Department of Internet Ministry
Coming Soon!
We are glad you have visited Antiochian.org today. We are working hard to improve the site.
Our current appearance is only temporary. The current design is just the scaffolding on which we will build our improvements.
Our work is going well. Expect some exciting new updates soon.
Update: October 15, 2007
We are continuing to work on the site. New content is being created daily. As of today, October 15, we now have staff working daily on the site. The first major steps we are working on are, one, a new banner and general graphical look to the site; and, two, a new organizational layout and new navigation menus. We expect these first major upgrades to be in place by early November. Thank you for your patience!
The Department of Communications and Information Technology
Update: November 19, 2007
Work continues to progress. Thanks for you patience! We hope to bring you a number of our new features before the month is through.
The Department of Communications and Information Technology
Many have been excited about beginning this journey into using the Internet to promote awareness and understanding of the Orthodox Faith and the work of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America . Over the next year, you will see many new additions to the website, both in features and content. Read about the purpose of our site, and then contact us to tell us what you think.
Purpose/Objectives for Antiochian.org:
To use web technology to:
• Promote awareness and understanding of the Orthodox Faith and the work of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
• Support and enhance the quality of the Church's ministry to Her members and Her witness on this continent
• Provide a tool (among many) for effective communication to various audiences, including persons within the Archdiocese, other churches, the general public, and the press
• Enable and promote the sharing of information among all organizations and groups within the Archdiocese
Comments: A visit to our website should immediately communicate who we are and what we are about as a Church. People should get an immediate feel for our personality, our distinct heritage, and the vibrant living expression of the Church of Christ that we are.
• Establish an information architecture for the Archdiocese website and her sub-sites to:
• Make it easy for our site visitors to navigate to and find the content they are looking for
• Make it easy to administer and manage , for overall site admin and individual sub-site editors
• Promote usage by the Archdiocese members, organizations, and departments ( It gets used )
• Be seen as a valuable resource by our members, the general public, the press, and other churches
• Be recognized as a model of excellence for similar type organizations
Comments: The most important ingredient for a successful web site is having lots of good content coupled with a design technology and information architecture that helps rather than hinders site visitors and search engines to find what they are looking for quickly. We need to make it easy to add and organize lots of good content. And, present it to our visitors in a way that makes it easy to find and is enjoyable to view and navigate.
• Establish and maintain standards across the site to ensure content, artistic ‘look and feel' and accessibility integrity.
Comments/ Why enforce standards? : Sections and sub-sites of the Archdiocese site should maintain a cohesive look and user experience, communicating: “many are the members [of our Archdiocese], yet only one body” For there are differences of ministries, but the same Lord (1Co 12:5-6). Our site will communicate we are a unified body with many distinct and living parts.
(1Co 12:20)
Those who post content on our website, whether in forums, blogs, comments, or in web pages, must agree to this terms of service, as well as with our Communications Policy.
Anyone who communicates within the Archdiocese or on this website should download, print, and read this document. If you do not agree to these terms, then you may not post on our website. If you work within a department or ministry of the Archdiocese, and you must obtain official permission to vary from the policies set forth in the document.
Please read and review our terms of use and privacy policy. Visiting our website and reading its content are subject to these terms.
This is a privacy and terms of use policy for Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (The Archdiocese) and any of its website, including Antiochian.org.
The Archdiocese respects your privacy. Below is an outline of the information that The Archdiocese gathers, how it is used, and how you can "opt-out":
We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Department of Communications
PO Box 5238
Englewood, NJ 07631-5238
If you have questions regarding our privacy policies, or require assistance in opting out of our email lists, please contact us at editor@antiochian.org or at the address above.
All official correspondence with the Archdiocese must be sent by post mail. DO NOT use our site to send email messages or contact forms which should instead be sent directly to the Archdiocese headquarters by mail.
Whenever you request a page through your browser, navigation and clickstream data such as:
Any search terms that you enter into the The Archdiocese Site Search are also logged.
This information cannot be used to identify specific individuals, and is only used for:
This information is kept on a secure dedicated server as well as servers and systems within the The Archdiocese offices and its departments' offices.
The email addresses collected from subscriptions to the Archdiocese newsletters are not sold, or disclosed to any third parties.
These addresses will only be used by our departments and dioceses to send out Archdiocese communications (for example, the Archdiocese newsletters). You can remove yourself from our list at any time by writing the address above or by updating your email subscriptions within our Cornerstone section of our website.
Your email address will not intentionally be disclosed to any third party.
When a survey appears on the Archdiocese site, information is collected, compiled and analyzed on an aggregated basis. The Archdiocese may share this aggregated data with its departments and those involved with the mission of The Archdiocese.
Page Referrals using our "Send this page to a friend" form may be monitored in order to track our popular pages and provide more relevant content.
Cookies are a technology which can be used to provide you with tailored information from a Website. A cookie is an element of data that a Website can send to your browser, and which your browser may then store on your system. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie. Doing this will allow you to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept cookies or not.
Cookies are used for:
The information collected during the registration process for the Archdiocese is used to:
Information collected in this process can also be used to prevent banned users from re-registering under a different username. The email address will only be seen by administrators. Cookies may be sent to your browser to enable automatic log-ins upon further visits, as well as for content customization.
If you purchase products directly from The Archdiocese, or its online bookstore, or any other section of our website, your contact information and a transaction history will be kept.
Any data collected will be used by us and our departments.
The content on our website is produced by hundreds of contributors. Some are associated with the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America and some are not.
Unless the content is noted as an official release from the Archdiocese, then the source and statements within the content should not be considered from the Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Furthermore, content and comments on this website should not be considered the opinion of the Archdiocese or its members and is not endorsed by the Archdiocese. Content and comments should be considered solely the opinion of the author of the content or comments.
Though we make attempts at accuracy of information on this website, it is important to note that there may be errors. The Archdiocese is not responsible for decisions or actions taken by individuals as a result of reading something on this site. If the accuracy of information found on this site is crucial to you, you may contact the Archdiocese directly using the address above to get an official response.
Those who post content on our website, whether in forums, blogs, comments, or in web pages, must agree to this terms of service, as well as with our Communications Policy.
Anyone who communicates within the Archdiocese or on this website should download, print, and read this Communications Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, then you may not post on our website. If you work within a department or ministry of the Archdiocese, and you must obtain official permission to vary from the policies set forth in the document.