Have you ever had to write a newsletter? Tips please?

How about an entire newsletter on owls? Screech owls, barn owls, hoot owls -- you know, all the different species. You could cut and paste from Wikipedia, and if the cult complains, tell them your job description doesn't include thinking up content. If you don't let them know who's boss, they'll soon have you designing a logo, or giving the cult leader a "mage," or something.