Core Docs - Engagement - Use Group Scheduling Communications

Rock Version: v19.0
Last Modified: 2026-02-17 2:23 PM

There are different ways to send group scheduling communications from Rock. You can send scheduling confirmation requests from the Group Scheduler page as described above, or you can wait for a job to run to send them for you. You can also send custom one-time communications if you need to.

Send Group Schedule Notifications Job

Rock will automatically send out confirmation and schedule communications based on the values you set on the Group Type Detail page. By default, these communications will be sent daily at 4pm to people who have not already received them. If you want to change the sending time, you can edit that time in the "Send Group Schedule Notifications" job, which can be viewed under Admin Tools > Settings > System > Jobs Administration.

We have "Scheduling Confirmation Email" and "Group Attendance Reminder" system communications already set up for you, which are of course customizable to fit your organization’s lingo. Just like all system communications, you can view and modify them under Admin Tools > Settings > Communications > System Communications.

See our System Communications article in the Communications guide for more information.

Custom Group Scheduling Communications

While schedule and confirmation communications are certainly useful, sometimes you’ll want to send other types of communications to your teams. On top of that, maybe you just want to contact volunteers who have Accepted the invite, or only those that are serving on Sunday. The Group Schedule Communication block lets you do all that, and more, quickly and easily. You can navigate to it directly from People > Group Scheduling > Group Schedule Communication or you can access it from the Group Schedule Status Board.