Writing and Sending a Ministry Message
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church · MinistryHow a ministry leader writes a message and sends it to the members of the ministry by email or by text.
You are a leader of a ministry, or an admin. Your role lets you send messages for that ministry.
A message reaches many members at one time. The app limits sending to admins and to leaders whose role has the send permission.
What you will do, in one sentence
Open the Messages page, select New Message, write the subject and the text, choose Email or SMS, and send.
Last verified against the staging system on 2026-10-12. Prepared October 12, 2026.
1. Open the compose page
- Open Ministries and select your ministry.
- Open Messages.
- Select New Message. The address is
/ministries/<id>/compose.
Select Back to Messages at any time to leave without sending.
2. Write the message
- Type the Subject.
- Type the text in the Message box.
- To use a design from Canva, select Import from Canva and paste the HTML. Select Write to go back to typing.
The Write and Import from Canva buttons show only for email. A text message has a plain box.
3. Choose how to send
Under Send via, select one:
- SMS
A message goes by one way only. To reach members by both, send two messages.
4. Send
- Select Send Message. The button stays off until the subject and the text are filled in.
- The page shows "Message sent successfully".
- After a short time, the page returns to the Messages list.
Members who opted out of messages do not get this one.
You cannot take a message back after you send it. Read the subject and the text again first.
5. What can go wrong
| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| "Failed to send message" | Your text is kept. Select Send Message again. |
| "Failed to load ministry data" | Reload the page. If it stays, ask the parish office. |
| The page does not open for you | Your role cannot send for this ministry. Ask the parish office. |
Parish office — ask for the leader role or the send permission.