May 15, 2007

For nearly ten years, we at JP Consulting have been dedicated to providing you with quality, affordable Cornerstone management software for Catholic churches.  Throughout the years we continually enhanced Cornerstone to become one of the top programs for Catholic parishes.

However, the increasing cost of marketing and product development has made it prohibitive for us to provide responsive customer support and ongoing software updates.  Therefore, we believe the best solution for us is to merge our operations with another company that has the staff, financial means, and dedication to continue to meet the unique management software needs of Catholic parishes, as we have in the past.  A company that will provide you with a complete suite of affordable, Catholic-based management software, and one that will dramatically improve upon the level of customer support and other services that you receive.

After a thorough research of companies, we have made a special arrangement for you with ParishSOFT.  ParishSOFT currently serves more than 2,600 Catholic parishes and 29 U.S. Arch/dioceses.  Their software modules include: Family Directory, Offering & Pledges, Time & Talent (Volunteer Management), Religious Education & Tuition, ACH Electronic Giving, ParishSOFT Mailroom: CASS, Web Solutions, and Accounting.  ParishSOFT also owns and maintains www.ParishesOnline.com, the popular online directory of all U.S. Catholic parishes.  As part of the arrangements we have made on your behalf, ParishSOFT will be making a special offer to you to transition to their software suite.  They will provide training and support to get you up and running quickly.  We are confident you will find ParishSOFT to be an excellent new home.  In fact, dozens of former Cornerstone parishes have already become satisfied ParishSOFT users.

Best of all for me, I will continue in my personal mission to serve the Church by joining the staff of ParishSOFT.  In my new role, I will be working directly to help ParishSOFT serve you better and to make the transition to ParishSOFT as smooth and beneficial as possible.  I am also excited that I will be developing new and improved software and web services for ParishSOFT.

Due to needed major improvements for Cornerstone software, I have decided to discontinue further development of these products and assist you in making the transition to ParishSOFT.  Accordingly, technical support services will be available for users with current contracts until the contract ending date. 

Over the next few weeks, I will work closely with ParishSOFT to provide a comprehensive conversion program to transfer your data from Cornerstone to ParishSOFT.  We are committed to ensuring a smooth transition for your parish.

You will be receiving more detailed information from ParishSOFT about specific transition plans that best meet the needs of your parish.  In the meantime, you may visit www.parishsoft.com/cornerstone, or contact ParishSOFT immediately at 866.930.4774 x1 if you would like more information.

It has been an honor and a privilege to work with you, and we wish you continued success in your parish.

Sincerely,
James Youngblood
President