Announcement Request

NOTE: Our administrator will be out of the office from July 22 through August 5. There will NOT be an eChalice and NO website updates will happen until Thursday, August 6. Members and Friends who want to make announcements to the congregation can use uucmConnect during this time. Thank you for your flexibility and support.

Just need to UPDATE your announcement or event? CLICK HERE for the short form!

Submit an Announcement (for events, news and more!)

Use this form to submit an announcement, an event, or news to UUCM’s various communication avenues.
Be sure to check all platforms where you would like the announcement to be posted.

Deadlines:
Sunday Slides announcements must be received by 12:00pm on Wednesdays
eChalice announcements must be received by 8:30am on Thursdays
You will receive a copy of your submission to the personal email address you enter below.

For more lengthy, in-depth articles and updates relating to UUCM’s Teams, Taskforces, Committees, and Groups, please submit a Mountain Chalice Article.

If you have questions, please email admin@uugrassvalley.org

The Announcer

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Your Email (personal)(Required)

A copy of this request will be sent to this email address. Our Admin will use this address to communicate with you about your announcement request.

The Announcement

Committee / Team / UUCM-related Purpose for Submitting the Announcement(Required)

Announcement/Event Contact Email:(Required)

For your privacy, this must be a UUCM email address ending in @uugrassvalley.org. If you don’t have one, enter “need one.”

Post Announcement to:(Required)

Please choose all the platforms where you would like this announcement to be posted.
Please note that Admin may limit announcements in various formats depending upon the number of requests.

e-Chalice (weekly email sent on Thursdays)

Sunday Announcement Slides (limited number; priorities decided by minister/worship team).

Social Media (Facebook / Instagram)

uugrassvalley.org Featured News (website front page)

uugrassvalley.org events calendar

Justice Team events calendar

Justice Team blog (Justice web page)

Title of Announcement/Event(Required)

How will you submit the text of the announcement?(Required)

File(Required)

Admin will either attach your document or copy-paste the text into your chosen communication platform(s).

Please be specific!
Items submitted will be edited for length, clarity and grammar/spelling.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, odt, rtf, txt, Max. file size: 256 MB, Max. files: 4.

Paste Announcement / Event Text Here:(Required)

Admin will copy-paste this text into your chosen communication platform(s). Please be specific!
Please note that items submitted will be edited for length, clarity and grammar/spelling.

Photo or Image for Announcement(Required)

**All announcements MUST have at least one image – if you do not provide one, Admin will create or find one for you, which could delay the start of your announcement.

Image suggestions:(Required)

Please give Admin some ideas of images to accompany your announcement.

Photos(Required)

You may submit up to 4 images to accompany your announcement.

Admin reserves the right to edit images to best reflect UUCM.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif, Max. file size: 256 MB, Max. files: 4.

Event Timing

If your announcement is not time-sensitive, you may skip down to the next section.

Does your announcement have specific dates or times?(Required)

Date of Event

Month

Day

Year

Event Start Time

Hours

Minutes

AM/PM

Event End Time

Hours

Minutes

AM/PM

Does this event repeat?

Pattern

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

Last

Every

Alternate

Day

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Day of Month (please specify)

Day of Month or custom occurrence:

(ex: the 20th of every month, 7/5 and 8/15)

Post my announcement on this date:

If blank, Admin will post at their discretion.

Month

Day

Year

For this many

How many days/weeks would you like the announcement to run?

time periods before event

Remove announcement on this date

If blank, Admin will remove or archive at their discretion.

Month

Day

Year

Event Location

If you need to reserve space at UUCM, reserve AV equipment, or you need a Zoom link, please click here.
(Form opens in a new tab – come back and complete this form after you’ve secured a space!)

Is your announcement location-specific?(Required)

INCLUDING ZOOM (cyberspace)
If your announcement is not location-specific, skip down to “submit.”

This event will take place at

UUCM Room Name

Or description of which part of the building 😉

Community Location Name & Address

Virtual Event Information

Post virtual event link publicly?

The website or Zoom link should be made available to the public.

Website or link to virtual event:

Invite-only links will not be published on our website or in our newsletters.
If this is a recurring meeting hosted on UUCM’s Zoom account, you can leave this blank.

Please paste publicly-posted Zoom link here:

If this is a recurring meeting hosted on UUCM’s Zoom account, you can leave this blank.

Please paste invite-only Zoom link here:

Invite-only links will not be published on our website or in our newsletters.
If this is a recurring meeting hosted on UUCM’s Zoom account, you can leave this blank.

Additional Information

Questions, Extra Details, Special Notes: