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[ambldsorg]

Even then, I'd consider which callings should have edit rights to avoid "if everyone is responsible, then no one is responsible".

In my case it seems that because there is no permission there is nobody responsible, which is worse? Does having edit rights make one responsible, or it does it just make one empowered?

If I uncheck the Stake calendar items from my preferences, there are no events registered this month except for next month I see an Elders quorum activity, so clearly my ward isn't using them very effectively.

Since I don't have any administrative rights to any calendars, let me ask this; is it possible to create a calendar for a "committee" and then just have members of that committee be able to see it on their calendar? Or are the all calendars available to all members in the ward? For example, I seem to have access to the all the various calendars of organizations (e.g. Relief Society, Young Men, Young Women, Ward Leadership Meetings, etc.). Is that just because the permissions in our ward are organized in that way? Obviously I can unchoose a calendar from my list and it will cease to show it to me; will it cease to send me notifications for events on those calendars that I have unchosen?

I can see that the Church Calendar has the potential to be a useful tool, but it definitely has some rough edges. Also, it does place additional burdens on whomever has the calling to assign permissions since it's yet one more thing that they have to do when someone is called.

[russellhltn]

is it possible to create a calendar for a "committee" and then just have members of that committee be able to see it on their calendar?

Yes, an admin can create a private calendar and select who can see it. I'd recommend that for leadership calendars to keep track of their meetings but hiding them from the general membership to avoid confusion.

Or are the all calendars available to all members in the ward?

All non-private calendars are available to all the unit members. This includes allowing parents to see calendars that apply to their children.

Obviously I can unchoose a calendar from my list and it will cease to show it to me; will it cease to send me notifications for events on those calendars that I have unchosen?

That's done under the gear icon > Choose calendars.

Also, it does place additional burdens on whomever has the calling to assign permissions since it's yet one more thing that they have to do when someone is called.

Permissions are based on calling, not the individual. So once the schema is set up, it's self-managing as changes to callings are recorded.

[russellhltn]

I just wanted to add: Notifications require that:

• The editor has set a notification for that event.
• The user has enabled notifications in the calendar web page.
• The user has enabled notifications for that calendar.

The last two settings can be found under gear icon > choose calendars.

Even then, various forum members have indicated that notifications can be iffy.