Wednesday, April 27, 2011

How to use Slideshare for posting Powerpoint slides for SJCCC

1. Login to www.slideshare.net
   id: sjcccbible@gmail.com, password: contact Webteam

2. on the top menu, you will see Home, Go PRO, Channels, Zipcast, please click "upload" and choose "upload publicly"

3. while uploading, it will have a screen that you can enter "title" "tag" and "category"
   choose "spiritual" for category and save.

Optionally, if you want to include an mp3 file as background music, you can upload the mp3 and time it with the slide pages using steps described in at this page:

http://www.labnol.org/internet/upload-mp3-files-on-slideshare/8893/
4. after it finished, it will have a sildeshow preview.  On the right you will see "embed" under facebook and email icons.

5. click it, select all (ctrl+A), copy and paste.

6. go to SJCCC article post, we have to paste the embed link.  The code I am using below is just a sample.
     - Change width to 595, height to 497. (yellow highlight section)
     - delete blue highlight section


(Provided by Grace Tsai and input provided by George Tsai)

Sunday, April 24, 2011

SJCCC eNews: The Lord has Risen!

Dear brothers and sisters,
Happy Easter, the Lord has Risen! Congratulations to the 15 brothers and sisters baptized yesterday and today!
If you have pictures of Fr. Wang or pictures of Pope John Paul II, or photos of Easter festivities please send or contact webteam@sjccc.org. Here are the highlights of this week at http://www.sjccc.org:

See SJCCC.org website for other news including:
If you have community pictures to share, or you would like to help, please send email to webteam @ sjccc.org, thank you!

May God bless you and your family with peace and love,
San Jose Chinese Catholic Community

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Fr. Francis Wang passed away today at 10:30am

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

With deepest regret and sadness, this is to inform you that our beloved
priest Fr. Francis Wang S.J. passed away at 10:30am today 4/23. Fr. Francis
Wang served and helped SJCCC greatly in the past. His love and compassion
for our community will not be forgotten. We shall update you after the
Jesuit Center has determined the time and place of the funeral mass. Let us
pray for the soul of Fr. Francis Wang.

In Christ,

SJCCC Chair Board 

PS. Here are some recent pictures/videos of Fr. Wang, if you have others to
share, please contact webteam @ sjccc.org

https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/92is9j0TE63pQtLRbN3seCMY9zs8xw49mP4cNsDXN_0?feat=directlink

http://www.sjccc.org/index.php/activities/videos/125-2010-04-frfranciswong.html?src=w20110423

Friday, April 22, 2011

Send Email to SJCCC eNews with phpList

As of Easter 2011, we are transitioning our eNews from dadaamail to phpList.  Here is the procedure to send eNew:
  • Start your web browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox), Set "View -> Encoding" to Unicode (UTF-8)
  • Sign in to the SJCCC eNew Control Panel to send email: http://sjccc.org/phplist/admin/ (contact admin for password)
  • Click on "Send a Message" on Right Rail
  • In the Content TAB (by defult), enter subject and message for both HTML and text:  Update Subject Line (Recommend to use the format: "SJCCC eNews: ..." (This can be Chinese and/or English) Enter your message in the box. (This can be Chinese and/or English)
  • Send a test message to yourself
  • Click "Save Changes" before clicking on any other TAB.
  • Click the Lists TAB, and select "SJCCC eNews"
  • Click "Send Message to the Selected MailingLists"
It is recommended that you don't use/edit other TABs:
  • Format TAB: always use the HTML version which always include the text version as the multi-part mime attachment
  • Format TAB: always use the SJCCC Member eNews template which contains the necessary legalese
  • Attach TAB: attachments are not recommended
(Provided by Joy Xiuli Chu)

    Webteam: transition to phplist

    After upgrading to the latest version of dadamail, we were unable to get Chinese to work in the eNews. As the result, we are transitioning to phplist.

    Tasks:
    • prototype and test the send process
    • write up procedure
    • download/upload the member list
    • update the footer in email to be legal compliance
    • update the list subscription page
    • change the subscribe on sjccc main page to use the new subscription page 
    • edit technical configurations for phplist

    Technical configurations: config.php changes: (~/www/phplist/config/config.php)
    • define ("REGISTER",0);
    • define("EMAILTEXTCREDITS",1);
    • define("PAGETEXTCREDITS",1);
    • define ("NOSTATSCOLLECTION",1);
    • define("MAILQUEUE_BATCH_SIZE",360);
    • define('MAILQUEUE_THROTTLE',1);
    • define("USE_MANUAL_TEXT_PART",1);
    Others to try out in the future:
    • define('CLICKTRACK',1);
    • define('CLICKTRACK_SHOWDETAIL',0);
    See documentation:
    • Send Rate, etc: http://docs.phplist.com/PhpListConfigSendRate
    • Personalization: http://docs.phplist.com/Placeholders

    Good Friday

    Dear SJCCC members,
    The following is the regulation of Roman Catholics Church concerning Lenten fasting and abstinence on Good Friday.
    
        * Abstinence from all meat is to be observed by 14 years old and older on Fridays of Lent.
        * Fasting is to be observed on Good Friday by those who are from 18 to 59 years of age.
    
    You are also encouraged to participate in the Station of Cross and other activities in St. Clare Parish.
    
    4/22 Good Friday 
        12:00 noon Meditation
        2-3pm Our Lord's Passion
        7:30pm Outdoor Stations of Cross
    
    4/23 
        8:30PM Vigil Mass 
    
    For more information in Chinese see: 
    http://www.sjccc.org/index.php/activities/announcements/570-good-friday-2011.html?src=w041022
    
    SJCCC Chair Board

    Tuesday, April 19, 2011

    SJCCC Member eNews: Holy Week activities, Easter Celebration, SHS activities...

    Dear brothers and sisters,
    Holy week started today. Please check out our acitivities and services during this week. Then next week, we are going to celebrating Easter and enjoy hope of life Jesus bring to us. Here are the highlights of this week at http://www.sjccc.org:
    See SJCCC.org website for other news including:
    If you have community pictures to share, or you would like to help, please send email to webteam @ sjccc.org, thank you!
    May God bless you and your family with a special joyful week in Lent,

    San Jose Chinese Catholic Community

    Tuesday, April 12, 2011

    Workshop for parents

    Dear All,

    This is a friendly reminder of the Workshop for parents on " Healthy Relationships with your teens". Please see the following info.

    [Attachment(s) from Melanie Lin included below]

    Hello Everyone,
     
    Please be informed that next Saturday the 16th there is a free parenting seminar at St. Joseph.  The topic is "Healthy Relationships, Love & Sexuality".  This parents-only event is hosted by CCCSJ Youth Group and the St. Joseph Youth Group
     
    Amy Sluss is a renowned Catholic educator who is also RN and a mom.  She will inform and enlighten parents on how to involve your kids in conversations on these topics.  And as we all know that having healthy relationships is so vital to the wellbeing of the teenage years and beyond. 
     
    So, please grab all parents and grandparents you know -- family members, friends, co-workers and neighbors to come.  They will thank you for it.
     
    Attached is the flier for the event.  Hope to see you there.
     
    Time:  Saturday, Apr. 16th from 8 - 9:30 pm.  Light refreshments afterwards in the church hall.
    Place:  St. Joseph Church
     
    Lenten blessings,
    CCCSJ Youth Group
     
     
    __._,_.___
    Attachment(s) from Melanie Lin
    1 of 1 File(s)



    Lenten blessings,
    Jessica

    Monday, April 11, 2011

    SJCCC: April 2011 Council Meeting

    Dear SJCCC Team Leaders and Members,
    
    You are cordially invited to attend the April council meeting.
    
    Date: Thursday, April 14th, 2011
    Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
    Place: St. Clare’s Classroom #5
    
    The agenda is as follows:
    1. Prayer
    2. Verbum Dei Missionary Fraternity in China Mission support
    3. Faith Formation Group brief update
    4. St. Clare Parish Summer Festival Support
    5. Easter Celebration sponsored by Evangelization group
    6. Financial Report
    7. Mass intention proposal
    8. Update of SJCCC structural change
    9. Advisory board’s recommendation
    
    In Christ,
    Kam Chow
    SJCCC Board

    Sunday, April 10, 2011

    SJCCC: Reconciliation, Holy Week/Easter Celebration, Family Camp

    Dear brothers and sisters,
    Praise the Lord for another very blessed retreat this weekend. As our Vice-Chair Lisa mentioned, please come to the Community Reconciliation for Lent this Friday. Here are the highlights of this week at http://www.sjccc.org:

    See SJCCC.org website for other news including:
    If you have community pictures to share, or you would like to help, please send email to webteam @ sjccc.org, thank you!

    May God bless you and your family with a special joyful week in Lent,
    San Jose Chinese Catholic Community

    Sunday, April 3, 2011

    Retreat, Novena, Holy City Web Edition

    Dear brothers and sisters,
    Praise the Lord for a special Ching Ming Mass and Retreat with the retired Bishop on Saturday. As the Lord open our joyful eyes to see his blessings, we will have another blessed Retreat next weekend with Joseph Shu, and a special Mass with 狄剛主教 next Sunday. Here are the highlights of this week at http://www.sjccc.org:

    See SJCCC.org website for other news including:
    If you have community pictures to share, or you would like to help, please send email to webteam @ sjccc.org, thank you!

    May God bless you and your family with a special joyful week in Lent,
    San Jose Chinese Catholic Community

    Friday, April 1, 2011

    Bishop Retreat Update

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ:
    
    This is a quick update for special retreat with Bishop Ti tomorrow afternoon.  We encourage you and your friends come and enjoy this combination of workshop, retreat, and mass.  Bishop Ti is going to return Taiwan soon.  So please join him with a wonderful dinner.  For head count purpose, please go to our website: SJCCC.org to register.  Thank you very much.
    
    The program for the retreat is as follow:
    2pm – 3pm first talk
    3pm - 3:30pm rest and simple snack time
    3:30pm - 4:30pm second talk
    4:45pm - Mass
    6:00pm Dinner with Bishop
    Peace in Lord,
    SJCCC Community