Upper East Side Church Goes Online

New York City's Franciscan Church and Friary on Manhattan's Upper East Side is now using the Internet to reach out to neighborhood Catholics and the tri-state Hungarian community.

New York, NY (PRWEB) February 14, 2004 --In a move to communicate more effectively with its members and to reach out to lapsed Catholics, Saint Stephen of Hungary Parish -- New York Citys Franciscan Church and Friary on Manhattan's Upper East Side -- recently launched a Web site (http://www.saintstephenofhungary.org).

St. Stephens Parish serves the Hungarian Roman Catholic community in New York City's tri-state area, as well as neighborhood Catholics of all ethnic and racial backgrounds.

Given the Parishs unique demographics, having a Web site was the only truly effective way to communicate with its members," said Terry Jennings, president of Information Specialists (http://www.infospecialist.com), which create the site as a pro bono service. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 146,098 people of Hungarian ancestry live in the tri-state area. St. Stephens is the only Catholic Church that provides this group Hungarian-language liturgies. Naturally, the Web site is bi-lingual with both an English and Hungarian-language section."

The Parish also hopes to heighten awareness of its many social service programs for local community residents. Again, if you look at the data, a Web site makes good sense for local residents," said Jennings. Some 72 percent of the community is between the ages of 20 and 64 and most of them have Internet access."

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Terry Jennings
Information Specialists LLC
http://www.infospecialist.com