Your first bulletin with Affinity Publisher

For several months, we've been hosting Thursday webinars covering the highlights of both Canva and Affinity Publisher. Based on the interest we've seen, we're excited to take things a step further. This July, we're launching a new Wednesday webinar series dedicated entirely to Affinity Publisher, and this time, we're going in-depth.

Free Webinar Series

Join us for a two-hour, hands-on session walking you through creating your first bulletin from start to finish. These webinars are designed to be slower-paced so you can follow along. Here's what we'll cover:

Downloading and installing Affinity Publisher
Common settings and how to configure them for your workflow
The core tools and basics you need to build your first bulletin

Whether you've attended our Thursday sessions or this is your first time joining us, these webinars are a great opportunity to build real confidence with Affinity Publisher.

You can choose to attend one or more of the following webinars:

Time shown are in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

July 8, 2026 10:00 AM
July 15, 2026 02:00 PM
July 22, 2026 10:00 AM
July 29, 2026 02:00 PM

Feel free to attend multiple sessions or forward this to your bulletin designers.

Jul 7, 2026

Diocesan Webinar Series: Learn Canva & Affinity for Parish Bulletins

As Microsoft Publisher reaches end-of-life, many parishes are exploring new bulletin design options. We're here to help you make a smooth transition.

Free Webinar Series

Join us for free webinars on two excellent FREE alternatives:

Canva – Intuitive, cloud-based design
Affinity Publisher – Professional desktop publishing

Each 30–40 minute session (plus Q&A) will show you how to create beautiful, professional bulletins with these tools.

Canva Webinars

July 9 at 10:00 AM EST
July 23 at 2:00 PM EST
August 6 at 10:00 AM EST
August 20 at 2:00 PM EST
September 3 at 10:00 AM EST
September 17 at 2:00 PM EST
October 1 at 10:00 AM EST
October 15 at 2:00 PM EST
October 29 at 10:00 AM EST

Affinity Publisher Webinars

July 16 at 10:00 AM EST
July 30 at 2:00 PM EST
August 13 at 10:00 AM EST
August 27 at 2:00 PM EST
September 10 at 10:00 AM EST
September 24 at 2:00 PM EST
October 8 at 10:00 AM EST
October 22 at 2:00 PM EST

Feel free to attend multiple sessions or forward this to your bulletin designers.

Jul 7, 2026

Annual Bishop’s Appeal

The Annual Bishop’s Appeal is a yearly fundraising campaign that helps meet the fiscal and spiritual needs of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, funding roughly half the central diocesan operations budget. The diocesan-wide goal is divided among parishes, with each parish goal set from a formula considering the past year’s offertory income and the past three years of appeal donations. All donations above a parish goal are returned to that parish.

Learn more at https://diocesefwsb.org/aba/