The latest update to the Ministry Scheduler has been released. Version 6.5 is availabe now using the “check for program updates” feature. For more information see the version 6.5 release notes in the link below.
Posted by Dave
You can now schedule multiple facilities, without using a group. In a scheduling wizard, click the Multiple Facs button. Select the facilities you want to schedule.
Posted by MargaritaCongress has approved a continuation of the payroll FICA-Social Security tax cut. Your current tax tables for 2012 will apply for the entire year, and no further action is required on your part. If you have not already updated your tax tables for 2012 please contact us.
Posted by Linda
If you would like to send a CC of a statement or bill you can easily create them using your PDS program. On the family’s contributions/tuition screen click the “billing address” on the left side. Fill out the required address information and select how you would like statements sent. Then when running any statement or billing report click the check box option on the “Selection Information” screen to include billing copies.
Posted by DaveDid you know?
…that if the contact person for any of the organizations for which you schedule is a member of your parish, you can bring in all of that person’s information from your Church, Formation or School database?
on the Organization screen you’ll find an Import Contact button. This will show you a list of all your individual members. Search for the appropriate contact name. All information including addresses, phone numbers and email addresses will fill in the contact information screen.
And, remember, you can associate more than one contact with each organization.
Happy Scheduling!
Posted by JeanneWould you like to be able to keep track of your envelope users separately from active families?
With the “Envelope User” check box on the Family Screen you can do just that. From Family |Quick Posting | Envelope User you can make the process of checking the box quick and easy.
Posted by PaulaIn Formation Office, a quick and easy way to get a list of students in a specific age range is to click Students | Easy List | List of Students. Choose Gender and starting and ending age then Apply. You can also Customize the View to include that Parents Names, Address, & Phone
Posted by PaulaIn the PDS Ministry Scheduler program, it is important to understand the differences between “Family Mode” and “Serve With” on the Assignment Options screen. When “Family Mode” is set to “Members Together”, Ministry Scheduler will TRY to schedule all of the members in a family together. If it can’t schedule all of the members in a family for a particular mass, it will schedule as many as it can. ”Serve With Minister Name” is more absolute. This specifies that a minister will ONLY serve at a particular mass if the other ministers listed under the “Serve With” heading can also serve at that same mass.
As an example, assume Ministry Scheduler is doing the scheduling for a mass and gets to the point where it needs 1 more Eucharistic minister and a particular family has 2 members who are both Eucharistic ministers. If the members are listed under each others “Serve With” column, neither member will be selected. On the other hand, if “Members Together” is selected instead, there is a chance that one of the 2 members will be selected.
Posted by DavidQ: “Which fund year and date should I post this weekend’s contributions to?”
A: Well, the IRS considers a contribution to be attributable to the date and calendar year in which it was actually donated. So, technically, all contributions from Saturday should be posted to 12/31/2011, and Sunday should be posted to 1/1/2012. PDS handles the rest for you. Certainly, it would be a good idea to confirm how your pastor and/or diocese would like to have the weekend’s contributions posted before you begin, however.
Posted by KeithOn some networks with very large databases, there can be a delay when using the Navigation area to look up a family or member. PDS has included another way to look up a family, and this way usually does not have the same delay. While on a Family, Member, or Contribution screen, press the “Alt-Q” key combination. This will bring up the “Quick Lookup of a Family”, “Quick Lookup of a Member”, or “Quick Lookup of a Fund” window. You have a few less options in this window, but it normally has a faster lookup time.
Posted by David
