Resources for Parish Administrators

Listserv

At the April meeting of the Parish Administrator/Secretary's group we established a Diocesan-sponsored listserv for the exchange of information among parishes in the diocese. Parish secretaries and administrators are invited to join the list here.

Group

Since the group was founded in September 2003 it has become a sound network for sharing information, establishing a spirit of fellowship and providing feedback to the diocese regarding parish needs. Through discussions with Church House staff the group has made progress automating some of the forms and procedures used by all of the parishes in the diocese. Members share documents like Microsoft Word templates for confirmation cards and the confirmation report that goes to the diocese. As new documents are created secretaries and administrators will learn about them with a message on the “parishadmins” listserv.

Resource Documents

Links to resource documents for parish administrators are included in the right column of this page. Further instructions are below:

Confirmation Report
This form should be completed and returned by the congregation after the visitation confirming how many were confirmed received or reaffirmed together with their names and religious affiliation if applicable. Data from this form is included and published in the annual diocesan Journal.
Contact: Cheryl Wilburn

Confirmation Certificates
Instructions about how to use the documents below
Confirmation Certificate: used to print the name, location and date onto the certificate
Confirmation Certificate Mail Merge: same as above but using mail merge from a spreadsheet
Confirmation Form: used to collect information from those being confirmed

Business Manual
Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs