We’re really excited about our online tool that lets you update your family’s records and ministry service preferences on the web!
It’s called My Own Church, and it’s available now.

Questions? Call Carol in the Parish Office.

Advantages for Members

My Own Church is the ideal solution for members who use the Internet to manage their personal finances and business. My Own Church uses ParishSOFT's technology to give members secure and personal access to the information in their family and member records. Registered users of ConnectNow Family Suite can log in and perform any of the following tasks in My Own Church:

●       Manage their own church records and keep personal information accurate and up to date. For example, members who move or change phone numbers can quickly and easily log in and update this information for themselves. No need to call the church, fill out and submit paper forms, and then wait for someone at the church to update their records.

●       Add a record for a new family member.

●       View their personal giving history.

●       Upload a family photo and individual photos of individual family members.

●       Check their ministry schedules and the schedules of individual family members.

Web-savvy members gain the freedom to update their information at any time—all without paper forms or phone calls to the parish office. Changes are processed electronically and without the delays typically experienced from the processing of paper forms. Note that any changes a member makes to his or her record must first be approved by an authorized church administrator so there may be a short delay in getting a record updated.
 

Need to Create an Account?

Creating a user account is a one-time process. The process requires you to submit a few details of personal information to verify your identity to the system. It takes just a few minutes to complete the information required to set up an account. Use the following procedure to set up an account.

1. In your web browser, enter the URL for ConnectNow. For example:

                      https://connectnow.parishsoft.com/yourdiocese

                      where yourdiocese is the name of your diocese.

                      https://connectnow.parishsoft.com/Manchester

The ConnectNow Welcome screen is displayed:

2. Click the New User? link to display the New User Registration Form:

3. Complete Steps 1 -3 on the form. Required fields are marked with a red asterisk: *.

For a description of the fields on this form, go to Fields on New User Registration Form.

If your organization or church is not listed in the Organization/Church list, it is currently not licensed to use ConnectNow Family Suite.

(Not to worry - St. Charles is there!)

4. Click  to submit your information to the system.

The system attempts to verify your personal information.

5. Do one of the following:

• If the system can verify all of the information in your registration request, it displays a confirmation message to inform you that your registration was successful. The system also sends an email containing your login credentials (username and temporary password) to the email address you provided in your registration.

After you receive the email, log in to your account. Check your Spam or Junk E-mail folder if the email does not arrive within a few minutes after you submit your request. For login instructions, go to How to Log in to My Own Church.

• If it cannot verify all of the information in your registration request, it displays an acknowledgement message to notify you that your registration was received. Your registration request is put on hold until an administrator can personally review it.

Review time varies, but the process is typically completed within three days. Upon approval, you will receive an email containing your login credentials (username and temporary password). Check your Spam or Junk E-mail folder if the email does not arrive within that time frame. After you receive the email, log in to your account. For login instructions, go to How to Log in to My Own Church.

• If the system cannot verify the information in your registration request, it displays a message to inform you that the registration was not successful. The message provides one or more options to help you resolve the problem. Choose the option that best fits your particular circumstance. If you need assistance resolving the problem, contact ParishSOFT Technical Support for help.