Named for St. John Berchmans, S.J. (1599–1621) — Patron Saint of Altar Servers
Every Mass, Covered. Every Server, Known.
Purpose-built altar server scheduling and management for Catholic parishes. AI-assisted coverage, parent self-service, Safe Environment compliance tracking, and substitute automation — engineered specifically for parish operations.
Parish secretaries spend hours each week manually scheduling altar servers, tracking certifications in spreadsheets, and calling parents when servers cancel. Berchmans eliminates most of this work through intelligent automation, parent self-service portals, and AI-assisted scheduling — so coordinators spend time on ministry, not logistics.
Intelligent Mass coverage using server availability, preferences, partner assignments, and historical rotation — drafted in seconds, reviewed in one click.
Parents submit blackout dates, request substitutes, and view their child's schedule without calling the office. Coordinators approve or override from the dashboard.
Certification tracking with automated expiration alerts — preventing lapses before they create liability. Audit-ready records on demand.
When a server cancels, Berchmans broadcasts the open slot to all eligible servers via SMS and email — and confirms the first accepted response automatically.
Track cassocks, albs, and liturgical garments by size, condition, and server assignment. Never lose a vestment to an unrecorded loan again.
The parish secretary sees the full week's coverage state in under 10 seconds — by Mass, by date, by server. Gaps surface immediately.
Berchmans is a micro-SaaS product inside OptionC LaunchPad. Billing is handled via Matt Money (ACH 1.5% / CC 3.5%). Authentication uses OptionC Dashboard (Okta SSO). Target LaunchPad launch: August 2026.
Active = assigned to at least one Mass in the past 90 days. Billed annually through OptionC LaunchPad. Parishes never see a per-server price in the day-to-day app — billing is in Settings only.
Every Fidei Labs product operates inside a single unified portal — one OptionC Dashboard, all your tools, one source of truth for your parish or diocese.
Contact the Fidei Labs team to begin onboarding, request a demo, or ask technical questions.