For a scheduled event to be successful, the sponsoring ministry/organization needs to publicize the event for at least three weeks to get the message out to the entire parish community. In this day and time, people are often away on the weekends and thus attend Mass in a different parish community. By using the three-week norm, more people will know about a parish wide event and thus, be more likely to attend.
There are Eight major ways to publicize here at St. Ignatius: the Bulletin, Flocknotes, MyParishApp, Social Media, Website, an Email blast, the Electronic signs and through a Pulpit announcement. Each method has particular guidelines.
To submit your request, please see tabs below for steps on publicizing based on the type of method you wish to use.
Email articles directly to: [email protected].
To ensure that your information is placed in the appropriate platform in a timely manner, please:
Article can run up to three weeks prior to an event but you will get more results if the format of the article is changed weekly.
SILCC events are given priority. We reserve the right to shorten the article or rearrange the wording as needed to conform to space limitation.
If you have any questions or problems submitting your bulletin request, please contact the Office Manager at 281-370-3401. For a complete copy of the Bulletin Article Guidelines, see guidelines under documents on this page.
What does the General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) tell us about announcements at Mass? There are six simple words to be found that give us direction!
D. The Concluding Rites
90. The concluding rites consist of
a. Brief announcements, if they are necessary; ( Chapter II, GIRM 2003)
Postings on the Website may be done through the approval of the appropriate Commission. If a ministry wishes to post an event on the website, the sponsoring ministry or organization should first seek the approval of the appropriate commission leadership. Then, the information should be submitted to the webmaster at or by using the publicity form located to the left under documents. Please remember that pictures of children must have written consent of the child’s parents or legal guardians before a picture can be posted on the internet. That written consent must be submitted at the time the article is submitted or be on file in the office for the academic year.
Postings on the electronic signs may be done through the approval of the appropriate Commission, which is then sent to the Parish Administrator. If a ministry wishes to post an event on the sign, the sponsoring ministry or organization should first seek the approval of the appropriate commission leadership. Then, the information should be submitted to Ron Svoboda, at [email protected] or by using the publicity form located under documents.