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This Week at EUUC

Pulpit Announcement

Calendar (reserve a room)

CommUUnicator

Website

Getting the word out

Committee chairs, staff, and other church leaders publicize their church news and events through a variety of communication media.

All announcements will be edited for length and other issues including, conciseness, clarity, completeness, appropriateness, and accuracy.

Remember to reserve a room. If your meeting or event is subsequently canceled, cancel the room reservation so another group can use the space.

Calendar

Submit a Calendar Request form to place an event on the calendar. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, the online calendar conveys dates, times, and details about regular committee meetings, social gatherings, and other events. If you include a description of the event, people can click on the item and a pop-up window reveals all the information.

The advantages of putting your event on the calendar include

  • People can look up the date, time, and details from home, work, or anywhere they have Internet access.
  • The calendar cannot be lost on a desk or in an email inbox.
  • You can reserve a room.

Newsletter

The Newsletter serves as a vital link between members and church leaders who want to publicize a special event. The Newsletter not only informs people of a social gathering, fundraiser, or other event, but it also sparks interest in attending. This is the place to generate the excitement.

A committee chair or group leader writes up to 250 words about their event and then submits the article to the Newsletter Editor via email or places the text in the Newsletter mailbox. The deadline is 1 p.m. on the 15th of each month.

Weekly announcements

Each week announcements are made through three media:

  • e-news email list sends This Week at EUUC
  • printed copies of This Week at EUUC are available in the Narthex
  • verbal report by a Board member: Pulpit Announcement

Submit announcements for This Week at EUUC from the Submit an Announcement form. Request a Pulpit Announcement by sending an email to the Board Secretary.

This Week at EUUC — the emailed weekly bulletin

Every Thursday This Week at EUUC is posted to the website, emailed, and placed in the Narthex. This communication tool has several advantages.

  • 90% of members and friends receive This Week at EUUC.
  • When details change after they are reported in The Newsletter, you can bring people up-to-date.
  • Your announcement reaches people one to ten days before the event.
  • The current issue is always available on the website by clicking on the News and Events tab.

As you write a message for This Week at EUUC, let your passion for the event guide your writing. Don't merely tell people where and when the event will occur—tell people why they should attend. You do not need to write a lengthy article: 30 to 50 words usually suffices.

Submit your announcement by Tuesday at midnight.

Pulpit Announcements

A member of the Board of Trustees makes a few announcements during the Sunday service. You can ask the Board member to draw people's attention to your announcement in This Week at EUUC or to give a new announcement.

Sunday Service is a time of worship—holding up what is most worthwhile.  The minister and Worship Associates work hard to develop a program that gathers us together and nurtures our spirit. It is important that announcements made in the pulpit should also contribute to the spirit of the Sunday Service.  Announcements need to be a worthwhile time and not a time for church commercials.

It is up to the person submitting the pulpit announcement to make sure that their announcement is vital to the life of the congregation and is worthy of time in the pulpit. The Board Secretary is the final arbiter of what is announced from the pulpit.

Because services follow a tight schedule, the Board of Trustees must limit the number and length of announcements made each week. Consequently, the Board edits and occasionally omits announcements.

The same announcement can be submitted in two consecutive weeks, so consider timing the message for the most impact.

Submit your announcement in 50 words or less by midnight on Tuesday. While you may submit your announcement to the Board Secretary by email or phone, the preferred method is to use the online form, Submit a Pulpit Announcement.

Website

You might want to highlight your event with an announcement on the website where both church members and people beyond our EUUC community can find the announcement. Your event can be advertised on the website in a few ways:

  • The Sunday Update items are automatically included on the Current News and Events page where they remain until the events occur.
  • Site visitors can see a flier advertising your event when they click a link in the event announcement.
  • A photo and a couple of sentences about your news can appear on the home page, if the subject pertains to a broad spectrum of members.

Send an email to the Webweaver with your announcement. Please send photos and posters with an email that is not sent from this website. The content, including text and images, must be free of copyrights. This means that you cannot copy text that someone else wrote or copy photos taken by someone else unless you have the copyright owner's permission.

EUUC Events Bulletin Board

The time-honored paper poster can still be an effective way to remind or inform members of an event. Just put your poster on the EUUC Events board up to four weeks prior to the event. Please help us keep the board current by removing your own poster and other posters which advertise past events.

Advantages to using posters include:

  • People see your information without having to go to the website or read their emails.
  • If you want people to take action—like purchase tickets —while they are at church, a poster reminds them at a convenient time and place.

Skit or song

You will have everyone's attention if you convey your message with a short skit or song. At least two weeks before your performance you must ask the Minister for time in the service.

External advertising

The Webweaver and the Publicity Coordinator can advertise your event to people outside the church. Email the Publicity Coordinator to have your ad placed in a community newspaper, electronic bulletin board, or other external media.