Process and Deadlines for Ministry Submissions to Communications Ministry at St. David’s
as of 3/20/2011 (download the pdf)

Web site submissions:

• Send e-mail submissions to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Articles should be submitted 5-7 business days prior to the expected post date; turn around times may be shorter or longer pending the resource availability; we no longer have writing resources available for articles.
• If no photo or clip art has been chosen, the Web publisher may select a photo or clip art.
• Article submission:
  • Ministry leaders may draft and submit an article regarding news, events, meetings, updates or happenings, etc. including photo or clip art if available.
  • Articles may be between 300-500 words in length and follow Associated Press (AP) Style (i.e. New York Times format.)
  • Submitted articles are subject to editing for length, grammar and style at the sole discretion of the communications ministry.

Life@St. David’s (weekly printed bulletin as of 4/3/11) submissions:

• Send e-mail submissions to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Some articles in this publication are featured on the Web site, so these will have a one to two sentence overview with a link to the article.
• News or “save the date” submissions need to be submitted by noon on Fridays for the next publication date (i.e. Friday, February 25 submissions are for Sunday, March 6 Life.)
• Weekly Life Schedule:

Happenings @ St. David’s (weekly e-mail) submissions:

• Send e-mail submissions to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• This e-mail is sent out on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays every week on the same schedule as Life above and is mostly taken from the previous Sunday's Life print version.
• Breaking news (for that week) may be sent by 5 pm Sunday to be included in the e-mail.
• Happenings weekly schedule:

Weekly Sunday Verbal Announcements (made by the Vestry during services) submissions:

• Send e-mail submissions to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
• Announcement requests should be submitted by noon on Fridays for the following Sunday services (i.e. submit by noon on Friday, 3/4, for announcement on Sunday, 3/6.)
• Announcement requests are prioritized by those that affect the entire parish, then timeliness of an event/activity.
• Up to three to five announcements per week are given to the Vestry.
• No announcements will be accepted the day of the service (unless there is some sort of emergency, national tragedy, etc. that would clearly be exempt.)