▁ ▁Articles ▁written ▁for ▁church ▁bullet ins ▁are ▁often ▁ser mon ettes ▁in ▁ess ence . ▁They ▁contain ▁an ▁introduction , ▁frequently ▁a ▁jo ke , ▁a ▁body ▁or ▁situation ▁that ▁is ▁being ▁addressed , ▁a ▁bib lic al ▁equivalent ▁and ▁a ▁wrap - up ▁or ▁point ▁t ying ▁the ▁illustr ation ▁and ▁script ure ▁together ▁in ▁a ▁meaning ful ▁way . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁similar ▁short ▁religious ▁programs ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁broadcast ▁at ▁end ▁of ▁schedule , ▁but ▁were ▁called ▁" ep ilog ues " ▁( the ▁BBC ' s ▁was ▁called ▁The ▁Ep ilog ue ) ▁rather ▁than ▁" ser mon ettes " ▁and ▁broadcast ▁on ▁BBC ▁and ▁I TV . ▁" E p ilog ue " ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁ser mon ettes ▁a ired ▁in ▁Australia ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁broadcast ▁day . ▁ ▁C TV ▁affili ates ▁in ▁several ▁Canadian ▁cities ▁a ired ▁ser mon ettes ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁or ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁broadcast ▁day . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Local ▁television ▁programming ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : T ele vision ▁termin ology ▁Category : S erm ons ▁Category : Inter st it ial ▁television ▁programs ▁Category : Christ ian ▁television <0x0A> </s> ▁Av sh alom ▁ ▁Vil an ▁( , ▁born ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 5 1 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁politician ▁and ▁econom ist . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁K ness et ▁member ▁for ▁Mer etz ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2