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Supported by theAnnual Catholic Services AppealThe Office for Human ResourcesCatholic Pastoral Center1615 W. Washington, P.O. Box 3187Springfield, IL 62708-3187217-698-8500pkornfeld@dio.orgTO:Pastors, Administrators, Priest Moderators and Parish Life CoordinatorsSUBJECT: Social Media PolicyDATE: February 10, 2012This memo is to notify Pastors, Administrators, Priest Moderators and Parish Life Coordinators ministeringin the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois on the implementation of the diocese Social Media policy and the policy’sdistribution methods. The enclosed Social Media Policy offers basic guidelines that address the use of social mediaas we work in our various ministries of the diocese. The Most Reverend Thomas John Paprocki issued the Decreeof Promulgation for the policy on January 2, 2012. The effective date of the policy is July 1, 2012 and it applies topriests and deacons incardinated in the diocese, other priests and deacons who have the faculties of the diocese,seminarians of the diocese, members of institutes of consecrated life and societies of apostolic life (religious) andlay persons who are employed full-time or part-time in the parishes, schools, agencies and other institutions of theDiocese and all volunteers who work without financial or material gain on behalf of the diocese or its affiliates.The policy provides the following social media guidelines.• Creation and Approval of Social Media Activities• Oversight of Social Media Activities• Conduct for Social Media Activities• Best Practices for Social Media Activities• Enforcement of Social Media Policy.Informational meetings to explain the Social Media Policy are set for:Policy Distribution1) Prior to effective date of July 1, 2012 communicate to all employees and appropriate volunteers the SocialMedia Policy guidelines.2) Ask that each employee sign and date the policy’s acknowledgement page. Retain the policyacknowledgement page in each employee’s personnel file.3) Post a copy of the policy in a place accessible to all employees for viewing at each parish location.4) Communicate any future revisions to the policy and post revisions.Please direct any questions you may have regarding the policy application to Pat Kornfeld, (pkornfeld@dio.org) orcall 217-698-8500.