Ministry Service Reminders
Ministers can get helpful weekly reminders about the service they’re scheduled for. These reminders are automatically sent in bulk through eCatholic ChMS every Thursday morning. First, the reminder is sent to the member’s email address. If there isn’t an email listed in the member record, the reminder will be sent to the member’s phone number instead.
To make sure you receive these reminders, all of the following need to be set up:
- The member must have a valid email address (and/or phone number) saved in their member record.
- The Email Messages toggle needs to be checked (and/or the SMS Messages toggle, if your church and/or diocese supports texting in eCatholic ChMS).
- The Ministry Service Reminders function must be turned on.
The Ministry Service Reminder content below is standard, and it can’t be edited by users. The information in parentheses is automatically filled in with details specific to the parishioner and their service assignment.
Hello (Member First Name)!
You are scheduled as a (Committee Description) at the (Service Description) at (Church Name) in (City) this weekend, (Service Date). If you are unavailable to make your assignment, please try and find a replacement. Thank you!
If you’d like the Ministry Service Reminders enabled, please reach out to our team at [email protected]. Once we receive your request, we’ll be happy to turn this feature on for you.