Someone at Christ the Servant Parish in Canton, Ohio has an acute sense of pun. To promote their Friday Lenten gatherings, the parish is posting video “Codcasts” featuring some very fishy characters:
- The Fishop Phillip Atolop
- The Codinal
- Seamour Shrimp
- The Monkfish
- Sister Catherine Margaret Crab
I’m not sure who’s behind the videos, but she sure appears to be having fun. Take a look and see for yourself:
A Message from the Fishop
The Codinal Learns about Helping Japan
The Codinal Talks Taste
What a great way to promote a parish event! And the promotion seems to be working: Christ the Servant Parish sold 731 dinners last Friday, March 25. Not bad for a fun, low-budget project. The videos are made with a Flip camera, which costs under $200, and posted to YouTube where they are then embedded in a free blog from Blogger and promoted on a Facebook page.
You can see all the videos at Tails of the Fishop. You can also keep updated by following the Fishop on Facebook.
How could your school adapt this idea to promote your own events?
Fantastic! Thank you so much for spreading the word about The Fishop and his friends.
Putting the “Fun” in 40 days and 40 nights…
Christina
You’re very welcome, Christina! Happy to spread a great idea around.