Easy Volunteer Signups for Catholic Schools Week Events

Simple, ad-free online signups for Catholic schools, PTAs, and busy parents

Catholic Schools Week is right around the corner — a joyful, high-energy week filled with open houses, service projects, family nights, and school-wide activities.

And almost every one of those celebrations relies on volunteers.

That’s why many Catholic schools and PTAs use Unison — a free, ad-free way to create volunteer signups in minutes.

What Is Catholic Schools Week?

National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) sponsors Catholic Schools Week each year as a nationwide celebration of Catholic education.

Catholic Schools Week 2026 runs January 25 – February 1, with daily themes highlighting parish life, community, students, faculty, volunteers, and families. Many schools also pair the week with prayer and reflection resources; Hallow offers a helpful roundup.

Catholic Schools Week comes to life through events — and those events depend on parents and community members volunteering to help.

Catholic Schools Week Events That Need Volunteers

Schools often organize several events every day during Catholic Schools Week. Each of these is easier to manage with a clear, simple volunteer signup.

School-Wide Events

• Open House
• Tours for prospective families
• Catholic Schools Week Mass
• Talent show
• Pancake breakfast 
• Spirit games (middle school vs. teachers volleyball, basketball, etc.)

These events often need many short shifts — an online signup in Unison lets volunteers quickly see what’s needed and choose how they can help.

Family & Parish Activities

• Skate night
• Family bingo
• Movie night
• Bowling
• Parish–school appreciation reception
• Coffee & donuts after Mass
• Welcome or information tables

Sharing one clean, ad-free signup link makes it easy to reach busy families without extra emails or reminders.

Classroom & Grade-Level Activities

• Class parties
• Craft stations
• Reading buddies
• Scavenger hunts
• Service projects
• Faith-based activity rotations

Classroom volunteers often sign up last-minute — mobile-friendly signups help fill spots quickly.

Celebrating Teachers, Staff & Volunteers

• Teacher Appreciation lunches
• Coffee and snack donations
• Thank-you note coordination
• Hospitality volunteers throughout the week

Automatic reminders help ensure volunteers show up prepared, without extra follow-up.

A Simple Way to Organize Catholic School Volunteers

Unison is an easy, ad-free way to organize volunteer signups for schools, PTAs, and classrooms  — especially during busy weeks like Catholic Schools Week.

Built by the same team behind Ministry Scheduler Pro — which serves 3,800 churches nationwide — Unison is designed to make volunteering easy, welcoming, and stress-free for everyone involved.

With Unison, you can:

• Create a volunteer signup in minutes
• Share one link by email, text, or your school newsletter
• Let parents sign up without ads or logins
• Use automatic reminders instead of manual follow-ups

Create a free volunteer signup

Why Catholic Schools and PTAs Choose Unison for Volunteer Signups

When volunteers are parents with full calendars, simplicity matters.

Catholic schools and PTAs choose Unison because it offers:

• Ad-free signups (no distractions)
• Mobile-friendly signups parents can use instantly
• One place to organize school-wide, PTA, and classroom events

“It only took me a few minutes to set up our school Trivia Night in Unison. Way easier and more intuitive than SignUpGenius.”
— Rheagan, Catholic school parent and PTA president

Need Volunteers This Week? You’re Not Too Late.

If you’re organizing an event and still need help, you can quickly get volunteers signed up in Unison.

With Unison, you can:

• Create a volunteer signup in under 10 minutes
• Share one simple link with parents
• Skip ads, spreadsheets, and reply-all emails
• Let automatic reminders handle the follow-up

Catholic Schools Week runs on volunteers.
When signing up is simple, more people say yes.

For more inspiration, explore 10 volunteer opportunities every parish can organize with simple signups.