Connect calendars and external channels

Open Settings > Integrations and check the “The services connected to the parish.” heading. The summary shows the number of connected services and adds a count when Google Calendar has conflicts to resolve.

In a pastoral unit using bulk operations, use the switcher above the guide and select the community before connecting a service. In merged mode Google Calendar uses the pastoral unit; otherwise the connection uses the selected community.

Select “Connect a service”: the page applies “To connect” and scrolls to “Connected services”. Return to “All” or use “Active” to inspect only configured connections.

Open the full row for Google Calendar, WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Page or Instagram Account. A “not connected” row starts that provider’s flow; a “connected” row opens its management panel with destination, settings and disconnect control.

Open Google Calendar and choose “Sign in with Google”. After returning, select the Google calendar, then choose “From MiaChiesa to Google only”, “From Google to MiaChiesa only” or “Two-way (both directions)”.

Set “Start date” and, when needed, “End date (optional)”; imported events can also receive a default event type and place of worship. Review mapping rules, select “Start sync” and wait for “Sync complete”, or leave it running in the background when the interface offers that option.

For Telegram, choose “Channel” or “Group”, add the named bot as an administrator and post the generated code. Alternatively paste the public username or numeric chat ID and select “Verify”; the bot must be allowed to post messages.

For WhatsApp, open the row and complete the displayed pairing step, then choose a detected destination. The connection is not complete until the row shows both the number and group or channel; from “Manage”, use “Change” to replace the destination without confusing it with the connected number.

Open “Facebook Page”, complete the external authorisation and, when the account returns several pages, select the correct one from the list. The connected row shows the page name; its panel can refresh the details or disconnect it.

Instagram uses the Facebook Page connection: a professional account must be detected as linked to that page. Check the separate “Instagram Account” row; connecting Facebook does not by itself mean that Instagram has been detected.

Return to “Active” and open the connection. For Google Calendar, check account, calendar, direction, period and “Last sync”; use “Sync” for a manual check and “Resolve” when a conflict appears.

If “Reconnect Google Calendar” appears, repeat authorisation before expecting new syncs. “Disconnect” stops the link; for Google, previously synced events remain in both calendars, while “Delete all” applies only to events imported from Google into MiaChiesa and has its own confirmation.