The premium OCIA operating systemRun OCIA with clarity your parish can't refuse
Keep census and giving where they already live. Our Parish Voice runs the OCIA year — readiness, rites, and follow-up for your team, plus a beautiful formation portal with weekly unlocks for your candidates. Spreadsheets finally retire.
Readiness
Who is blocked & why
Formation
Weekly unlocked library
Follow-up
Missed sessions → tasks
Good morning
St. Michael Parish
Overdue
4
Documents
7
Sessions
2
Recent inquiries
Easter readiness watchlist
The intelligent voice of your parish
Purpose-built for OCIA — not another parish census tool.
Features
The OCIA desk your parish database leaves unfinished.
One record per person
Contact, journey path, milestones, documents, and notes — always current.
Readiness, not just records
Baptismal gaps, marriage blockers, sponsor status, and next pastoral action.
Weekly formation library
Unlock catechesis for candidates week by week — a premium portal experience.
Missed session → task
Absences auto-create follow-up so pastoral care is not left to memory.
Rite planning board
Election, Scrutinies, Easter Vigil — dates and readiness in one place.
How it works
From first inquiry to Easter Vigil
Capture inquiries
Share your branded form. New inquiries notify your team instantly.
Accompany each person
One record tracks their path — inquiry through mystagogy, or baptized candidates to full communion.
Run formation weekly
Sessions, attendance, auto follow-up, and a progressive formation library.
Know who's ready
Blockers, rite board, and readiness watchlists before every liturgy.
Pricing
Premium OCIA. Clear parish pricing.
Per parish, not per seat. Complements your parish database — replaces the spreadsheet.
Starter
or $1,490/year
- OCIA pipeline & person records
- Sessions, attendance & staff notes
- Document checklist
- Inquiry form + notifications
- Basic candidate portal
Growth
or $1,990/year · full OCIA OS
- Everything in Starter
- Readiness dashboard & blockers
- Rite planning board
- Missed session → auto tasks
- Formation library + weekly unlocks
- Portal document upload & reporting
FAQ
Built to answer real buying questions
Does this replace our parish database?
No. Keep census, giving, and membership where they already live. Our Parish Voice is built for the OCIA year — readiness, rites, follow-up, and candidate formation.
Is this a full church management system?
No. Our Parish Voice is purpose-built for OCIA. We deliberately do not do membership directories, stewardship, or facilities.
What do candidates see?
A parish-branded portal with weekly unlocked formation lessons, schedule, announcements, progress, and document upload — not a staff admin screen.
Does it handle catechumens and baptized candidates?
Yes. Unbaptized path: inquiry through mystagogy. Baptized non-Catholic path: inquiry → candidate → full communion.
How is Growth different from Starter?
Starter covers the core pipeline, attendance, and docs. Growth adds readiness blockers, rite planning, auto follow-up from absences, the formation library with unlocks, and fuller reporting.
How long does setup take?
Most parishes are operational in one session: parish profile, inquiry form, first session, and first person record. White-glove setup is available on request.
Ready for a clearer OCIA season?
Join founding parishes building a calmer, more attentive way to run formation.