The Church Newsletter

Newsletter archives are available to members and friends of the church.

The newsletter for the First Unitarian Church of San Jose, called "Our Church Circular," is distributed the first and third Wednesday of very month. It is sent out to the church email list (the preferred method) or, if recipients want paper, they can request a paper copy.

The newsletter is coordinated and edited by Catherine Leeson Pelizzari (first issue of the month) and Sherry Howd (second edition of the month). The deadline for each issue is the Wednesday before the publication date. A few days before the deadline, the editors send out a reminder to principal contributors that it's time to send in the regular features; however, anyone can submit a church-related item to the newsletter. Sherry and Catherine then coordinate and edit the material that they receive and send it off to Henry Ruddle, a marketing material designer, who provides the professional-level art and formatting, and returns the proof to the editors for distribution.

The editors welcome anyone who would like to be a proofreader or an editor-in-training. And we really need people who can help with the recycling program that will pay for professional printing of the newsletter; this entails picking up the recyclables at church once or twice a month and taking them to the recycling center.

For more information or to volunteer, you can reach Sherry at s_howd@msn.com or (408) 257-6844 and Catherine at caleeson@aol.com or (408) 945-9848.