What Narthex is and why it exists

Narthex is for everything people tell you on the way out of church or over the counter — the half-sentences that used to live on sticky notes and in your memory. You jot it down once, and Vianney sorts it, works out who it is about, and drafts a kind reply for you to review.

How it thinks

• Every note is classified — is it a sick call, a marriage inquiry, a Mass intention, an urgent anointing, a thank-you? — with a sense of how urgent it is.
• Vianney tries to identify the person from your roster. If it is sure, it links them; if not, it shows you the candidates and lets you choose. It never guesses.
• It drafts an acknowledgement in the priest's voice, ready for you to read and send.

The golden rule

Nothing in Narthex is sent automatically. A note is *staged* until a person reviews it and clicks Send. That single confirm is the approval.

Tips

• Start with Capturing a note in Narthex.
• Notes can also arrive by text once texting is set up — see Receiving texts with Text intake.
• Anything confession-related must never be entered here.