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Published monthly at 1505 E. Mesquite Lane - Victoria, TX 77901 

Editor

Cynthia Brewer

Phone: (361) 573-0828 Ext 31

Fax: (361) 573-5725

Email: cbrewer@victoriadiocese.org

Production/Advertising

Regina Matus-Janak

Phone: (361) 573-0828 Ext 30

Fax: (361) 573-5725

Email: janakr@victoriadiocese.org

The Catholic Lighthouse is the official publication of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas. It contains news concerning activities in the diocese plus regional, national and international news received from the Catholic News Service, headquartered in Washington, D.C. The 12-page newspaper is published monthly and printed the first Wednesday of each month and is available online the Friday after publication.

Our paper includes at least 9 pages of local church and community events, The Catholic Lighthouse features 3 pages dedicated to specific topics of interest to the church population: Teens, Young Adults, Faith & Family, Spirituality, Social Justice, Church in the News and Entertainment.

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE FOR CATHOLICS NOT REGISTERED IN A

PARISH, PER YEAR, IS $7/$10 outside the diocese.

Advertising

For customers outside the diocese: $15 per column inch

Church-nonprofit outside diocese: $13 per column inch

For customers inside the diocese: $12 per column inch

Church–nonprofits inside the diocese: $10 per column inch

Four-Color ads (preferred placement): Add 50%

Inserts: $50-$70 per 1000 - depending on size

LARGE ADS OUTSIDE DIOCESE: INSIDE DIOCESE OF VICTORIA:

Full pg. (43") $645; Nonprofit: $559 Full pg.: $516; Nonprofit: $430

Half pg. (21.50") $322.50; N.P.: $279.50 Half pg.: $258; N.P.: $215

Quarter pg.: (10.75") $161.25; N.P.: $139.75 Qtr. Pg.: $129; N.P.: $107.50

Additional Charges Include:

$10 extra per ad for building ad from scratch
Artwork to be supplied by customer, if extra cleaning or we supply artwork, add $5
Four-color: add 50%

Mechanical Specifications:

Full page size: 12 3/8" H x 11 3/8" W
Print area 10" ¾ H x 9 7/8" W
Column size: 2 5/16" (14.5 picas)
Printing: Offset on newsprint
1 column X 2" is minimum ad size

Deadline: Ad reservation by the 15^th of the preceding month.

Print date: First Wednesday of the month (subject to change).

Send advertising requests to Gina Janak at janakr@victoriadiocese.org

Send camera-ready ad, pdf, photoshop, Indesign, or ad information to:

Regina Matus-Janak

The Catholic Lighthouse

janakr@victoriadiocese.org

**The Catholic Lighthouse is a 20-page tabular publication, published monthly, with a circulation of 5,600. The editor of the publication reserves the right to approve or disapprove any advertising or article to run in The Catholic Lighthouse.

Publication & Deadline Dates for Story & Advertisement Submission

Stories	Advertising/Festivals
Cynthia (Cindy)	Regina (Gina)
(361) 573-0828-ext. 2231	573-0828-ext. 2230
lighthouse@victoriadiocese.org	janakr@victoriadiocese.org or lighthouse@victoriadiocese.org

Please have articles/ads into our office by the 15^th of the (preceding) month)

For this issue:	Please have in by:
September	Wednesday, August 15
October	Saturday, September 15
November	Monday, October 15
December	Thursday, November 15
January 2013	Saturday, December 15 (Christmas photos Thursday, Jan. 3)
February	Tuesday, January 15
March	Friday, February 15
April	Friday, March 15
May	Monday, April 15
June	Wednesday, May 15

Please send us bright, crisply-focused photos and stories of what's happening in your school/parish. Remember, Christmas photos need to be into our office by Tuesday, January 3, for the January issue (sorry, Christmas photos will not go into later issues). Please send Catholic Schools Week info. by January 15, 2013.

Diocese of Victoria Directory Updates

The 2012 Diocese of Victoria Directory is available for purchase from The Catholic Lighthouse office.

Directory with diocesan binder, picked up at chancery office	$8.00
Directory with diocesan binder, shipped to you	$15.00
Directory without binder, picked up at chancery office	$6.00
Directory without binder, shipped to you	$10.00

If you have purchased a diocesan directory in the past and have the official flexible plastic, diocesan binder, you may download and print or purchase the loose-leaf contents of the directory by themselves to replace the outdated information.

Click here to download the directory (PDF, 13.5MB)

To receive the 2012 Diocesan Directory, please send a check, for the appropriate amount, to The Catholic Lighthouse, 1505 E. Mesquite Lane, Victoria, TX 77901. Remember, to save the diocese and yourself money, please pick up the directory at the chancery office at the same address.