Keep up with the latest improvements, features, and refinements we've shipped to help you coordinate care, protect privacy, and make sure no one falls through the cracks. Each update links to a detailed guide on our documentation site. You can see the changelog for each release on our change log.
Email-to-CareNote lets you create care requests directly from your inbox. Simply forward an email to your team's unique CareNote address, and we'll automatically parse it, create a request, and notify your care team. No logging in. No copy-paste. Just forward and keep moving.
November's CareNote updates bring enhanced Group Care Management with auto-assignment workflows, Email-to-Care Request functionality, SMS command center for mobile updates, Daily Prayer Tools with personalized digests, and a new Care Action Center dashboard for streamlined triage.
The Care Action Center is your command center for pastoral care—designed to surface what needs your attention right now and help you identify people who might be slipping through the cracks. Instead of scrolling through activity feeds or filters, it presents actionable information at a glance.
CareNote Version 5 helps churches care more deeply, personally, and consistently. Built around the Care Protocol—Receive, Respond, Report, Follow-Up—it introduces smarter tools like Group Auto-Assignments and Care Briefings to make compassionate, organized ministry possible.
CareNote's October updates bring AI-powered congregant briefings, smarter group assignment automation, and enhanced PCO integration. New features help your care teams understand context quickly, route requests automatically, and manage larger congregations more effectively.
September 2025 CareNote updates bring enhanced volunteer management, three-tier note visibility controls, and improved data handling. New features include JSON import support with preferred names and CSV export for Missing Care Reports—helping your ministry teams coordinate more effectively.
August 2025 CareNote updates: Church Community Builder integration, enhanced team notifications, auto-close care requests, improved assignment workflows, and better privacy controls. Streamlined dashboards help teams focus on what matters most for ministry.
July's CareNote updates bring a redesigned care assignments system, enhanced note privacy controls, and self-service importing. New features include category reassignment tools and improved email communication to help your care ministry teams respond more effectively and work efficiently.
CareNote's June 2025 updates bring powerful care request tagging, multi-campus support, and enhanced Prayer List reporting. New features include activity timeline reports, improved PCO integration, and flexible workflow management—all designed to help your ministry teams respond more effectively.
May 2025 CareNote updates include volunteer role management, Missing Care Reports, bulk email templates, and enhanced Planning Center integration. These improvements help church care teams coordinate more effectively while ensuring no one is overlooked in ministry outreach.
A priest asked if CareNote could integrate with ParishSoft. It couldn't—not yet. We offered to build it if his parish subscribed for a year. He said yes. Now every Catholic parish using ParishSoft can import their families and parishioners into CareNote with just a few clicks.
CareNote's April updates include enhanced team availability checking, improved ParishSoft integration with automatic member sync, AI-powered trial conversion tools, and custom workflow trigger dates. Plus better dashboard analytics and streamlined communication.
Discover CareNote v4—an all-in-one pastoral care app designed for churches. Equip your pastoral care team with workflows, assignments, and tools that follow church care team guidelines. A powerful alternative to Notebird, built for real ministry needs.
March 2025 CareNote updates include a mobile-responsive interface, enhanced notification settings, and improved Planning Center integration. Your care team can now manage ministry from any device with better timezone handling, streamlined activity feeds, and reliable data sync.
CareNote now includes optional one-way note sync with Planning Center Online. Enable the feature to automatically push all new notes and updates from CareNote to your PCO account—no manual copy-paste required. Preserve unified care history across platforms while eliminating redundant documentation.
February 2025 CareNote updates feature a comprehensive Group View Dashboard for better care coordination, enhanced User Dashboard experience, and improved Pastor on Call scheduling. These improvements help care ministry teams respond more effectively and work more efficiently.
Enhanced group-based care coordination automatically connects care requests with ministry groups. New AI-powered notes provide sentiment analysis. Improved PCO integration with streamlined setup and reliable form automation for smoother church workflows.
Streamline pastoral care with CareNote’s automated care group assignments. Eliminate manual tasks, route care requests intelligently, and empower teams to focus on delivering care. Whether using Planning Center or not, CareNote enhances efficiency and confidentiality. Start your free trial today!
Introducing CareNote Volunteers: A low-cost way for churches to involve volunteers in care ministries. Engage occasional volunteers without paid subscriptions as they accept tasks, deliver care, and submit reports via email or SMS—ensuring smooth, affordable, and efficient care management.
December 2024 brings enhanced care coordination workflows, automated PCO Forms integration, and comprehensive volunteer management tools to CareNote. New features include Care Group Management, Pastor On-Call Scheduling, and Daily Beacon Reports to help your ministry teams respond more effectively.
November's CareNote updates introduce a new Volunteer role, redesigned Reports page, and major Planning Center Online integration improvements. Enhanced notification preferences, Care Group organization, and automated phone standardization help ministry teams coordinate care better.
Discover the new Care Pulse Report in CareNote, a tool to track, assess, and respond to your community’s needs with ease. From activity metrics and sentiment analysis to urgent alerts and congregant check-ins, this report offers data-driven insights to help care teams stay proactive & compassionate.
New in CareNote: Simplified Updates view, customizable Care Groups, and enhanced Dashboard with group insights. Streamline your pastoral care management today! CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliver care.
New in CareNote: Assign tasks to team members. Streamline workflow, improve collaboration, and ensure clear accountability with automatic notifications. CareNote helps you remember, be informed, and deliver care.
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