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Pastoral Care remembers member-approved moments

July 24, 2026 Back to changelog Pastoral Care can now remember meaningful dates without turning private care into public recognition.

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Member Control Comes First

• Reminders are off until a member explicitly enables them.
• Members can choose birthday, grief, illness, crisis, and hard-anniversary follow-up separately.
• Each private date can be one-time or yearly, paused, edited, or permanently removed.
• Members choose a contact method and whether a gentle message is welcome, staff should ask first, or the date should be remembered without contact.

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Gentler Staff Follow-Up

The staff Life moments view shows member-approved dates, due follow-ups, and eligible caregivers. Alerts use generic language and never include the member’s identity or the private moment. Members can also pause automated birthday, wedding-anniversary, baby/family, or all celebration recognition during a chosen quiet-day window. Restricted reasons and guidance remain encrypted and visible only to appropriately authorized pastoral staff. Wedding preparation, baby dedication, funeral support, relocation support, and pastoral recommendation requests now use the same confidential care casework as other Pastoral Care requests.