tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post1645839339341805807..comments2023-12-23T00:19:35.005-08:00Comments on ADAM'S ALE: SEE BULLETIN FOR DETAILSFr. Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13201561855047420853noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-74137170952882181422013-04-19T07:26:50.312-07:002013-04-19T07:26:50.312-07:00If announcements are needed, perhaps they can be s...If announcements are needed, perhaps they can be shortened as follows:<br /><br />Please see this week's bulletin for information on<br /><br />The Right to Life Signature Campaign next weekend, <br /><br />the Emmaus Roundtable meeting next Saturday <br /><br />the men's breakfast next Saturday morning and<br /><br />the Knights of Columbus fundraising raffle next weekend. <br /><br />Is that any better??Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-748304538447943712013-04-19T05:03:41.689-07:002013-04-19T05:03:41.689-07:00I love the announcements. Otherwise, I'd forge...I love the announcements. Otherwise, I'd forget when donut Sunday (and other important church events) took place.<br /><br />- Kathryn O.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-60930761610982524752013-04-18T18:46:59.939-07:002013-04-18T18:46:59.939-07:00Our parish is going through an interior renovation...Our parish is going through an interior renovation, and our pastor communicates progress and set-backs through a column in the bulletin. He does not make announcements at Mass about it. I'm positive our bulletin readership has skyrocketed due to that. It's really the only way to get the news. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-10329491406246180032013-04-18T18:39:44.645-07:002013-04-18T18:39:44.645-07:00Also, maybe you could just stop making announcemen...Also, maybe you could just stop making announcements from the pulpit (except for last-minute changes or very important news). You could be enabling the lack of reading the bulletin by announcing bulletin news. No announcements means parishioners have to read the bulletin to find out stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-74177255967614843442013-04-18T18:37:06.391-07:002013-04-18T18:37:06.391-07:00LOL, I hate announcements too! I never guessed tha...LOL, I hate announcements too! I never guessed that you did too, though I've appreciated the very brief form they take at St Sebastian's. I used to be at a parish where announcement time was a parade of laypeople giving bad speeches about their various groups. It took a LONG time.Hannahnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5745814378416915364.post-66339878989716395962013-04-18T18:35:08.122-07:002013-04-18T18:35:08.122-07:00I would encourage you to make use of Facebook. Po...I would encourage you to make use of Facebook. Posting event announcements on a church Facebook page is very effective at getting the word out, in my experience. <br /><br />It's good evangelization too, as anyone can see the activities of the parish and be drawn to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com