Requester details
Know whom the office should contact.
Collect a reliable contact so staff can ask questions and confirm scheduling.
- Requester name and relationship.
- Email and optional phone.
- Preferred contact method and language.
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Free AI Mass Intention Request Form Generator
Describe your parish process. Makeform creates an editable form for intention details, preferred Mass dates, contacts, privacy choices, and office follow-up.
- Unlimited free forms and responses
- Editable before publishing
- Privacy and bulletin-name choices
- Built for parish office workflows
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Sample prompts for the builder
Choose a prompt, adapt it, or send it to the Makeform builder. These fields are examples, not a live AI result.
Prompt ready4 formats
Audience
Parishioners requesting one Mass intention
Format
One-page request with date preferences
Prompt size
213 chars
Brief qualitySends to builder
Example form structure
One-page request with date preferences
Prompt exampleEditable in builder
Requester name and contact details
Short answerFirst ask
2
What kind of intention is this?
Multiple choice
3
Name or brief intention wording
Short answer
4
First and second preferred Mass dates
Date
5
May this name appear in parish communications?
Multiple choice
Suggested routing tags
Living intentions
Deceased intentions
Office review
Ask whether a published name should be exact, shortened, or omitted before staff prepare a bulletin.
Step 1
Request
intention, contact, privacy, and date choices
Step 2
Review
office checks wording and Mass availability
Step 3
Confirm
parish assigns a date and contacts the requester
Step 4
Record
scheduled intention stays in one organized list
A clearer parish intake
Give every intention a complete, readable request.
A structured form collects exact spelling, alternate dates, and publication preferences before staff begin scheduling.
Exact intention wording
Separate private context from the short wording staff should record.
Flexible date choices
Collect preferred, alternate, and next-available date choices.
Publication permission
Offer exact, shortened, or private display-name choices.
Adapted to parish practice
One starting point, several intention workflows.
Edit the generated form around your parish calendar, languages, communication practices, and approach to offerings.
Living and deceased persons
Use a simple intention-type choice, then show the right wording help for the selection.
Special intentions
Provide a private details field alongside a concise office record, without asking parishioners to disclose more than needed.
Bilingual communities
Ask for language preferences at the beginning and carry the choice into office follow-up.
Multiple requests
Collect several intentions in one submission while keeping separate names, dates, and publication choices for each.
Build the parish workflow
From form prompt to office-ready request list.
Match the generated form to what staff need to review and confirm an intention.
01
Describe parish scheduling rules
Name your intention types, date options, Mass languages, and confirmation process.
02
Edit fields and guidance
Add parish wording, required contacts, privacy choices, and display-name examples.
03
Route each new request
Email new requests to the office or send them to a shared sheet.
04
Review and confirm separately
Staff review the record, then confirm an assigned date or alternative.
Online form vs other intake
Choose an intake method that preserves the details.
Compare how each method delivers information for staff review and confirmation.
Approach
What happens
Best fit
ApproachPhone message or handwritten note
What happensA staff member retypes names and follows up for missing dates or privacy choices.
Best fitOccasional requests when the office can respond immediately.
ApproachDownloadable document
What happensThe parish controls the questions, but parishioners must complete and return a file or paper copy.
Best fitIn-person intake where paper is already part of the process.
Approach
Generated online request form
What happensStructured names, preferences, permissions, and contacts arrive together for office review.
Best fitParishes that want a shareable link and an organized request queue.
Field guide
What a Mass intention request form should include.
Use these six sections as a practical starting point, then adjust the labels and instructions to match your parish's own pastoral and administrative practices.
Intention details
Separate type, name, and private context.
Distinct fields keep recorded wording separate from private context.
- Living, deceased, or special intention.
- Exact name or concise recorded wording.
- Optional private office note.
Mass preferences
Offer dates without promising availability.
Date priorities and alternatives help staff handle an unavailable first choice.
- First and second preferred dates.
- Weekday, weekend, or next-available flexibility.
- Preferred Mass language or time, when applicable.
Privacy choices
Ask before publishing a name.
Keep internal details separate from names shared in parish communications.
- Exact, shortened, or anonymous wording.
- Permission for communication channels.
- A private option for special intentions.
Offering information
Explain the parish's process clearly.
Place parish offering instructions near a clear explanation of scheduling.
- Parish offering instructions.
- Office contact for questions.
- Separate requesting from scheduling.
Review acknowledgment
Set the right expectation after submission.
Say the office received the request and will review it before confirmation.
- Submission summary.
- Response method and next step.
- Preferred dates require confirmation.
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Open toolFAQ
Mass intention request form questions
Practical answers for parish staff moving intention requests from calls and paper notes to a clear online intake.
What is a Mass intention request form?
It lets a parishioner request a Mass for a person or special intention. It collects contact, intention wording, preferred dates, flexibility, and publication choices for office review and confirmation.
What fields should the form include?
Include requester contact, intention type and wording, preferred and alternate dates, Mass language or time when relevant, scheduling flexibility, publication permission, office instructions, and an optional private note.
Does submitting the form reserve a Mass date?
Treat dates as preferences unless your parish has a confirmed scheduling mechanism. State this near the date fields and on completion. Staff can review availability and send an assigned date or alternative.
Can requesters ask for more than one intention?
Yes. Use repeatable sections or reveal extra intention fields. Keep each name, type, date choice, and publication setting separate while collecting requester contact once. Add a maximum if your office needs one.
How should we handle private intentions?
Offer a private option without requiring detailed explanations. Separate internal notes from public wording and ask where a name may appear. Route access according to your parish's own practices.
Can the form include Mass offering instructions?
Yes. Add parish wording about customary offerings, available methods, and a contact for questions. Explain separately that the office reviews the request and confirms the assigned Mass.
Is the Mass intention request form generator free?
Yes. Makeform provides unlimited free forms and responses. Your parish can generate, edit, publish, and receive requests without a response cap. The paid tier only removes the Makeform badge.
Where do submitted requests go?
Responses arrive in the Makeform inbox and can connect to email, Google Sheets, Slack, or Zapier. Designated staff can check availability, wording, and privacy choices before confirmation.
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