Weekly Bulletins                            Other Printing Services


Our Weekly Bulletin Service Includes:

1. A Weekly Bulletin - Printed and delivered within the predetermined time frame at no cost to the church. Guaranteed delivery of a correctly printed product before your first mass.

2. An easy to learn and use file upload utility - Your bulletin can be uploaded via the CPI Online upload site at www.catholicprintery.net or for churches without internet access, by dialup modem software we provide free of charge. To learn more about this easy to use feature please ask anyone in our prepress department.

3. Weekly cover changes - When changes are submitted no later than noon on Friday, one week before the Sunday of the bulletin.

4. One full year of bulletins bound in an attractive hard cover book - This book will be made from the packet of bulletins that you send to us at year-end (before Feb. 18th). The bulletins you keep throughout the year should contain any inserts you've used during the year to make your hard cover book complete.

5. A CD containing one full year of bulletins - These bulletin files are in text searchable PDF format.

6. Free insert/flyers for the bulletin. All churches having less than 35 ads receive free printing of twelve one-sided flyers per year (Qty. same as bulletin) on 8 ½ X 11 white sheets.
Ad grids that contain more than 35 paid ads, the insert credits increase. Please call for more information on our insert policy.

7. Quality Customer Service - Our quality of work and belief in our Mission Statement create a continuing relationship with our customers.

All churches are requested to supply advertising leads, advertiser of the week when possible, and in general support the advertisers of the bulletin.

Requirements For Bulletin Preparation:

Accepted Software Formats

Adobe PageMaker -All versions
Microsoft Publisher -All versions
Microsoft Word -All Versions

Postscript files (PRN) - The PRN option is completely free of charge and can be set up on your computer within minutes. Through use of an inherent Windows printer driver just about any file can be made into a .prn or .ps file. This gives you the ability to use almost any program you may already have (Lotus, Word Perfect, WordStar, etc.).

PDF files - Adobe Acrobat is the industry-standard PDF creation software. A nice low-cost alternative is available through BCL Technologies.

Any other Program capable of creating .pdf .prn or .ps (Postscript) files. Please call if the program you’d like to use is not listed above.
File Naming Guidelines

Bulletins - All bulletin file names must begin with your three-digit account number, and include the current month and Sunday of printing. As an example, a church with account number "275" with a bulletin for Sunday, October 5th would name their bulletin file like this… 275Oct5

Covers - Name your cover in a manner similar to your bulletin file. The same church with account number 275, would name their cover file for Sunday, October 5th like this... 275cover5

The name of the month is unnecessary with cover files. If you are sending a cover file for a future month in advance, indicate this in your note when sending the file.

Margins - All bulletin and cover files must have a minimum of ½ inch margins on all sides.

Sending Your Files - If you have internet access, you can send us your bulletin and cover files through our upload site on the web at www.catholicprintery.net. If you are without internet access, you may use our dial-up modem software that we provide free of charge. We provide technical assistance over the phone whenever you need it. Using either of these methods, sending your files is just a few clicks of the mouse away.

If for some reason the usual methods are unavailable to you, email is an alternative method of file transmission. Simply send your bulletin as an attached file to prepress@catholicprintery.com. While we keep email as an option it is recommended as a back up means of transmission only. The reasons for this are the virus risk, delays in file transmission and lack of reliable confirmation of your sent files being received by us. Also, important website announcements, graphics downloads and helpful links and information aren't available to you.

If you encounter problems using our upload website or dialup software, please contact us for assistance before using email.