Instructions for submitting to the Pastoral Communiqué

Please use the following guidelines and templates for submitting documents to the Archdiocesan Pastoral Communiqué:

  • Email your enclosures to: archdiocesanpastoralcommunique@archatl.com.
  • Documents must be approved by the department head prior to submission.
  • The deadline for submission is 11:00 a.m. on Thursdays, at which time the Office of Communications will review documents. You will be contacted if there is anything else needed to publish your request.
  • All position vacancies submissions for the Communiqué should be sent to Human Resources via the Post a Job Opening web page.

MEMO TEMPLATE AND INSTRUCTIONS
For Chancery employees, the memo template can be found on the “S” Drive under “Memo Template Communications.” A memo sample can be found here.

Please use this template and remember to:

  • Use Bookman Old Style font.
  • Send the memo as a Word document.
  • Send any additional documents that will accompany the memo, such as a flyer or brochure, separately as a PDF.

Note: parishes and/or other organizations should email their submissions as announcements (see below).

ANNOUNCEMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Announcements should always list all the following. Announcements may not be approved without this information.

  • Who is the announcement for?
  • The date of the parish bulletin you want the announcement printed in
  • Date and time of the event
  • Address of where the event will take place
  • Who to contact for more information
  • The name of the archdiocesan department sending the announcement

You can visit our announcement page to see examples.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email tvilla@archatl.com or call 404-920-7349.

Thank you.