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Free church bulletin templates for Microsoft Word
Ten ready-to-print Word files for Sunday bulletins, newsletters, funeral and wedding programs, prayer lists and more. Download one, type over the words in [brackets], and print. They open in Google Docs and LibreOffice too.
If you're here because Publisher is gone
Microsoft began removing Publisher from Microsoft 365 on October 1, 2026, and support for copies people bought outright ended on October 13, 2026 (Microsoft's announcement). If your bulletin or newsletter lived in a .pub file, you haven't lost it, and you don't have to learn a design program to keep going.
- Open your old .pub files3 ways
- Choose what to use instead6 options
- Start fresh from a template10 files
The templates
Each one is a free Word file with its own page of instructions. Click a title to see every page of it before you download.
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Folded Sunday Bulletin
US Letter, landscape. Folds to 5½ × 8½ inches.
The classic: a letter sheet printed on both sides and folded to 5½ × 8½ inches. Cover, order of worship, announcements.
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Large-Print Order of Worship
US Letter, portrait. Large print (14-point).
A full letter-size page in large type for the people who struggle with a folded bulletin. Room for sermon notes on the back.
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Monthly Church Newsletter
US Letter, portrait.
A two-page newsletter: the pastor's letter, the month's worship schedule, news, a calendar grid, birthdays and anniversaries.
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Funeral or Memorial Service Program
US Letter, landscape. Folds to 5½ × 8½ inches.
A folded program with a photo on the cover, the order of service, a life story, Psalm 23 and the family's thanks.
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Wedding Program
US Letter, landscape. Folds to 5½ × 8½ inches.
A folded program with the couple's names on the cover, the wedding party, the order of ceremony and a thank-you.
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Concert or Event Program
US Letter, landscape. Folds to 5½ × 8½ inches.
For a choir concert, recital, pageant or community event: cover art, the program with composers, performers and program notes.
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Prayer List
US Letter, portrait.
A two-page prayer list with tables for members, the homebound, those serving away, grieving families and answered prayers.
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Half-Sheet Announcements
US Letter, landscape. Cuts into two 5½ × 8½ halves.
Two identical half-page flyers on one sheet. Print, cut down the middle, and you have two inserts for the bulletin.
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Club Newsletter
US Letter, portrait.
For garden clubs, lodges, alumni groups and auxiliaries: the president's note, meeting notes, coming events, officers and a dues form.
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Family Cookbook Recipe Pages
US Letter, portrait, with a wider left margin for a three-hole punch.
A cover, a contents page, and recipe pages with servings, times, ingredients, directions and the story behind each dish.
How it works
- Download. Each template is a single Word file (.docx). Click the green button on its page and it saves to your Downloads folder. There's nothing to sign up for.
- Fill it in. Open it in Word and type over every word in [square brackets]. The layout is built from columns and tables, not floating boxes, so it keeps its shape as you type.
- Print. Each template page tells you exactly which printer setting to use, and our printing guide covers the church copier.
No Word? Upload the file to Google Drive and it opens in Google Docs, or open it in LibreOffice, which is free. Each template page explains both.
Dates for your bulletin
The dates below follow the Western church calendar used by Catholic and most Protestant churches, plus three U.S. holidays many bulletins mention. Many Orthodox churches keep Easter on a different date (U.S. Naval Observatory). Your browser works the list out from today's date; nothing is sent anywhere.
- All Saints’ Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- First Sunday of Advent
- Christmas Eve
- Christmas Day
- Epiphany
- Ash Wednesday
- Palm Sunday
- Maundy Thursday
- Good Friday
- Easter Sunday
- Mother’s Day
How they're worked out: Easter is the first Sunday after the church's full moon on or after March 21 (USNO); Ash Wednesday is 46 days before it and Pentecost 49 days after; Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday in November (5 U.S.C. 6103), Mother's Day the second Sunday in May (36 U.S.C. 117) and Father's Day the third Sunday in June (36 U.S.C. 109).
Guides
How to Open Old Publisher Files Now That Publisher Is Gone
Your .pub files still exist. Here is what Microsoft recommends, and what free LibreOffice Draw can and can't do with them.
What to Use Instead of Microsoft Publisher
Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, Affinity, Scribus: what each is good at for bulletins and newsletters, and how to choose.
How to Print a Folded Bulletin or Booklet
Short edge or long edge, home printer or church copier: how to print a folded bulletin that comes out right the first time.
How to Print Address Labels From a Mailing List
Turn a list of names and addresses into a sheet of labels, in Word on Windows or a Mac, or from a Google Sheets list.
Hymns, Song Lyrics and Copyright in Church Bulletins
Which hymns you can print freely, which need a license, what the licensing organizations cover, and what about Bible translations.
About these templates
Every template is set in Georgia, a typeface that comes with Windows and Mac computers and that Google Docs offers too, so it looks the same wherever it's opened. Body text is 12 points in the bulletins and 14 points in the large-print order of worship. Placeholders are in square brackets, so it's easy to see what still needs changing.
The only scripture and hymn words printed in them are in the public domain in the United States: the King James Version, Thomas Ken's Doxology and the first verse of "Abide with Me". Before you add anything newer, read hymns and copyright in bulletins.
Each file is converted, opened again and printed to PDF by LibreOffice before it goes on this site; the pictures you see are made from the same files you download. They're free to use, change and print for your church, club or family.