# Pastoral Notes

- Documentation of sensitive information regarding spiritual/emotional status of congregant. Visible only to ministers. 
    - **Example of pastoral note:** Jane Doe disclosed that she suspects her spouse has dementia. I was the first person she mentioned this to — she doesn’t plan on sharing with anyone else at this time.
    - **Process:**
        
        
        - Open PCO People profile of the person about whom you wish to write the note
        - Click “Notes” > New Note >
        - Category = Pastoral Notes
        - Type text into field of pastoral note.
        - Click “Create”
    - **Very Sensitive Information**: If you have a concern about putting very sensitive information in PCO, share it with the other ministers in a Signal chat instead.