Paroecia
What it is
Paroecia is a platform for parish life, with Ministry Scheduling currently available for Catholic parishes. It covers lectors, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers, ushers, sacristans, and cantors. Its auto-fill feature drafts schedules using parish rotation rules, ministry conflicts, and backup-only volunteer settings. Volunteers can enter vacation dates and preferred Mass times, view assignments, and request substitutes within Paroecia. Publishing a schedule emails each volunteer their assignments; substitute requests go to available volunteers in the relevant ministry. An altar server’s record can use a parent or guardian’s email for notifications and substitute requests. Setup, invitations, volunteer imports, and the first published schedule are free. Payment starts after the first schedule is published and a new month begins. The list-price plan is $100 per parish per month or $1,000 per parish per year, with unlimited volunteers, coordinators, administrators, ministries, and Mass times for one parish. Paroecia operates independently of other parish management products, with integrations on its roadmap. The maker says data is encrypted in transit and at rest, backed up continuously, and restorable to any second within the last 35 days.
For and against
For
- First published schedule is free
- Auto-fill follows parish scheduling rules
- Volunteers can request substitutes
- Data backups are restorable within 35 days
Against
- Integrations with other parish products are not available
- Payment begins after the free first schedule and month change
- Cancelled data is deleted after 60 days
The verdict
Paroecia focuses on ministry scheduling, volunteer availability, and substitute requests for Catholic parishes. Its first published schedule is free, but integrations with other parish management products are still on the roadmap.
Who it suits
Paroecia suits Catholic parishes coordinating volunteers across ministries and Mass times. Its scheduling approach is described as intended for parishes faithful to the Magisterium.
Plans and prices
Parish (charter)
One parish · unlimited volunteers, coordinators, and administrators · as many ministries and Mass times as the parish runs
Read 9 Oct 2026 · paroecia.com
Parish (list price)
One parish · unlimited volunteers, coordinators, and administrators · as many ministries and Mass times as the parish runs
Read 9 Oct 2026 · paroecia.com
On the record
- Auto-fill
- Auto-fill creates a draft schedule that follows parish rules for rotation, ministry conflicts, and backup-only volunteers.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Child volunteer contacts
- An altar server's record can use a parent or guardian's email for schedule notifications and substitute requests.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data recovery
- Parish data is backed up continuously and can be restored to any second within the last 35 days.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data retention
- After cancellation, parish data remains accessible for 60 days for export and is then permanently deleted.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Free start and payment trigger
- Setup, invitations, volunteer imports, and the first published schedule are free; payment begins after the first schedule is published and a new month begins.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Paroecia currently operates on its own and does not read from or write to other parish management products; integrations are on the roadmap.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Paroecia is built for Catholic parishes and describes its product as built by a Catholic for parishes faithful to the Magisterium.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Notifications
- Publishing a schedule emails each volunteer their own assignments, and substitute requests are routed to available volunteers in that ministry.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Product
- Paroecia is a platform for parish life, with Ministry Scheduling currently available.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Ministry Scheduling supports lectors, Eucharistic ministers, altar servers, ushers, sacristans, and cantors.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The maker says parish data is encrypted in transit and at rest, accounts can use multi-factor authentication, and passwords are handled by a managed identity service.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The plan includes email support from a Paroecia team member, and the security page says human responses to security reports arrive within one business day.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
- Volunteer tools
- Volunteers can set vacation dates and preferred Mass times, view assignments, and request a substitute from inside Paroecia.paroecia.com · read 9 Oct 2026
