How requests that sent to PleasePost@stpaulscary.org are handled.
The requests are handled on rotating basis by the St. Paul’s web editors. The rotation order is:
Delahaye, Olivia |
Fransen, Tom |
When a request comes in who’s ever turn that is next, handles the requested post, and lets other editors now the request is being handle. If an editor is on vacation or is not able to work on postings, they let the rest of editor know so we can be sure everything is covered.
Postings Checklist
- Title – 1st Letter is Capitalize, rest lowercase
- Only use “Stick this post to the front page” for posts that are an event have a deadline sometime out in the future maybe 2 more weeks.
- If you use stick be sure to set a reminder for yourself to remove it after it is no longer needed.
- Another approach if you need an older posting to be at the top of list, just change the publish date to today.
- Author – who posted, not requested
- Select Category(s)
- Use a Feature Image
- Images scaled down to 300 pixels or less.
- Media Library has image editing capabilities that can resize and/or crop.
- If you need images goto https://www.churchart.com/subscriber/dashboard – If you need the login information send a request to PleasePost@stpaulscary.org
- Excerpt – 2 to 3 sentences maximum, do not leave blank.
- Check to be sure posting include:
- A date
- Links that work
- Check spellings
- If you embed a link to another page be sure to the check: “Open link in a new tab”.
- Do NOT check Allow comments – Facebook is for comments.
- For more help see Tad’s Video – https://www.screencast.com/t/1NYLjdGzaA2g
- If you want to test or try something new you can try it first add – https://staging.stpaulscary.org/
Summary of the websites useage – https://datastudio.google.com/reporting/f67c204c-37af-4044-b809-f348c0dba694
New 2022 Logo related files – 2022 Logo
Name | URL | QR Code | Author | Date Created | Last Date Edited | Age (in weeks) |
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2023 Annual Campaign: Worship. Serve. Grow. | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/annual-campaign/ | Tad Richard | August 10, 2015 | February 13, 2023 | 7 | |
About | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/ | Tad Richard | July 21, 2015 | February 15, 2023 | 6 | |
Adult Education | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/adult-education/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Adult Formation | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/adult-education/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | March 28, 2023 | 1 | |
Adults | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/adults/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Appalachia Service Project | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/youth/appalachia-service-project/ | Gordon Werner | October 5, 2015 | February 24, 2023 | 5 | |
Arts and Crafts Festival for Outreach | https://www.stpaulscary.org/festival/ | Tom Fransen | September 3, 2015 | June 11, 2022 | 42 | |
Baptism | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/baptism/ | Tom Fransen | July 25, 2015 | October 8, 2022 | 25 | |
Bulletins | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/bulletins/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | December 21, 2015 | 380 | |
Calendars | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/calendars/ | Tad Richard | August 8, 2015 | January 22, 2022 | 62 | |
Campus Info / Map | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/campus-info/ | Tad Richard | July 24, 2015 | December 27, 2016 | 327 | |
Capital Campaign | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/capital-campaign/ | Gordon Werner | August 31, 2018 | October 20, 2021 | 75 | |
Capital Campaign Pledge Form | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/capital-campaign-pledge-form/ | Tad Richard | October 1, 2018 | October 20, 2021 | 75 | |
Children | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/children/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Children at St. Paul’s | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/preschool-children/ | Tad Richard | July 24, 2015 | February 13, 2023 | 7 | |
Children’s Ministries | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/childrens-ministries/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | March 7, 2023 | 4 | |
Church Business | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/church-business/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Church Logos | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/logos/ | Tad Richard | August 11, 2015 | January 4, 2016 | 378 | |
Clergy | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/clergy/ | Gordon Werner | May 20, 2016 | February 13, 2023 | 7 | |
Communications | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/communications/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Communications Request | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/communications-request/ | Tad Richard | September 23, 2015 | February 14, 2023 | 7 | |
Community Events & Outreach | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/outreach-inreach/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | February 13, 2023 | 7 | |
Confirmation | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/confirmation/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | October 5, 2022 | 25 | |
COVID-19 Usher Protocols | https://www.stpaulscary.org/looking-ahead/covid-19-usher-protocols/ | Tom Fransen | March 29, 2021 | July 19, 2021 | 89 | |
Daily Office | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/daily-office/ | Tad Richard | August 10, 2015 | November 28, 2016 | 331 | |
Donate to St. Paul’s | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/donate-to-st-pauls/ | Tad Richard | August 10, 2015 | November 3, 2021 | 73 | |
Draft Online Donations | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/donate-to-st-pauls/draft-online-donations/ | Tom Fransen | March 10, 2023 | March 12, 2023 | 3 | |
Endowment | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/endowment/ | Tad Richard | August 10, 2015 | March 28, 2023 | 1 | |
Episcopal Church | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/episcopal-church/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/episcopal-diocese-of-north-carolina/ | Tom Fransen | May 3, 2016 | October 16, 2021 | 76 | |
Eucharist | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/communion/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | October 6, 2022 | 25 | |
Fellowship | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/fellowship/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Get Involved | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/adults/ | Tad Richard | April 3, 2018 | March 28, 2023 | 1 | |
Giving back | https://www.stpaulscary.org/support/ | Brandon Jernigan | March 23, 2020 | October 22, 2022 | 23 | |
Giving Board | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/giving-board/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | October 20, 2021 | 75 | |
Help Wanted | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/help-wanted/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
History | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/history/ | Tad Richard | July 24, 2015 | February 16, 2023 | 6 | |
How to Help with the 2017 Arts and Crafts Festival | https://www.stpaulscary.org/festival/how-to-help-the-2017-craft-fair/ | Gordon Werner | September 21, 2017 | October 27, 2017 | 283 | |
Inclement Weather Standing Announcement | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/inclement-weather-announcement/ | Gordon Werner | January 20, 2016 | April 18, 2017 | 311 | |
Kids’ Club | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/kids-club/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | March 4, 2023 | 4 | |
Lay Worship Ministries | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/lay-volunteers/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | March 28, 2023 | 1 | |
Lobster Fest Pre-order Form | https://www.stpaulscary.org/lobsterfest/lobsterfest-pre-order-form/ | Tad Richard | August 13, 2015 | April 27, 2020 | 153 | |
Lobster Fest! | https://www.stpaulscary.org/lobsterfest/ | Tad Richard | August 13, 2015 | January 30, 2022 | 61 | |
Looking Ahead | https://www.stpaulscary.org/looking-ahead/ | Brandon Jernigan | July 3, 2020 | December 16, 2022 | 15 | |
Make Your 2023 Pledge Today | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/pledge-form/ | Tad Richard | July 24, 2015 | October 3, 2022 | 26 | |
Marriage | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/weddings/ | Tad Richard | September 9, 2015 | February 13, 2023 | 7 | |
Membership | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/membership/ | Tad Richard | July 24, 2015 | April 18, 2017 | 311 | |
Memorial Garden | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/memorial-garden/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | March 28, 2023 | 1 | |
Memorial Garden Archives | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/memorial-garden/memorial-garden-archives/ | Gordon Werner | January 20, 2016 | February 23, 2023 | 5 | |
Men’s Beach Week (MBW) | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/adults/mens-beach-week-mbw/ | Tom Fransen | February 10, 2023 | February 11, 2023 | 7 | |
Ministry Leader Resources | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/ministry-resources/ | Tad Richard | August 8, 2015 | February 15, 2023 | 6 | |
Mission & Vision | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/mission-vision/ | Tad Richard | July 22, 2015 | March 9, 2022 | 55 | |
MLRC | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/mlrc/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | October 18, 2022 | 24 | |
Music | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/music/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | December 30, 2019 | 170 | |
News | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/ | Tad Richard | July 22, 2015 | February 15, 2023 | 6 | |
Newsletter | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/newsletter/ | Tad Richard | August 8, 2015 | February 15, 2023 | 6 | |
Newsletter Archive | https://www.stpaulscary.org/newsletter-archive/ | Gordon Werner | July 25, 2016 | November 11, 2021 | 72 | |
ONE Wake – October is a time for ACTION | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/outreach-inreach/one-wake-october-is-a-time-for-action/ | Olivia Delahaye | September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | 26 | |
Other Volunteer Opportunities | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/volunteer/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | May 15, 2020 | 150 | |
Our Ministries | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/ | Tad Richard | July 22, 2015 | March 29, 2023 | 0 | |
Outreach | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/outreach/ | Tom Fransen | July 25, 2015 | March 31, 2023 | 0 | |
Past Homilies (Sermons) | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/homilies/ | Tad Richard | August 10, 2015 | February 11, 2016 | 372 | |
Pastoral Care | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/pastoral-care/ | Tad Richard | August 8, 2015 | February 13, 2023 | 7 | |
Photos | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/photos/ | Tom Fransen | August 29, 2015 | December 29, 2020 | 118 | |
Policies & Forms | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/policies-forms/ | Tad Richard | August 8, 2015 | May 16, 2022 | 46 | |
Prayer Stitchers at the Arts and Crafts Festival | https://www.stpaulscary.org/festival/prayer-stitchers-at-the-arts-and-crafts-festival/ | Gordon Werner | October 12, 2017 | October 12, 2017 | 285 | |
Racial Equity Education Resources | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/racial-equity-education-resources/ | Tad Richard | September 4, 2020 | January 7, 2021 | 116 | |
Resilience Ministry | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resilience/ | Gordon Werner | September 19, 2019 | November 17, 2022 | 19 | |
Resources | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/ | Tad Richard | July 22, 2015 | February 15, 2023 | 6 | |
Room Reservations | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/room-reservations/ | Tad Richard | August 11, 2015 | March 28, 2019 | 209 | |
Site Map | https://www.stpaulscary.org/site-map/ | Tad Richard | July 24, 2015 | August 10, 2015 | 399 | |
St. Paul’s Connects | https://www.stpaulscary.org/connects/ | Brandon Jernigan | March 19, 2020 | February 14, 2023 | 7 | |
St. Paul’s Preschool | https://www.stpaulscary.org/preschool/ | Tad Richard | July 28, 2015 | March 23, 2023 | 1 | |
Staff | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/staff-2/ | Gordon Werner | May 20, 2016 | February 13, 2023 | 7 | |
Stewardship | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | February 3, 2022 | 60 | |
Sunday Bulletin | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/communion/sunday-bulletin-archive/ | Tom Fransen | February 17, 2023 | February 25, 2023 | 5 | |
Test Survey | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/vestry/test-survey/ | Tom Fransen | March 5, 2023 | March 5, 2023 | 4 | |
The Christmas Story | https://www.stpaulscary.org/nativity/ | Brandon Jernigan | December 18, 2020 | December 19, 2020 | 119 | |
Protected: Ushers | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/ushers/ | Tom Fransen | December 27, 2021 | December 27, 2021 | 66 | |
Vendors for 2017 Arts and Crafts Festival | https://www.stpaulscary.org/festival/vendors-for-2017-arts-and-crafts-festival/ | Gordon Werner | September 21, 2017 | September 21, 2017 | 288 | |
Vestry | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/vestry/ | Gordon Werner | May 18, 2016 | February 16, 2023 | 6 | |
Vestry Minutes & Financial Reports | https://www.stpaulscary.org/stewardship/vestry-minutes-and-treasurers-reports/ | Tom Fransen | September 20, 2021 | February 10, 2023 | 7 | |
Website Help | https://www.stpaulscary.org/resources/communications-request/website-help/ | Tom Fransen | May 25, 2021 | March 13, 2023 | 3 | |
Weekly Children’s Ministries: Staying Connected! | https://www.stpaulscary.org/weekly-childrens-ministries-staying-connected/ | Brandon Jernigan | June 21, 2020 | July 14, 2020 | 142 | |
Welcome to St. Paul’s | https://www.stpaulscary.org/about/welcome-visitors/ | Tad Richard | July 24, 2015 | February 14, 2023 | 7 | |
Women’s Beach Week (WBW) | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/adults/womens-beach-week-wbw/ | Tom Fransen | February 2, 2023 | February 10, 2023 | 7 | |
Worship | https://www.stpaulscary.org/worship/ | Tad Richard | July 22, 2015 | February 14, 2023 | 7 | |
Worship & Music | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/worship-music/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Youth | https://www.stpaulscary.org/news/youth/ | Tad Richard | October 8, 2015 | October 8, 2015 | 390 | |
Youth Ministries | https://www.stpaulscary.org/ministries/youth/ | Tad Richard | July 25, 2015 | February 25, 2023 | 5 |
Menu Name | Menu Pages |
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About Menu | Welcome to St. Paul’s, Mission & Vision, History, Membership, Campus Info / Map, Clergy, Staff, Vestry, St. Paul’s Preschool, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina |
Ministries Menu | Get Involved, Adult Formation, Children’s Ministries, Youth Ministries, Outreach, Pastoral Care, Memorial Garden, MLRC |
News Menu | Adult Education, Children, Youth, Church Business, Episcopal Church, Fellowship, Help Wanted, Community Events & Outreach, Worship & Music |
Resources Menu | Newsletter, Ministry Leader Resources, Racial Equity Education Resources, Calendars, Photos, Policies & Forms, Room Reservations, Communications Request, Church Logos |
Stewardship Menu | 2023 Annual Campaign: Worship. Serve. Grow., Make Your 2023 Pledge Today, Donate to St. Paul’s, Endowment, Vestry Minutes & Financial Reports |
Sunday | Worship, Sunday Bulletin |
Top-Menu | About, Welcome to St. Paul’s, Mission & Vision, Clergy, Staff, Vestry, St. Paul’s Preschool, Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, Worship, Children at St. Paul’s, Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Past Homilies (Sermons), Our Ministries, Get Involved, Adult Formation, Children’s Ministries, Youth Ministries, Outreach, Pastoral Care, Memorial Garden, St. Paul’s Preschool, News, St. Paul’s Connects, Adults, Children, Youth, Community Events & Outreach, Worship & Music, Stewardship, Donate to St. Paul’s, 2023 Annual Campaign: Worship. Serve. Grow., Endowment, Resources, St. Paul’s Connects, Ministry Leader Resources, Racial Equity Education Resources, Site Map |
Worship Menu | Worship, Children at St. Paul’s, Kids’ Club, Lay Worship Ministries, Music, Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation, Marriage, Past Homilies (Sermons) |
2 CSS’s and shortcodes have been added to provide the option of only displaying text on the screen or when a page is printed. For example, when viewing a page the user only see the link to another page. However, when the page is printed the link now becomes a QR code.
To use the CSS change to editor from Visual to Text mode. Add a class statement. Either class=”screen_only” or class=”print_only”
To make editing easier to check and for editors not comfortable using the Text mode, there are 2 new shortcodes.
- (print_only]This content will only be displayed when the page is printed[/print_only]
- (screen_only]This content will only be displayed on the screen[/screen_only
You can combine the shortcodes with QR code. For example see the post
https://www.stpaulscary.org/adults/wbw/womens-beach-week-wbw-2023/ .
(screen_only] text with link[/screen_only]
(print_only] Or us this QR code: (su_qrcode …………..][/print_only]
In the above examples to use change the ( to [.
Publications are starting to include QR codes to make it easier to for people to use cell phones to go directly to specific web pages. We’re starting to get requests for including QR codes in posts and pages.
The QR code is easy to add. Click on the Insert shortcode. Then select QR code and fill out the form to generate the shortcode.
For example, the shortcode for WBW on-line registration – su_qrcode data=”https://bit.ly/StPaulsWBW” title=”On-Line Registration Form” size=”140″ margin=”10″ align=”right” link=”https://bit.ly/StPaulsWBW”
Depending the purpose of the post/page it would be redundant to have a link and a QR code. Link is better for people viewing the post/page and the QR code is better for someone who prints it. Suggestion include the QR code but it only shows up on a printout.
To add this function use the edit in Visual mode to create the post/page including the QR code as you normally do. Then switch to the Text mode and add class print-only. Using the above WBW example, you can add the QR code to list with the following modification: <li class=“print-only”>Or use this QR code:</li>
The class print-only can be be used for any text/image that only needs to be seen when a post/page is printed.
Step-by-Step for Homily Posts
- Go to Sermons > Add New
- Choose Audio > Upload the Homily
- Typically rename the file as [Name]_homily_[Date].mp3. For example, George_homily_08.29.2021.mp3
- Custom Sidebar should be set to “Homilies sidebar.”
- In Sermon settings on right-hand side, select the following:
- Series = Homilies
- Speakers = Name of the speaker
- Featured Image = Profile picture of the speaker
- Excerpt = This is the description that will show up on the preview and on the podcast episode.
- Nothing else needs to be checked. The podcast checkbox does not need to be selected.
Other notes
- Typically, nothing is added to the main content except the post/homily title.
- Tom has been sending out on Saturday a reminder to the homilist to provide a title and excerpt. If the homilist does not provide a title for their homilies, you can do that.
- If the homily is posted during the week, set the “Publish” date to the Sunday on which the homily was delivered.
- The podcast will automatically update. No additional action is needed to publish the podcast episode.
- If the homily is not showing up on the main page, it’s probably because the “Series > Homilies” checkbox hasn’t been selected.
- There is trigger set up in IFTTT that emails to pleasepost@… when the homily is added to the Dropbox account.
- Get the URL for the video from Fill Bowen or from the St. Paul’s Facebook link at the bottom of the home page. (A typical URL might be https://www.facebook.com/109373515817398/videos/127771496008115 from Fill or a shorter version from Facebook. Both should work.)
- In WordPress, visit the St. Paul’s home page and find the post on Fr. George’s Weekly Video. (https://www.stpaulscary.org/church-business/fr-georges-weekly-video/)
- Edit the post. Update the post with the new link and new date and update the post date. Stick it to the top of the blog and update.
Step-by-Step for Hope for the Journey Posts
- Use title provided by person sending post, not “Hope for the Journey”
- Copy and paste post
- Click “Stick to the top of the blog”
- Mark “Church Business” and “Hope for the Journey” categories
- “Church Business” ensures it goes up on St. Paul’s Connects page
- Tag “From the Clergy” and “Hope for the Journey”

- Begin excerpt with “In this week’s <b>Hope for the Journey</b>, Father/Mother XXXXX reflects on…”
- Point out the topic or add a line that stood out or use the first sentence or two.
- Sign off “—Father George”, “—Father Javier”, or “—Mother Alice” and increase font size on this block to “Medium”
- We decided to use titles for the benefit of the occasional visitor
- George and Javier have signature blocks available in Media Library (Javier_sig; GeorgeSig) that we sometimes use to personalize the posts a bit (see below)

Posting MailChimp Newsletters
Currently several newsletter use MailChimp. For example, Children’s Ministry, Weekly Letter from the Rector, and Stewardship 2023.
We have 2 approaches for posting the newsletters:
- Open the Newsletter in a New Tab – Create a post like you normal do that contains the link to the newsletter. Be sure to have the link open in a new tab.
- Embed the Newsletter in the Post – To embed the newsletter in a post requires a like more work but the users does not need to open additional browser tabs.
- Create an Excerpt and pick Categories like you would for a normal post. I do not use a Feature Image, because the image shows up above the newsletter.
- To embed the newsletter switch the editor view from Visual to Text.
- Post the following into the editor:
- <iframe title=” Add Title ” src=” Newsletter Url before? ?e=[UNIQID]” width=”600″ height=”1200″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> </iframe>
- Add Title – In the above text replace Add Title with the newsletter title.
- Newsletter Url before? – In the above text replace Newsletter Url before? with a copy and paste of the url before the ?.
- <iframe title=” Add Title ” src=” Newsletter Url before? ?e=[UNIQID]” width=”600″ height=”1200″ allowfullscreen=”allowfullscreen”><span data-mce-type=”bookmark” style=”display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;” class=”mce_SELRES_start”></span> </iframe>
- You can now publish the post.
- Notes. You can adjust the iframe width and height to get the newsletter to look good in the posting. The MailChimp template is 600 pixel wide, so I start with a width=600.
How to modify the url’s for the 3 buttons on the Homepage slider.
The buttons are on the individual slides that are in that slider. Because the buttons don’t change from slide-to-slide, it appears as if they are an overlay on the whole slide show, but they are not. Therefore, you’ll need to update all the slides that have that button individually.
Here is a video Tad put together to show how to modify the url:
To change right side menu – go to widgets under appearance
- Pages – Ministry Pages
- The ministry pages are for the basic information about what the ministry does and contact information.
- We do not expect to have to change the ministry pages very often.
- Ministry leaders should review their pages periodically.
- Posts – News Items
- Perishable time limited information, such as awarding of grants, is temporary and we use posts for that kind of news