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Event Requirements

Church Events Events & Calendaring

Every event entered into the Calendar must include the following mandatory information: Required Information Description Event Name (aka Public Facing Event Name) Title of the event, suitable for public viewing. See: Event Naming Guidelines. ...

How To: Staff Facility Use (Non-Promotional Events)

General How Tos Scheduling an Event

For staff-organized events such as team meetings or group discussions that do not require promotion, the following procedure should be followed to ensure the event is properly scheduled and resources are allocated without being visible to the wider congregatio...

How To: Group Leaders to Request Facility Use For Regular Meetings (Non-Promotional Events)

General How Tos Scheduling an Event

This procedure is designed for group leaders at Foothills Unitarian Church who need to request the use of church facilities for regular meetings that do not require promotion beyond current members. Example: Members of the Solar Team want to have a regular me...

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How To: Schedule a"Church Wide" Events (Facility Use and Promotion)

General How Tos Scheduling an Event

Church-wide events are significant occasions aimed at engaging the broader congregation beyond specific groups or team members. These events require careful planning, approval, and promotion to ensure they reach and resonate with the entire church community. B...

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Rooms & Resources Approval Groups

Church Events Event Approval & Processing

What are Approval Groups? Approval groups are groups of people who approve or reject booking requests for rooms and resources, as well as event requests from an event request form. Approval groups need to have at least one person in them and each group can b...

Facility Use Approval Process

Church Events Event Approval & Processing

The Foothills Unitarian Church employs a structured approval process for the use of its facilities to ensure that all events align with our community values and logistical capacities. This process varies slightly depending on the origin of the request but is d...

Event Template Emails

Church Events Events & Calendaring

Guiding Principles for Events and Calendaring

Church Events Events & Calendaring

Foothills uses PCO Calendar (known from here on our as Calendar) as our only calendaring system. All church events irrespective of location (online, offsite, onsite, rental, staff or group) should be represented on Calendar.  Consult PCO Calendar Documentatio...

Event Templates

Church Events Events & Calendaring

Template Name Variants / Rooms Description / Setup Resources Offsite Event Event that takes place both not on Foothills campus or online Online Event Event that takes place in a zoom room Workshop or Meeting w/ Mea...

Procedure: Event Promo & Communication

Church Events Event Approval & Processing

ChurchCenter Event Quality Assurance Church Center Event Standards The Church Center Events Calendar serves as a centralized, accessible platform with the goal of enriching the Foothills Unitarian Church community by providing a comprehensive view of congreg...

Procedure: Processing Calendar Forms

Church Events Event Approval & Processing

This is for Foothills Staff not congregate facing  Church Wide Events (Facility Use & Promotion Form) Until we figure out how to authorize iFrames see the PDF for the steps needed to process the information in a church wide event Processing Church Wide Even...

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Event Naming Guidelines

Church Events Events & Calendaring

Clear and Descriptive: Use names that clearly describe the event or its purpose, ensuring it is understandable to someone not familiar with the specific group or activity. Avoid Abbreviations and Jargon Standardize Date and Time Format: For events occurrin...

Event Tags

Church Events Events & Calendaring

Event Tags are essential for organizing events based on common purposes, such as campus, department, or event type. They allow for efficient filtering on both the Admin Calendar and Church Center Calendar pages. Tags should be assigned to every event to facili...

Using Calendar Effectively

Church Events Events & Calendaring

Making "Connections" in Events Each Planning Center product handles events differently. Events in Calendar can be connected to: PRODUCT CONNECTION Groups An individual group Groups A specific group event* ...

Tips: Getting the Word Out About Your Event

General How Tos

Schedule the event in your PCO group. Instruction on how to schedule a PCO group can be found here. Send an invitation to your PCO group. Include details about the event and the link to RSVP through your PCO group. Learn how to find the RSVP link here. Pos...

The Basics of PCO Groups

Group Leader Handbook Using Planning Center Groups

Planning Center Groups is an online application that will help you manage your members, plan events, take attendance, and share resources. You can manage your group in one of two placed: On the Church Center App. Download Now On The Admin Side of PCO Grou...

Confidentiality and Groups

Group Leader Handbook

As Foothills, groups are extensions of the congregation’s ministry.   The ministry team is here to support you in offering care and support to the people in your group.  Confidentiality means that you will keep private anything that is shared, unless you hav...

Caring Needs & Group Leadership

Group Leader Handbook

Life can be hard. Whether you are dealing with family struggles, mental health, addiction, parenting, or grief, our Caring Network is here for you. Reaching out for support or recognition can be difficult, so we try to make it as easy as possible. Our caring t...