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Announcement: Church Newsletter

If you would like to submit an article for the church newsletter, please do so on or before the deadline for the first issue is Aug. 30, 2021.   

Complete guidelines can be given through text, email or a copy mail be picked up from church or members of the Media Ministry upon request. 

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Send the article to Janelle Mitchell at  jmitchell30@att.net. Send a final, edited, polished article that answers the questions Who?, What?, Where?, When?, Why?. Include a quote, or fun fact. Articles should be no longer than 300 words and one labeled picture if available.   

Guidelines For Submitting Articles For The Church Newsletter  

Articles should be provided in Microsoft Word files (.doc or .docx). Times New Roman, 14 font, double spaced.  (Do not send articles in PDF format.)  

Do not send drafts. Send the final, edited, polished article. Answer the questions Who?, What?, Where?, When?, Why?. Include a quote, or fun fact. Do not quote yourself in the article.  

Newsletter stories are written in the third person (he, she, they, it) and should be no longer than 300 words.  

Submit one picture per article. Pictures should be an original screenshot and other graphics saved with little or no compression in TIF, PNG, or JPEG format. Do not send images that have been embedded in a Microsoft Office product (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).  

Send a caption of each graphic in a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) correlating the graphic file name with the caption. Send graphics separately but at the same time as the article. E-mail them or request assistance from the newsletter staff to upload them.   

Include the name, title, and affiliation of all authors and a phone contact/  

Use the full name of any organizations and spell out acronyms on first reference.  

Include graphics to illustrate the article and write a caption for each graphic.  

When your review is complete, please submit the article and pictures to Janelle Mitchell jmitchell30@att.net. Copy to Latrina Holmes latrinapepper@yahoo.com. Media ministry reserves the right to edit articles as needed, and determine if the article is appropriate. (See the list of suggested topics.)  

Thank you!  

“The Saint News” Topic Suggestions  

Pastor’s Corner 

Mission and Ministry 

Current events   

Called to Serve 

Scripture    

Church updates 

Humor   

Leadership Moment  

Links   

        Spotlight On (member, leadership)     

        Wordlovers Bible Study  

        Christian Challenge 

    Service Highlights 

    Ways To Give: 

    Events and special occasions 

    Birthday and anniversaries   

    Achievements/appointment.   

    Frequently asked questions