Calendar events don't appear when synced to Google calendar

i'm having an issue when syncing the stk calendar with my google calendar. i follow all the steps outlined in the instructions but the events won't appear on my Google calendar.

well, i did some browsing thru the forum (which i should have done to begin with) & found that this is a common issue with gCal. so, i'll keep checking back to see if there has been a fix for this.

juanjflores wrote:well, i did some browsing thru the forum (which i should have done to begin with) & found that this is a common issue with gCal. so, i'll keep checking back to see if there has been a fix for this.

Although there is no permanent fix available yet, just about everyone who tries the Workaround to fix calendar sync problems is able to get sync working with Google Calendar. So you might give that a try.

I have never (that I can remember) had a problem syncing to Google Calendar in Google Chrome but a Bishop and his Exc Sec both can't get LDS Cal to sync in Chrome, Foxfire, or IE. They are in a YSA ward and therefore are "out-of-unit" members of the ward. I'm guessing that the sync function can't decide if the ward to sync is their home ward or the YSA ward and they get a error "can't access the URL" or something like that.

srweight wrote:I have never (that I can remember) had a problem syncing to Google Calendar in Google Chrome but a Bishop and his Exc Sec both can't get LDS Cal to sync in Chrome, Foxfire, or IE. They are in a YSA ward and therefore are "out-of-unit" members of the ward. I'm guessing that the sync function can't decide if the ward to sync is their home ward or the YSA ward and they get a error "can't access the URL" or something like that.

Well, you are one of the few lucky ones. Although the leaders you mention might possibly have some problems because of their position in a YSA ward, it's much more likely that they are simply having the typical problem of not being able to sync the LDS calendar with Google Calendar. In my observation, hardly anyone gets that to work right now.

I copied my LDS.or calendar URL and added it in the bishop's Google Calendar and it worked just like it was my Google Calendar. I didn't do his in mine and I should have.

srweight wrote:I copied my LDS.or calendar URL and added it in the bishop's Google Calendar and it worked just like it was my Google Calendar. I didn't do his in mine and I should have.

i've tried doing that as well but nothing seems to work (granted i haven't tried it again since i've made this post). i tried to sync the calendars using my phone (android), a work computer (windows) & my personal computer (mac) with no luck. i've tried using the stock web browser on the phone, firefox, ie, & safari but it has never worked.

i'll try it again to see if this issue might have been resolved. i really need this to work because i'm the type of person that likes to carry the minimum items necessary. i don't like having a bunch of stuff in my binders @ meetings.

juanjflores wrote:i tried to sync the calendars using my phone (android), a work computer (windows) & my personal computer (mac) with no luck. i've tried using the stock web browser on the phone, firefox, ie, & safari but it has never worked.

You mentioned several things you tried, but you did not mention whether you had tried the workaround that I specifically suggested in my first response to you. Have you tried that yet?

aebrown wrote:You mentioned several things you tried, but you did not mention whether you had tried the workaround that I specifically suggested in my first response to you. Have you tried that yet?

i honestly did not understand what the post said....


ok. so i did more careful reading about this workaround & it actually worked!!! the calendar synced perfectly great tip! the calendar synced within seconds

juanjflores wrote:i honestly did not understand what the post said....

To use the workaround, you do the following:

1. In the new calendar, go to Options > Sync.
2. Note the 19-digit number that is at the end of each of the URLs displayed on that page. I'll use 123456 as an example here, but use your own number.
3. In Google Calendar, under "Other Calendars" on the left-hand side, there is an Add link/dropdown. Click on that and then choose "Add by URL"
4. In the URL box, enter https://mail.liddicott.com/ldscalendar.php/123456 (replacing 123456 with your 19-digit number)
5. Click the "Add Calendar" button.

aebrown wrote:To use the workaround, you do the following:

1. In the new calendar, go to Options > Sync.
2. Note the 19-digit number that is at the end of each of the URLs displayed on that page. I'll use 123456 as an example here, but use your own number.
3. In Google Calendar, under "Other Calendars" on the left-hand side, there is an Add link/dropdown. Click on that and then choose "Add by URL"
4. In the URL box, enter https://mail.liddicott.com/ldscalendar.php/123456 (replacing 123456 with your 19-digit number)
5. Click the "Add Calendar" button.

exactly. basically, the workaround is just a simple copy & paste of 2 things into GoogleCal. 1. copy & paste the following url: https://mail.liddicott.com/ldscalendar.php//
2. copy & paste ur calendar id @ the end of the url above (the calendar id are the digits @ the very end of the url provided by lds.org) for example:http://lds.org/church-calendar/services ... subscribe/xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
3. the link u should enter into ur google cal should look like this:
https://mail.liddicott.com/ldscalendar.php//xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

juanjflores wrote:basically, the workaround is just a simple copy & paste of 2 things into GoogleCal.

That's correct. So did you try it? Did it work for you?

aebrown wrote:That's correct. So did you try it? Did it work for you?

Yep. Tried it & it worked

I can get the events to load from the lds calendar to the google calendar, but then they won't update. I can add a new event in one of my stake calendars, but it doesn't show up in the google calendar. am I doing something wrong?

clementsms wrote:I can add a new event in one of my stake calendars, but it doesn't show up in the google calendar. am I doing something wrong?

How long are you waiting? I'd give it at least 24 hours. Also, is this a calendar you are subscribed to? The link only updates subscribed calendars.

I was only waiting a few minutes. I will let it go for a few days. I am subscribed to the calendars I want updates for. Thanks for the info

While this works, my fear is that those that are using this temporary solution, and that domain, what happens if that domain expires or has another issue? Does the Church own that domain are is planning to purchase it? If many rely on this temp solution, it may cause issues down the road. Just a thought. Thanks.

I'm still experiencing problems trying to one-way sync. I've tried this at least 5 times (each time generating a new key and then waiting at least 5 minutes before setting up the google calendar sync). I follow the process to add the calendar to google I let it try to add but it just keeps the message at the top of my google calendar saying it's adding the calendar but it never completes. I've even left my computer to alone for up to 15 minutes to try to complete the task but it never does. Does my ward and stake just have too many events? Any other ideas of what I can do to get it to sync? Thanks.

kitchen wrote:Any other ideas of what I can do to get it to sync?

I'd suggest you check the Workaround to fix calendar sync problems thread.