Bulletin Submission Guidelines
It will help me work more efficiently and ensure that your articles are added to the bulletin properly, if everyone is consistent in following the same guidelines. The bulletin will be completed by 10am Monday morning prior to the Sunday post date and sent for proofing.
Send content via EMAIL to bulletin@stgregzelie.org no later than the 10 days prior the desired Sunday Bulletin posting date (in other words, two Thursdays prior to the Sunday you want your article to run). Content received afterward, will be included in the following Sunday Bulletin.
No Exceptions.
Send as many articles as you want via email, but for only one date at a time with Bulletin - date and a brief description of articles Examples:
Andrea, October 9, Youth Ministry
Bonnie, October 16, baptism, breavement
Polly, May 5; 12; and 19, Divine Mercy
Bonnie, October 16, breav revised
Revised articles need to be marked revised
Articles that are to run several weeks need to be emailed again with a date change unless it is a single, unchanged article. Ex. Audra May 5, 12, 19 VBS
Don’t be too wordy, but include, who, what, when, where, why and list contact persons and phone numbers.
No acronyms for titles
I cannot use a pdf file. All articles must be in paragraph form in or attached as a word Document or rich text if you are using open source.
If you cannot use a computer, you can mail a legible, handwritten (on lined paper) or typed article with the same criteria below. It can also be placed in the Sunday collection basket.
One space after period (The rule is two on a typewriter, one on a computer)
Time is written as: example 7:00 pm
Dates are written out with no abbreviations
Deadlines are Friday at 8:00 am, nine days prior to bulletin date.
Limited use of bold and NO underline or ALL CAPS.
Avoid passive sentences if possible. Example: The meeting will be at 7:00 pm
We are planning to . . . Use: The meeting is at 7:00 pm or We plan to meet. . .
Please Provide a contact phone number
It is not critical to follow all of these guidelines, however it will help me work more efficiently if I don’t have to make many changes, but if not, I will still happily add your articles.
Gratefully, Diane
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