Emily Helps Documentation
Welcome to the Emily Helps documentation hub. This site brings together guides, reference material, and architectural deep dives so you can confidently operate and grow your parish on the platform.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”- Curious about the roadmap? Check the Changelog for the latest releases, fixes, and upcoming work.
- Need governance clarity? Visit the GDPR overview to understand how Emily Helps keeps sensitive data protected.
More content to come…
What you’ll find
Section titled “What you’ll find”- Architecture & Design – 🔒 Deep technical documentation covering system design, tenancy model, and infrastructure patterns.
- Compliance Resources – Policies, templates, and best practices to help you meet Irish diocesan and GDPR requirements.
About Emily Helps
Section titled “About Emily Helps”Emily Helps is a comprehensive parish management system built for Catholic parishes in Ireland. It unifies household records, sacrament tracking, and GDPR-compliant data stewardship in a single, modern workspace.
Core capabilities
Section titled “Core capabilities”- Parish Management – Maintain accurate household, member, and contact information.
- Sacrament Records – Track baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and certificates.
- Intelligent Imports – Cleanly migrate data from legacy systems like the Irish Parish System (IPS) and PPS.
- Multi-tenancy by design – Manage multiple parishes, dioceses, or pilot sites from one secure tenant-aware database.
- Privacy-first architecture – Encryption-ready data flows, retention tooling, and detailed audit trails.
Need help?
Section titled “Need help?”Use the navigation to browse topics, or reach out to the Emily Helps team through your support channel if you need something that’s not documented yet.