National awards for Minnesota communicators

Awards of Merit and Honorable Mentions for Soundings (Diocese of Minnesota) and The Messenger (St. Paul's on-the-Hill)

Also Awards of Excellence and Merit for the work of Lindsay Hardin Freeman for the Episcopal Church Foundation

At its annual awards banquet on April 11, the Episcopal Communicators honored the work of several Minnesota communicators. Named for a founding member of the national organization, the "Polly Bond Awards" honor excellence in church communication. Entries were submitted for work done in 2007 by Episcopal Communicators members who have had a hand in their production. Award categories are Excellence, Merit, and Honorable Mention. Here are the 2008 awards for Minnesotans:

Soundings
Award of Merit: Series on a Single Topic
"Millennium Development Goals"
Susan Barksdale: editor, writer, photographer, layout
Devon Anderson: writer
Joe Bjordal: writer, photographer
Danielle Clark: photographer

Honorable Mention: News Story
"May the circle be unbroken" (article on Minneapolis Beijing Circles Conference)
Susan Barksdale: writer, editor, photographer

The Messenger (newsletter of St. Paul's on-the-Hill, St. Paul)
Award of Merit: Writing for Newsletters
"The Messenger: December 2007
Susan Barksdale: editor, layout
Benjamin Scott, Margaret Varney, James Jelinek: writers

Honorable Mention: General Excellence
The Messenger
Susan Barksdale: editor, layout

Other Minnesota awards
The Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freeman, associate priest at St. Martin's by-the-Lake in Minnetonka Beach, also won three awards for her work with the Episcopal Church Foundation, including the publication Vestry Papers, which she edits.

Award of Excellence: Writing
"Vestry Papers: Shared Spiritual Leadership"

Award of Merit: Graphic Design
"Vestry Papers: Shared Spiritual Leadership"

Award of Merit: Overall Excellence
Episcopal Church Foundation: "Creative Outreach, Christian Hospitality, Shared Spiritual Leadership"

Click here for a complete list of Polly Bond Awards.