Parish Communication Made Easy: Use WeCreate for Catholic Graphic Design, Bulletins, Social Media, & More

What is a Content Library and How Does it Improve Parish Communications?

Simply put, a digital content library is an application that has pre-made, professionally designed content (such as art, graphics, and written pieces) that people can use as their own without worrying about copyright infringement. For Catholic parish staff, the ideal content library would include Catholic art and graphics of all types that support the liturgical calendar, church functions, and a variety of parish communication needs. It would also include a plethora of relevant and USCCB-approved written content that can be used in the weekly bulletin, as well as items such as comics, children’s coloring pages, games, and Gospel reflections to enhance a parish’s website, faith formation materials, and any other communication tools parish staff wish to use. 

Content libraries save parish staff countless hours designing their own graphics and writing their own bulletin fillers — giving ministry leaders more time to focus on their actual ministries! With access to thousands of professionally designed graphics and pre-written content, a parish’s communications can always look professional and intentional, instead of homemade or “messy.” Professional graphics and communications go a long way toward building trust among parishioners! 

WeCreate is the Best Tool Available for Catholics

Across the USA, 9,400+ parish staff members already trust WeCreate to save time and enhance their parish communications. Why? Because WeCreate is the best Catholic content library out there! As a bonus, it’s free for parishes that partner with LPi to print their weekly bulletins — a true win-win. 

WeCreate is curated by Catholic professionals with Catholic parish needs in mind. All direction for materials inside WeCreate come from professionals who have personal experience working as Catholic parish staff, and who have a heart for sharing the Gospel. 

WeCreate is approved by the USCCB. Content specific to the readings of the week and Scripture is approved by the USCCB and uses the New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE).

WeCreate includes complete bulletin planning resources. One of the most valuable resources inside WeCreate is the Sunday Text Document. This resource includes pages full of bulletin planning content with special dates to note, weekly readings, reflections, and more — ready to drop directly into your bulletin. (See more below.) 

Inside WeCreate, You’ll Find:

• Pre-designed Bulletin Templates — Each week, the bulletin templates inside WeCreate are updated with that week’s content: reflections, Gospel illustrations, prayers, Scripture readings of the week, and more, all ready for you to use in your parish! 

• Sunday Text Document & Written Content — This text document provides bulletin editors with every piece of weekly content included in the pre-designed templates. This allows those who already have a bulletin design they like to pick and choose what content they would like to use. It includes multiple weekly reflections, a prayer, Catholic Q&A, Scripture readings, weekly Scripture questions, a list of feast and holy days, and more — all in both English and Spanish. This document is our golden everything-you-need one-stop resource for weekly bulletin planning! Each piece inside the Sunday Text Document is also individually searchable inside WeCreate.
  
  
• Social Media Content — WeCreate includes beautiful graphics designed specifically for parish social media. Users will find a vast library of story-sized graphics for Instagram and Facebook Stories, loads of images for everyday posts on any type of social media platform, and even a curated monthly content calendar of liturgical images and caption ideas — ready to post as your own five days a week! 
  
  
• Stock Photography — Find vast amounts of parish-centered stock photography inside WeCreate to help fill the space in your bulletin or on your website with beautiful visuals. Stock photos are especially useful if you haven’t built up your own parish photo library just yet.
  
  
• Ministry Graphics — Find vast amounts of ministry graphics inside WeCreate. There are graphics of all sizes and styles for liturgical celebrations, feast days, and even general parish ministry needs like Sacramental prep, church spring cleaning, office hours, and more! Find clip art, banners, headlines, quotes, illustrations, and a plethora of graphics to illustrate everything happening at your parish year-round!
  
  
• Bulletin Cover Series — WeCreate includes a variety of weekly bulletin cover series updated each week with a new design that reflects the readings of that week. These come in multiple image sizes — full page, half page, and square — and are made in both English and Spanish to accommodate various bulletin cover formats and community language needs! 

• Custom Comics — Humor is a great way to teach the faith! Inside WeCreate is a weekly comic that can’t be found anywhere else. Each week the newest comic panel includes a “Fun Fact” about Catholicism so that it’s humorous and educational. These are perfect for your bulletin or social media feeds! 

• Flyer & Graphic Templates — No time to design your own ministry flyers or graphics, but want something customized with your parish name and information? No worries! WeCreate has graphic templates and pre-made flyers with a simple system that allows users to drop their own information into it and, voilà — your custom graphics and flyers are complete! 

• Children’s Content — Every parish bulletin needs something for the kiddos! WeCreate has weekly coloring pages, puzzles, children’s prayers, drawing prompts, treasure hunt ideas, and more. All ready to drop into your bulletin to help engage children and families and share the Good News. 

Ways to Use WeCreate to Save Time:

• Discover one of our weekly, ready-to-go parish bulletin templates, and simply insert your parish’s custom information for a complete Catholic resource. These include weekly guides to the Scripture readings, liturgical calendar, and more. Or, download one of our complete weekly bulletins — ready to be distributed immediately to your congregation — when you don’t have time to create your own content and design!

• Use pre-designed, professional graphics inside your bulletin, website, ministry flyers, and social media.

• Use professional banners on your website or bulletin headers.

• Drop faith reflections or Catholic Q&A content into your weekly bulletin.

• Use Gospel illustrations for weekly bulletin, website, social media content, or faith formation resources.

• Use the WeCreate Sunday Text Document to help plan bulletin content weeks in advance.

• Download a flyer or graphic template and add your parish’s information for a quick and easy professional design.



• Use the WeCreate Social Media Content Calendar to keep your social media feed fresh and filled with posts that reflect your Catholic identity.

How to Get WeCreate for Free:

WeCreate is a subscription-based application that anyone can subscribe to. It’s important to note, though, that it also comes as a freebie resource for any parish that publishes its weekly church bulletin with LPi! Parishes that publish their bulletins with LPi receive a beautiful print and digital bulletin that is supported by ads from local businesses — making it free for parishes! Parishes that partner with LPi for bulletins receive a free subscription to WeCreate for parish staff. 

Another way to get WeCreate for free is to use LPi to create your parish website. Our church website platform, WeConnect, comes with a free WeCreate subscription, giving users access to all the graphic and content resources they need to make their website stand out. WeConnect websites can also be created at no cost to parishes when signing up for our ad-supported system.

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For more parish graphic design tips and tricks, visit the “Art & Design” section of our blog!