Ministry Scheduling — available now
Built for the work parishes actually do: lectors, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers, ushers, sacristans, and cantors at the Saturday vigil and every Sunday Mass.
Every volunteer sets their own vacation dates and the Mass times they prefer to serve at. They mark themselves as backup-only when they're new or recovering from a busy season. The schedule reads from those choices automatically.
Tell Paroecia how often a volunteer should serve, which ministries can't overlap on the same Mass, and who is backup-only. Auto-fill produces a draft schedule that respects every rule. You review the draft, adjust if you want, and publish when it's ready.
When you publish a schedule, each volunteer receives an email naming only their own assignments — the date, the Mass, the ministry, the position. They never have to read past their own name on a parish-wide roster.
When a volunteer can't make an assignment, they request a substitute from inside Paroecia. The request goes to the right people automatically; coordinators see what's covered and what isn't, without sending a single text.
Most of your volunteers will only use Paroecia on a phone. Every screen — sign in, set vacation dates, view the next assignment, request a backup — is built mobile-first, with touch targets large enough for grandparents and contrast clear enough for poorly lit sacristies.
Add the Saturday vigil and your Sunday Mass times, the ministries that serve at each (lectors, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers, ushers, sacristans, cantors), and how many positions need to be filled. Most parishes finish setup in under an hour.
Volunteers receive an email, set a password, and tell you which ministries they serve and which Masses they prefer. New volunteers can mark themselves backup-only until they're comfortable.
Auto-fill builds a draft schedule in seconds. You review it on screen, adjust any single position by hand if you want, then publish. Every volunteer gets their own assignments by email; coordinators see what's filled and what isn't.
Built for the work parishes actually do: lectors, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers, ushers, sacristans, and cantors at the Saturday vigil and every Sunday Mass.