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Catholic Reminders + Microsoft Copilot: turn the week's feasts into a bulletin note or email draft

Catholic Reminders lists the week's feasts, holy days, and fast and abstinence days on the U.S. Roman calendar, with Mass reading citations linked to the USCCB. Microsoft Copilot can turn that list into a bulletin note or email draft for a parish. Here is what works today and what to check before anything goes out.

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Ask Catholic Reminders what the week holds in the Church calendar, then ask Microsoft Copilot to turn it into a parish bulletin note or email draft.
Example alert. Names and numbers are illustrative.

Key takeaways

The short version.

  • Catholic Reminders lists feasts, holy days, and fast and abstinence days for the days ahead, using the U.S. Roman calendar. Reading citations link to the USCCB.
  • Microsoft's support page says Copilot in Outlook can draft an email from a prompt you type, with tone and length options. It tells you to review the draft before sending.
  • The step that works today needs no connection: paste the week's reminders into Copilot and ask for a bulletin note or email draft. You review it and send it yourself.
  • A live connection is possible only through Microsoft 365 or Copilot Studio. Microsoft's connector guide names a Global or AI Administrator, and the free app at copilot.microsoft.com has no documented way to add your own MCP server.
  • Nothing here is a partnership, listing or built-in integration with Microsoft. Catholic Reminders is independent and not endorsed by the Vatican, the USCCB or the Catholic Church. Check your parish's own calendar.

Who it is for

Who is this pairing for?

  • It is for the person who writes the parish's weekly words: a bulletin editor, a parish office volunteer, a catechist or a school secretary…

  • Catholic Reminders supplies the Church side.

  • Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant.

It is for the person who writes the parish's weekly words: a bulletin editor, a parish office volunteer, a catechist or a school secretary who needs a clear note about the week ahead without starting from a blank page.

Catholic Reminders supplies the Church side. It follows the U.S. Roman calendar, lists feasts, holy days, and fast and abstinence days, and gives Mass reading citations with links to the USCCB. It is an independent resource, not endorsed by the Vatican, the USCCB or the Catholic Church.

Microsoft Copilot is Microsoft's AI assistant. Together they split the work: the app says what the calendar holds, and Copilot helps shape the wording. The parish's own calendar and pastor have the final say.

Use cases

4 ways people use Catholic Reminders + Microsoft Copilot.

  1. Bulletin note

    1. Draft the bulletin note for the week

    Copy the week's list from Catholic Reminders into Copilot and ask for a short, warm bulletin note that names each feast and holy day with its date. Ask it to use only the names and dates you pasted.

    Read the result against the list and against the parish calendar. Local celebrations, patron feasts and Mass times are the parish's to confirm, not the app's.

  2. Parish email

    2. Write the parish email

    Microsoft's support page says Copilot in Outlook can draft an email from a prompt, and that you can adjust tone and length, regenerate, edit and then send. Describe the audience, such as families or ministry volunteers, and paste the week's list.

    The draft is a starting point. Microsoft's page says to check it before sending and edit it to fit your voice. Copilot does not send anything on its own.

  3. Reading links

    3. Point to the readings without copying them

    Catholic Reminders gives citations and links to the USCCB, not the text of the readings. Ask Copilot to include the Sunday citation and its link in the note, so parishioners can open the reading themselves.

    Check that each link opens and matches the citation before the note goes out.

  4. Fasting days

    4. Remind people about fast and abstinence days

    Ask Copilot to add one plain sentence about any fast and abstinence day in the week. The app reports what the Church asks on the U.S. calendar. It does not decide how anyone meets it in their own circumstances.

    Keep the tone invitational and point people to the pastor for questions. Local rules may vary, so check your diocese.

On your phone

What the alerts look like.

Week ahead

Figure 1

An example of a conversation. The dates and details are illustrative.
Local rules

Figure 2

A reminder the app includes. Illustrative.

Example alerts. Every name, number and event shown is illustrative.

How to

How would I use Catholic Reminders with Microsoft Copilot?

  1. Step 1

    Start with what works today. Copy the week's reminders from [Catholic Reminders](https://catholicreminders.org) into Copilot and ask for a bulletin note or email draft. Review it and send it yourself.

  2. Step 2

    In Outlook, Microsoft's [support page](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/copilot-pages/draft-an-email-message-with-copilot-in-outlook) says to select the Copilot icon in a new message, choose Draft with Copilot, describe the email and select Generate. Tone and length can be adjusted.

  3. Step 3

    To try a live connection, sign up free at catholicreminders.org, open the Connect your AI page and create a personal token. Keep it secret. The MCP address is https://catholicreminders.org/api/mcp.

  4. Step 4

    In Microsoft 365, a Global or AI Administrator creates a custom MCP connector under Copilot, Connectors in the admin center, per Microsoft's [guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/copilot/connectors/set-up-custom-federated-connectors). Users need a Copilot license.

  5. Step 5

    Or add the address as a tool in a Copilot Studio agent, per Microsoft's [guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-copilot-studio/mcp-add-existing-server-to-agent): it offers None, API key or OAuth 2.0. Try it with a small group first.

There is no official partnership, listing or built-in integration between Catholic Reminders and Microsoft, and the live connection is untested. Microsoft's connector guide lists Microsoft Entra SSO, OAuth 2.0 or no authentication, so whether a token-based address fits is unconfirmed. The free app at copilot.microsoft.com has no documented way to add your own MCP server.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

Is Catholic Reminders an official Microsoft Copilot integration?

No. There is no partnership, listing or built-in integration. Any live connection is one your own admin or agent builder sets up. Otherwise you can paste the week's reminders into Copilot.

Can I add Catholic Reminders to Copilot myself?

Not in the free app at copilot.microsoft.com, which has no documented way to add your own MCP server. At work, Microsoft says an admin creates custom connectors in the Microsoft 365 admin center, and Copilot Studio lets an agent builder add an MCP server as a tool.

What if I cannot add a connector?

Open Catholic Reminders on its own site, copy the week's list and paste it into Copilot with your request. It is more manual, but it works without a connection.

Will Copilot send the email or publish the bulletin?

No. Copilot writes a draft and you decide what to send or print. Catholic Reminders only reports the calendar. Neither contacts anyone on its own.

Does it replace my parish calendar or my pastor?

No. Catholic Reminders is independent and not endorsed by the Vatican, the USCCB or the Catholic Church. It follows the U.S. Roman calendar, and local rules may vary, so check your parish's own calendar and your diocese.

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