June 2020 Newsletter

June 2020 Newsletter






























Easily Manage Mass Registration with our RSVP feature

The re-opening of churches across the U.S. is a blessing after so many months of absence. Yet, things are far from the way they used to be. Parishes are charged with limiting Mass attendance and addressing social distancing mandates. Mission Pathways has met this challenge. We've improved our software to easily manage Mass Registration. Even better, you now have the contact information of those who have registered saved to your database.

Click the button below to watch a video tutorial that outlines how to set up a Mass Registration group, set the time and date, create a registration link, and track RSVPs - all within the Mission Suite! You can also refer to written instructions here.
                                          




Using the Information from Mass Registration

Not only does our online Mass Registration help organize mass attendance and seating, you now have contact information in a flexible, rich format. The possibilities of using this data are only limited by your imagination. Here are a few ideas:
  1. Sort your contacts by specific attributes, like registered parishioners and newcomers, and send out targeted emails to each group. Parishioners would receive a "Welcome Back" email and maybe a recommendation to buddy up with a newcomer to Mass. Newcomers could receive a "Welcome to our Church" message with a list of important parish office contacts, the parish website, and social media pages.
  2. If the contacts provided demographics such as gender and/or age, group them accordingly and invite them to an upcoming small group or social function appropriate to their life stage and interest.
  3. Follow up (via email or phone) with any people who registered but did not attend to see if they need any help or support.
  4. Send a reminder out newcomers to register for the "same time next week" to help them become "regulars" at a specific Mass. They will start seeing some familiar faces over the coming weeks.

Customer Spotlight

Hear from one of our customers!


 Pam Timmerman is the Alpha® Coordinator at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Canton, Michigan.

 Tell us a little about yourself and your role at St. John Neumann.
 Pam: I’ve been a member of the St. John Neumann Catholic Parish in Canton, MI. for 33 years and have been involved in the Parish as a religious education teacher, a youth Alpha® table host, a team leader for Vacation Bible School, a member of the choir, organizer and first president of the SJN Women’s organization, a sacristan, an Adult Alpha® table host, session leader and now the Alpha®   Coordinator for the Parish.

 What are some of the obstacles you face in evangelizing and forming disciples?
 Pam: Our main obstacle is getting beyond our Parish walls to evangelize and helping our parishioners feel comfortable evangelizing. 

 What features of Mission Pathways' software are the most beneficial to you?
 Pam: I personally use the Mission Pathways software for registering participants and volunteers for Alpha®. The features that I especially like are the ability to place people in small groups and the ability to send mass emails to the participants and volunteers. I also appreciate that we have historical records of participants from past programs that require registration. 

Why did you decide to use Mission Pathways?
Pam: The program was introduced to our Evangelization Director one year ago. As with any new program, we needed a lot of support to learn the program and to work with the Mission Pathways technical support team to personalize the program to meet our needs. The support we received was outstanding and Mission Suite serves our needs wonderfully. 

What advantages does Mission Suite have over how you did things before? 

Pam: Before using Mission Suite, registration for programs offered by the parish was done either on paper registrations or phone registrations. With Alpha®, this information was entered into a spreadsheet, which was time-consuming. Often times records of participants were lost, so we were not able to keep track of who participated in which program. With Mission Suite, we are able to set up registration for any program we are running so guests can register themselves online. Since the programs are never deleted from the software, we can keep track of everyone who ever participated in them. This feature allows us to make recommendations for individuals for the next steps in their faith journey.

How has evangelization transformed your parish?
Pam: Our parish offers a welcoming, vibrant and stimulating atmosphere. Our daily and Sunday Masses are well attended. Our church is running programs and activities almost daily. In the evenings there is always something going on. We have large groups of volunteers for every ministry. We are alive and growing.

If you would like to be featured in a future Customer Spotlight, click the button below. We would love to hear from you!




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