Create an event

Staff and admins create events. Most churches set up a template for each kind of service once (Templates), then every new event starts with the right schedule, roles, alerts and teams. A template can also create its events for you (Automate: create events automatically). For a one-off, start from no template.

Create an eventStaff

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   On the Calendar, select Add Event 1 (marker 1 on the screenshot).

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   Under Template 1 (marker 1 on the screenshot), pick a template, or keep No Template for a blank event.
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   Pick the Start 2 (marker 2 on the screenshot) and End date and time. With a template, the event gets the template's usual time and length on that day, and its roles are filled with the people due then.
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   Fill in the rest (see below), then select Save Event at the top right.

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Name, description, picture, placeStaff

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• Event name 1 (marker 1 on the screenshot): up to 35 characters. People see it in texts, emails and on the calendar.
• Description 2 (marker 2 on the screenshot) (optional): up to 750 characters. It shows at the top of the event page.
• Upload Picture 3 (marker 3 on the screenshot): the picture at the top of the event page. Choosing one saves the event first.
• Location 4 (marker 4 on the screenshot): start typing the address and pick it from the list.

Then add the people. The Schedule, Staff, Attendance, Alerts and Teams tabs work the same way as in a template. See The tabs.

Saving doesn't text anyoneStaff

Saving an event, or adding someone to it, sends nothing. People are asked when an alert goes out: the template's scheduled alerts, or one you send yourself. See Send alerts and reminders.

Blockout conflictsStaff

If someone you put on the event has a blockout then, saving stops and shows Blockout Conflict with their names and dates. Select Edit Event to change the time or take them off, or Ignore and Continue to save anyway: those people are declined for you, with the comment Blockout.

Other ways to create an eventStaff

• Save as new Event, in an event's More Options: a copy. See Copy an event.
• The template's planner, for several weeks at once (The Planner).