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Easter: A time to strengthen your parish community

Jonathan Louvis
Jonathan Louvis January 24, 2025 · 7 min read
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Easter Sunday is the highlight of the liturgical year—a day of joy, celebration, and renewed faith. It’s also a time when your parish sees its largest attendance, with families and individuals who may not regularly participate in Mass joining you for this sacred occasion. Whether they’re regular attendees or haven’t been to church in years, Easter is an opportunity to welcome them home and invite them into deeper fellowship.

This season is also an excellent moment to introduce new initiatives and share updates that can enrich parish life. If your parish has been considering a move to digital giving or rolling out a custom parish app, Easter presents a natural opportunity to launch these efforts.

Five ways Pushpay can help your parish this Easter

1. Encourage consistent giving year-round

Recurring giving ensures steady support for your parish and its ministries, even during quieter months. Research shows that those who give regularly often contribute more over time, helping parishes plan with confidence.

Chris Kozlowski, Parish Business Manager
My favorite feature of Pushpay is that it’s mobile centric and easy to use. So as our parishioners want to engage with online giving or some sort of electronic giving,all they have to do is pull out their phone and then within a few seconds they’re signed up and ready to run.

With Easter just before summer—a season when attendance can dip—it’s the perfect time to highlight recurring giving. Pushpay makes it easy for parishioners to set up ongoing contributions, supporting the church’s mission no matter where life takes them.

2. Welcome visitors with open arms

Easter brings a unique mix of attendees—families, relatives, and even first-time visitors exploring their faith. A custom parish app powered by Pushpay can help you connect with these guests beyond Easter Sunday.

Encourage newcomers to fill out a digital connect card through the app. From there, your team can follow up with a personal invitation to upcoming events or ministries. Use push notifications to share opportunities like Bible studies, social gatherings, or service projects, turning one-time visitors into active members of your parish family.

One of my favorite features in ParishStaq is the LEAD App. Ministry oftentimes happens outside of the office. Perhaps Sunday you’re in church, you’re in a gathering space, people are coming in. They;re asking you questions, “Where is this place? Where am I meeting here? I can easily just look it up. Perhaps I’m talking to a parishioner and they mention somebody needing prayer. On my app I can look that person up, I can call them right away, or I can just text them and say, I’m praying for you.
Chris Peterson, Parish Administrator

3. Inspire Easter generosity

Easter often inspires a spirit of giving, with collections going toward causes like local outreach, diocesan ministries, or renovation projects. But in an increasingly cashless world, not everyone comes prepared to give.

My favorite Pushpay feature is the Giving Link & QR Code generator. The ability to quickly simplify the giving experience when promoting a targeted campaign cannot be understated. This tool saves so much time and produces measurable results. Plus, I love our logo in the middle!
Tracy Miesch, Parish Application Administrator

Pushpay allows parishioners and visitors to contribute via smartphone or online, making it simple for everyone to participate in the offertory. Donations happen in seconds, keeping the focus on worship rather than logistics.

4. Introduce digital giving to your parish community

Rev. David Hust, Parochial Vicar
I’ve been at various parishes where they’ve been building new projects and they haven’t had a tool like Pushpay, the digital tools in this time and age are immensely helpful for a church to allow its people to give generously from their hearts.

With Easter generally being your most attended Mass of the year, it’s the perfect time to highlight digital giving. Consider a brief demonstration during announcements or include instructions in the bulletin.

Encourage attendees to download your parish app, where they can stay updated, register for events, and access resources to grow in faith. By making giving and engagement accessible, you can connect with more people and encourage lasting involvement.

5. Stay connected after Easter

Easter Sunday is just the beginning. The weeks that follow are a crucial time to deepen relationships and encourage ongoing participation.

Pushpay integrates seamlessly into your follow-up efforts, whether it’s through email updates, ministry highlights, or stories of how contributions are making a difference. Share moments from Easter liturgies, invite people to upcoming events, and show how their support is fueling your parish mission.

Part of our mission is to reach others in new and innovative ways to connect with our parishioners. The ultimate goal of any church is to stay connected outside of the one hour that we have with them on a Sunday. So with technology you can meet people where they are. You can meet them on their screens and that’s where Pushpay has helped. You’re in one app, one ecosystem, and when you open the app you’re met with beautiful rich content that you can scroll through. You don’t have to leave the app. When you have to bounce around between websites and apps there’s a certain amount of trust. To have that confidence to stay within the app helps because they see that content from their parish and then immediately act on that by supporting their church.
Matt Kush, Creative Director

Pushpay integrates seamlessly into your follow-up efforts, whether it’s through email updates, ministry highlights, or stories of how contributions are making a difference. Share moments from Easter liturgies, invite people to upcoming events, and show how their support is fueling your parish mission.

Prepare Your Parish for Easter and Beyond

Easter preparation takes time and effort, from music rehearsals to altar decorations to crafting a homily that resonates with everyone. But the rewards are immeasurable. Easter is a time to celebrate the Resurrection and invite your community to encounter Christ in a powerful way.

This year, take steps to make Easter even more impactful for your parish. Click here to discover how Pushpay can support your efforts in growing faith, generosity, and connection.

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Jonathan Louvis
Jonathan Louvis Jon is the SEO Marketing Manager at Pushpay. Most recently, he worked as the Communications Director for his local church in Ohio. Having worked in the Church, he’s able to bring a unique perspective to his role at Pushpay. When he’s not busy creating content, you can find him spending time with his wife, two sons, and dog, or indulging his love of fantasy football. Jon holds a B.S in Marketing Management and an M.B.A from Western Governors University. View more posts from Jonathan Louvis
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