diff --git a/index.j2.html b/index.j2.html
index 44b4597..c80a3a3 100644
--- a/index.j2.html
+++ b/index.j2.html
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 {% block header %}{% endblock header %}
 
 {% block content %}
-	<p>Welcome to Freak University! There used to be a public fediverse instance here, but not anymore. However, we are working on restoring some of the affiliated services, and those restored are listed below. <strong>Please read <a href="/rules.html">the rules</a> before using any of these services.</strong></p>
+	<p>Welcome to Freak University! There used to be a public fediverse instance here, but not anymore. However, some of the affiliated services are listed below. <strong>Please read <a href="/rules.html">the rules</a> before using any of these services.</strong></p>
+	<p id=announcement><strong>All Freak University services will be shut down on 2025-01-04.</strong> See the <a href="https://takahe.freak.university/@headmasters@takahe.freak.university/posts/366292589297038416/">announcement post</a> for more details.</p>
 	<ul>
 		<li><a href="{{ 'https://ask.freak.university' if site != 'tor' else 'http://askfu5xv6ejcvlgxykas7bmar2zqdkmrzllwfxeyo7v6pkzrzqdzygqd.onion' }}">Freak University Ask</a>, our anonymous question/answer site
 		<li>The Freak University <a href="{{ 'https://lab.freak.university' if site != 'tor' else 'http://labfurwl6xt24teypo5hb7vjoyf3ituolpebdnfgvkqrt765mo6574qd.onion' }}">Computer Lab</a>, our code sharing site
diff --git a/static/css/index.css b/static/css/index.css
index 2927305..366bde8 100644
--- a/static/css/index.css
+++ b/static/css/index.css
@@ -2,4 +2,8 @@ img {
 	max-width: 1em;
 	object-fit: contain;
 	vertical-align: middle;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+#announcement {
+	background-color: #eee;
+}