Case Study: St. Mary Magdalen achieves higher Religious Education participation and streamlined parish administration with ParishSOFT

St. Mary Magdalen - Customer Case Study

St. Mary Magdalen Church in Brighton, MI needed a way to strengthen parental commitment to its Religious Education program and streamline a busy office that couldn't depend on any single staff member. The parish wanted to build a stronger worshiping community, ensure consistent sacramental preparation, and reduce paperwork while managing registrations, communications, and program growth.

By using ParishSOFT’s registration forms, in-person signed commitments, and a centralized family, member, and student database with confidential notes, the staff brought everyone onto the same page. Features like the Student Directory, Advanced Search, family workgroups, and Time & Talent tracking cut paperwork and made communications and mailings simple. The result: sustained high participation, a growing student population (more than 800 participants and 120+ catechists), increased out-of-parish tuition, and more staff time to develop youth programs.

St. Mary Magdalen

Mary Mahar

Director of Religious Education