Event and Service CoordinationPurpose
1.2. Automates notification at set intervals for Vespers, Liturgy, Feast Days, Fast Start/End, Confession schedules, and community gatherings.
1.3. Automator streamlines centralized event scheduling, reminder delivery, clergy coordination, and lay volunteer notifications.
1.4. Enables automating personalized reminders, multi-language support, and time zone adjustment to maximize parish engagement.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Manual insertion triggers via admin dashboard or app input.
2.3. API call as trigger from church management system.
2.4. Automatable recurring frequency: daily, weekly, specific feast, or custom interval.
2.5. Automator supports triggers based on parishioner segment (age, ministry, membership status).
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: "Programmable SMS"; configure with API endpoint `/Messages` and event timeframe mapping.
3.2. SendGrid
• Feature/Setting: "Email API v3/mail/send"; automate sequence using email templates, timestamped by cron job.
3.3. Mailchimp
• Feature/Setting: Automated Campaigns; set up triggers from RSS or Google Calendar feed with audience segmentation.
3.4. Google Calendar
• Feature/Setting: Push Notifications API; automate reminder setup on recurring events using `events.watch`.
3.5. Microsoft Outlook
• Feature/Setting: Calendar Event Reminder Automator via Graph API `/me/calendar/events`.
3.6. Slack
• Feature/Setting: "Scheduled Messages" API; automate delivery to parish channels or roles.
3.7. WhatsApp Business API
• Feature/Setting: "Message Templates"; automate pre-approved service reminder sending via `/v1/messages`.
3.8. Telegram
• Feature/Setting: Bot API `sendMessage`; automate periodic notifications to group or private chat.
3.9. Facebook Messenger
• Feature/Setting: "Send API"; automate recurring blasts to subscribed parishioners.
3.10. Zoho CRM
• Feature/Setting: Workflow Rule Automation; link service calendar to contacts for automated reminders.
3.11. Salesforce
• Feature/Setting: Process Builder/Flow; automate alert on Service Event object for all mapped records.
3.12. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: "Workflows"; automating timed email/SMS reminders linked to service event properties.
3.13. Discord
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled events integration via webhook or bot automation (`/channels/messages`).
3.14. Outlook 365 Power Automate
• Feature/Setting: Flow for recurring event triggers and email/SMS via connectors.
3.15. Zoho Cliq
• Feature/Setting: Bots & Scheduler integration for automating weekly notifications.
3.16. Pushover
• Feature/Setting: "Messages API"; automate push notifications based on event calendar.
3.17. ActiveCampaign
• Feature/Setting: Automations; segment audience and automate reminders on recurring services.
3.18. OneSignal
• Feature/Setting: Automated Push Campaigns; configure for recurring web/mobile push.
3.19. Intercom
• Feature/Setting: Automated Messages; time event-driven reminders to user groups.
3.20. ClickSend
• Feature/Setting: Recurring SMS/Email via API `/v3/sms/send`; automate with date/time input.
3.21. Flock
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Announcements; automate message posting to teams/groups.
3.22. Zapier
• Feature/Setting: Automated workflow integrating calendar and multi-channel reminders.
Benefits
4.2. Automation ensures zero missed reminders, improving turnout and spiritual life.
4.3. Automator supports multi-platform reach; accommodates diverse parish communication preferences.
4.4. Automatable time-saving for clergy and admin teams; supports expansion and scalability.
4.5. Automatedly enables real-time alerts for last-minute or emergency service changes.
4.6. Automating fosters inclusivity via language and time zone personalization for reminders.