Parish Resources

2019 Annual Catholic Appeal Dates Appeal Kickoff Weekend – April 28, 2019 Presentation/Ask Weekend 1 – May 5, 2019 Presentation/Ask Weekend 2 – May 12, 2019 Follow-Up/Ask Weekend 1 – May 19, 2019 Follow-Up/Ask Weekend 2 - May 26, 2019

2018 ACA PDS Instructions Print out before downloading PDS letter files and reports	View
2018 ACA Letters and Reports English and Spanish	Download

2018 Letters in Word Use if you do not use PDS to generate letters	View
2018 Letters in Word - Spanish	View

Archdiocesan Annual Report 2016-2017 Reference for parish and witness speaker	View
ACA Manual for parish office use Detailed Manual of entire campaign	View
ACA Quick Reference Guide The ACA at a glance	View
Dates and Timeline of Tasks	View
Difference between ACA and Parish Stewardship For use in bulletin or other high traffic areas in the parish	View
Difference between ACA and Parish Stewardship in Spanish For use in bulletin or other high traffic areas in the parish	View
Electronic Messaging Website, Email, Parish App, Facebook, and Bulletin use	View
Graphics Gallery Bulletin Inserts, Donate Buttons, Graphics for Website and Mobile App, Logos	Download
Hispanic Community Tips Ideas to run a successful appeal with your Hispanic Community	View
Leadership Session Webinar View this year's ACA Leadership Session from a pre-recorded webinar	View
Matching Gift Companies List of companies that matched gifts in 2017 - not all inclusive. Donors are encouraged to ask their employer if they have a matching gift program.	View
Pledge Card/Envelope Processing Guide Use for Pledge Card/Envelope Processing and Reporting Results	View
Pledge Processing Excel Template Use if not using PDS generated report of pledges/gifts	View
Pledge Processing Session Video Recorded overview of the Pledge Processing Guide - also in Section B of your manual.	View
Prayers of the Faithful/Ambo and Bulletin Announcements Use on corresponding weekends of the Appeal. English and Spanish provided.	View
Stewardship & Development Team The team and brief summary of what each office provides.	View
Video Links and Messaging Use to promote viewing the ACA video	View
Website Goal Thermometer Use to track your goal progress on your website	View
Witness Speaker Guide - English Witness Presentation Guide	View
Witness Speaker Guide - Spanish Witness presentation guide	View
$365 Ask Use as a general ask on Appeal Weekends.	View

Bulletin Best Practices Bulletin fundamentals, design, and content that can assist you with providing a clear and concise message each week.	View
Messaging - Mobile App, Texting, Email Electronic communication with your parishioners saves time, money, and paper. It allows you to communicate with them more effectively and immediately. It also benefits parishioners, giving them the ability to communicate with the parish one-on-one.	View
Online Giving Best Practices Online giving is a critical component of parish/diocesan fundraising, now, and in the future. The Archdiocese of Seattle has long encouraged parishes to offer their parishioners the opportunity to give electronically.	View
Social Media Best Practices Social media can be used as an important part of online evangelization when used correctly and has the power to reach an audience that we've never thought imaginable.	View
Website Best Practices Increase the number of parishioners that are viewing your website for information, donating, registering, and volunteering.	View

PDS System Configuration System and Sacrament configuration	View
Parish Registration Guidelines	View
Parish Registration Instructions Complete Instructions with screen snapshots to aid in the parish registration process in PDS	View
How to mark a record deceased Details on marking a record deceased, either head of household member1 or the spouse member2	View
Step 1 Report for Archdiocese Set Up Instructions to export your parish registration list updates - changes, deletions, additions, deceased	View
Full List Export Files Step 1 Download to use with the PDS Report Export process	Download
Step 2 Report for Archdiocese Monthly Process Once you have completed Step 1, use this report to send periodic updates thereafter (monthly preferred)	View
Import ACA ID numbers in PDS Instructions to import the ACA ID into the 2nd ID field in PDS	View
Data Cleanup Data Clean up for Keywords and User-defined fields	View
FAQ's from Training Session 1 Answers to frequently asked questions on topics such as system configuration, online registration, keywords, data clean up and comprehensive reports	View