Th e Catholic Sun 240 E. Onondaga St. • Syracuse, N.Y. 13202

P: (315) 422-8153 or (800) 333-0571 • F: (315) 422-7549 • www.thecatholicsun.com

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The Catholic Sun is the official news media serving the people of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. We inform, educate and evangelize

on local, national and international Catholic news, views and teachings.

ABOUT THE CATHOLIC SUN• The Catholic Sun is the offi cial newspaper of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. Established in 1892 as a private publication, the Sun was purchased for the diocese by Bishop Joseph O’Keefe in 1988.

• The CatholicSun covers the seven counties of the diocese — Onondaga, Oneida, Oswego, Madison, Broome, Cortland and Chenango — and serves some 18,000 subscribers. • The Catholic Sun publishes 44 issues per year. It is published weekly except during the summer, when it is published every other week, and during the Christmas season.• A subscription costs just $25 per year.

ABOUT THE CATHOLIC SUN’S READERS

To advertise with the Catholic Sun, contactMark Klenz Advertising Coordinator

(315) 579-0001 • mklenz@thecatholicsun.com

• Classifi ed ads: $18/column inch• Inserts: (full) $1,620 / $90 per thousand (zoned) $1,720 / $120 per thousand• Minimum size: 1 column x 1 in.• Not for Profi t per column inch rate: $23• For Profi t rate: $27 20% discount for fi rst time advertisers

• A fi nance charge of 1.5% will be applied to accounts past 30 days

• Ad placement request charge applies

*Nonprofi t prices

ADVERTISE WITH THE CATHOLIC SUN

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and special rates for nonprofi ts and frequent advertisers.

Advertising space is available in both the print edition of the

newspaper and on www.thecatholicsun.com, which receives around 2,363 page views

per week and climbing.

Th e Catholic Sun off ers complimentary design services.

Camera-ready ads must be submitted electronically in PDF,

TIFF or EPS format. All fonts and images should be included.

Resolution should be a minimum of 300 dpi.

Th e Catholic Sun does not accept political candidates’

advertisements of any variety, regardless of how the ad relates

to church teaching.

All ads or ad copy must be received by noon eight days before the publication date.

Management maintains the right to edit or reject

advertising copy.

Ad size Measurement Color B&W1x1 2.3 x 1 (inches) $24 $231x2 2.3 x 2 (inches) $48 $461x3 (1/16 pg) 2.3 x 3 (inches) $72 $691x4 2.3 x 4 (inches) $96 $921x5 (1/8 pg) 2.3 x 5 (inches) $120 $1151x7 2.3 x 7 (inches) $168 $1612x2 4.8 x 2 (inches) $96 $922x3 4.8 x 3 (inches) $144 $1382x4 4.8 x 4 (inches) $192 $1842x5 4.8 x 5 (inches) $240 $2302x6 (qtr pg) 4.8 x 5.75 (inches) $336 $3224x3.5 9.5 x 3.5 (inches) $336 $3224x6 (half pg) 9.5 x 5.75 (inches) $672 $6444x11.5 (full pg) 9.5 x 11.5 (inches) $1,344 $1,288

Web Measurement Tile 160 x 90 (pixels) $108Square 300 x 250 (pixels) $165Tower 160 x 600 (pixels) $108Leaderboard 728 x 90 (pixels) $250

AD SIZES & RATES

Topic Issue date Ads due

NO PAPER --- ---Healthy mind, body, spirit/ Diocesan financial report January 14 January 8Family fun January 21 January 15Respect life/March for Life coverage January 28 January 22

Catholic Schools Week/Lent February 4 January 29Family and marriage/ bridal February 11 February 5Rite of Election/RCIA February 18 February 12Rite of Continuing Conversion/Seniors and aging February 25 February 19

Women’s history/Catholic women March 3 February 26Catholic youth and young adults March 10 March 4Pastoral planning March 17 March 11Easter/Catholic men March 24 March 18Year of Mercy/Divine Mercy March 31 March 25

Healthcare April 7 April 1Earth Day/the environment April 14 April 8HOPE Appeal ministries April 21 April 15Priest Jubilees April 28 April 22

Family/marriage and bridal/Mother’s Day May 5 April 29Year of Mercy/teachers May 12 May 6Retreats and retreat houses / Permanent deacons ordination May 19 May 13Sister Jubilees May 26 May 20

Matthew Lyons Transitional Diaconate Ordination June 2 May 27Ken Kirkman and Pete Tassini ordination June 9 June 3Year of Mercy/Father’s Day/Catholic men June 16 June 10Graduation June 23 June 17

NO ISSUE --- ---Healthcare July 7 July 1NO ISSUE --- ---Pilgrimages/Catholic roadtrips/World Youth Day preview July 21 July 15NO ISSUE --- ---

World Youth Day August 4 July 29NO ISSUE --- ---The 10 Commandments August 18 August 12

Catholic higher ed September 1 August 26Back to school September 8 September 2Year of Mercy September 15 September 9TBD September 22 September 16Respect Life Sunday/Month September 29 September 23

TBD October 6 September 30Healthcare October 13 October 7TBD October 20 October 14Faith formation October 27 October 21

Vocations Awareness Week/Catholic women November 3 October 28Catholic Charities November 10 November 4Thanksgiving/Advent November 17 November 11TBD --- ---

TBD December 1 November 25Living the faith/Christmas Masses December 8 December 2Christmas events/Masses December 15 December 9Christmas greetings/ Year in review December 22 December 16

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To advertise with the Catholic Sun, contactMark Klenz Advertising Coordinator

(315) 579-0001 • mklenz@thecatholicsun.com

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