both Our Sunday Visitor and Liguori publish affordable pamphlets on a wide variety of topics with bulk parish pricing. so does E Nedder (those are the little “cartoon” style booklets in bright colors) with a bit less depth, but still a good outreach tool. Some publishers will sell cheaply or throw in a pamphlet rack if you make a contract to order enough to keep it filled. we had one donated so rounded up all the flyers, pamphlets, envelopes, magazines etc. that used to sit on tables and surfaces, and they are now more visible and “move” faster. dont forget to include EWTN program guides. If you want you can add a locked donation box with a slot, but don’t expect to make much
we have also taken aids developed for CCD, Sacramental Prep, RCIA, Confirmation etc. and made our own “handouts” and pamphlets. For instance the Divine Mercy chaplet and novena, which go out on Palm Sunday, and the Novena to the Holy Spirit, which will go out shortly. For these seasonal things we print an explanation in the bulletin or have an after communion announcement. We have in English and Spanish: basic family prayerbook, guide to confession, how-to assist at Mass for visitors, rosary guide, etc. We print our bulletin in-house so have the offset printer that makes these affordable to produce.
Now is first communion “season” so we have guides on the Eucharist, real Presence etc., and will have something on the Holy Spirit for May. Also the Disciples in Mission people have weekly scripture sharing resources they put out and evangelization materials.
