• Welcome to the Church Communications Request Form. Please read the following guidelines carefully before submitting content.

    Submission Guidelines
    We want to ensure your information is communicated clearly and accurately. Because announcements may be shared across multiple platforms, including print, email, the website, and social media, please take time to review your submission and make sure it says exactly what you intend to communicate.

    All submissions must be press-ready, meaning they are complete, accurate, proofread, and ready for publication. Include all essential details, such as dates, times, locations, registration links, and contact information. Please do not rely on the editors to interpret incomplete information or follow up for missing details.

    The editor reserves the right to edit, shorten, postpone, or omit submissions based on space limitations, relevance, timing, and publication priorities. Submission does not guarantee publication.

     

    Weekly Worship Bulletin Announcements
    The primary purpose of the weekly worship bulletin is to serve as a guide for worship. Announcements should be limited to 5–6 sentences, including location and contact information, and focus on events occurring within the next two weeks that are open to the congregation or a significant portion of the membership and community.

    Events requiring advance registration may be announced during the week before and the week after registration opens. While we make every effort to accommodate reasonable requests, worship-related information takes priority over announcements in the worship bulletin.

    Announcements will generally run for two weeks, space permitting, unless the editor determines an extension is appropriate. Brief, one-line save-the-date announcements for future events may be included as space allows.

    Deadline: Tuesday at noon (12:00 p.m.)
    Submit at shandonumc.org/communications.

    Inserts will generally not be accepted unless approved as an exception by the Senior Pastor.

     

    Monthly Newsletter
    The monthly newsletter features church-related articles, ministry updates, and church-sponsored events. Except for events requiring advance registration, content should focus on the current and following months.

    The newsletter is published monthly, except in July, when no newsletter is produced.

    Submission deadlines:

    Regular deadline: The third Wednesday of each month by 5:00 p.m., unless otherwise noted on the Newsletter Calendar.
    January newsletter: Due the third Wednesday of November of the preceding year.
    July: No newsletter is published.


    All content must be submitted through shandonumc.org/communications by the applicable deadline.

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  • Communication Requests (select all that apply)*
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  • Online Registration Forms (can take up to 10 business days)

    Before we can tell people to register for an event, we have to create a form and a link for them to click, as well as any graphics and logos to put on the online form. We ask for two weeks to complete such requests.
  • Are you charging a registration fee, selling t-shirts, or collecting monies in exchange for a good?*
  • Does your event already have a logo or flyer created? There is a 10-business-day turnaround time for event graphics?
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  • Website Update Only (2-3 business days)

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  • Design request (can take up to 10 business days)

  • If this is an off campus event, would you like to add it to the church calendar? (If you need to reserve a room, please fill out the room request form.)*
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  • Printed Publications (Newsletters & Worship Bulletins)

  • Please indicate where you would like your announcement to appear.*
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