Parish Support

CLICK HERE Webinar link: eCatholic ChMS April 2024 webinar 

ChMS Updates:

• Religious Education Module, 2024-25 Catechetical Year expectation and 2025-26 Catechetical Year requirement     
  • Support Services for Diocese of Green Bay!

                https://www.ecatholic.com/greenbay-support 

                https://help.ecatholic.com/category/1418-religious-education

• Standard Groups – Parish Staff Attributes 

Gearing Up for Year-End:

• What IS Year-End Reporting AND why does it matter?
  • Registered House Holds, Sacraments, Funerals, OCIA, Contributing Members, Offertory, and Mass Attendance
    • These are inputs for Bishop’s Appeal and Cathedraticum calculations as well as several Annual Diocesan     Reports

• The "Six Pillars" (found on freshdesk) are the foundational tool for the six areas reported annually including

  • Family Census

  • Sacraments

  • Funerals

  • Weekly Offertory

  • Weekly Mass

  • Standard Groups (staff, trustees, council members)

        Freshdesk: https://gbdioc-parish.freshdesk.com/support/home
• Duplicate Families reports and Clean up
  • Two methods include:
    • eCatholic Online Support Services https://help.ecatholic.com/article/1208-duplicate-records 
    • Diocesan Family Duplicate Report
• Sacrament and Funeral location default setting enhancement (when)
• Key Audit Reports 
  • Funeral Service Audit Report
  • Sacraments By Parish By Date Report
  • Matrimony By Parish By Date Report
  • Active Registered and Contributing Units Report