A wide variety of 90-minute, seasonal, intergenerational learning sessions.
By Tom East
Participants will learn about the power and grace that forgiveness and reconciliation can bring to our relationships.
Overview on how to host a movie night for your parish. • By Cheryl Tholcke
An overview of Faith Festivals and a sample all-ages activity. • By Jim Merhaut
Gather families to watch the movie and discuss its themes. • By Jane Angha
Gather families to view the movie and discuss its themes. • By Tom East
Gather families to view a movie together and discuss its themes. • By Jane Angha
This Faith Festival is designed to introduce participants to the tradition of the St. Joseph Table as a way to prepare for the celebration of the feast of St. Joseph on March 19. • By Jim Merhaut
This is a 90-minute intergenerational session for Advent. The focus of the session is Isaiah 61:10, which is a verse from the second reading for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Year B. The session may be used for Advent of any year, and it includes one take-home activity.
This event engages families in watching the movie and making connections between the characters’ struggles and their own. • By Jane Angha
Invite families to join together in watching Brave. This movie focuses on family relationships by sharing an adventurous tale about a princess and her mother, the queen. • By Tom East
Invite families to join together in watching a family classic movie, Mary Poppins. This movie reminds us of the importance of taking time to really notice each other and to notice the needs around us. • By Tom East
The movie Epic is about trust, friendship, and how all creation is connected no matter if we are plant, person, creature, or insect. This Movie Night gathers families for prayer, faith sharing and fun together as they watch this family film. • By Jane Angha
Invite families to join together in watching a recent family movie, "The Croods." This movie challenges us to be brave in the face of changes reminds us of the importance of taking time to say the things that need to be said to each other. • By Tom East
Invite families to join together in watching The Muppets. This movie reminds families of the power of friendship, sharing your gifts and working together.
Invite families to join together in watching Surf's Up. This movie is about friendship, family, believing in yourself, and using your gifts
This Faith Festival is designed to help participants explore some key aspects of Jesus' teaching style and to incorporate his style into the teaching opportunities that arise at home and in other places. • By Jim Merhaut
This Faith Festival is designed to help families grow in their understanding and appreciation of the Catholic vision for respecting life – all life and all issues that touch life and the human experience. • By Jane Angha
This Faith Festival is designed to prepare households to enter into the celebration of Ash Wednesday. • By Mariette Martineau
This Faith Festival is designed to help households be ready for the season of Lent and focuses on the practices of almsgiving, prayer and fasting. • By Mariette Martineau
This 90-minute session for families combines tie-dying t-shirts with exploring the colors, symbols, and sacraments of our Catholic faith. The home activity encourages families to share their faith by sharing the meaning of their t-shirts. • By Jane Angha
Experience a Seder meal while making the connections between that meal and our Catholic celebration of the Eucharist. • By Jane Angha
This Faith Festival is designed to help households live the joy and hope of Easter all year round. It gives an understanding of what Jesus' Resurrection means in the lives of families and helps them celebrate that they really are Easter people. • By Joan Weber
A 90-minute intergenerational learning session focusing on Earth Day. • By Joan Weber
This Faith Festival is designed to prepare households to faithfully pray with Mary, especially during the months of May and October. Participants will experience Mary as someone we pray with, someone we look up to as the Mother of God and one of the first disciples of Jesus. • By Mariette Martineau
This faith festival for families engages them in actual service projects as they learn Catholic teaching about being people who serve those in need. • By Jane Angha
This 90-minute session is designed to help households want to attend the celebration of confirmation in your parish and find ways to support those who are getting confirmed.
This 90-minute faith formation session can be used for families or for the intergenerational faith community. It engages people of all ages in exploring some of the great stories from Scripture, but in the style of stories told around a campfire. • By Jane Angha
This Faith Festival guides parishioners in reflecting on the purpose of prayer and the many different ways in which Catholics pray while providing them with actual experiences of prayer. • By Joan Weber
The theme of the 2015 World Meeting of Families with Pope Francis was Love is Our Mission: the Family Fully Alive. Inspired by the gathering, this extended event provides a gathering for families of all ages in your parish. Youth can help facilitate the day and participate with their families. • By Tom East
This faith festival invites participants to explore the meaning of the Kingdom of God and the image of Christ as our King. Table groups will create their own coat of arms (standards) for Christ in celebration of the Feast of Christ the King. • By Ryan Meyers
This Faith Festival helps an intergenerational group explore key events in the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Participants also discover principles of Franciscan peacemaking and how they apply to their families, schools, workplaces, and communities. • By Jim Merhaut
This Faith Festival is designed to help households explore Pope Francis' quotes and teachings about family. This session facilitates a local conversation about family and its gift to its members and society. • By Mariette Martineau
Archbishop Oscar Romero was canonized on October 14, 2018 in San Salvador. This Faith Festival is an opportunity to invite households to celebrate his life and to examine how they too are called to serve and to advocate for the rights and dignity of others. • By Mariette Martineau
Faith Festival is designed to guide parishioners in reflecting on the message for Catholics in Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation The Joy of the Gospel. • By Joan Weber
This Faith Festival helps families focus on all the incredible things they have been given and how being truly grateful can be a blessing to others. Gratitude puts things in perspective! • By Jane Angha
A 90-minute intergenerational learning session on the saints. • By Jane Angha
This Faith Festival is designed to help households be mindful as they prepare for Christmas by getting hearts and minds focused on the real celebration! • By Jane Angha
This 90-minute faith festival engages families and all parishioners in exploring how they can be the light of Christ during the Advent season. • By Jim Merhaut
This Faith Festival is designed to engage participants in the spirit of preparation for the Lord that John the Baptist exemplifies each Advent season. • By Jim Merhaut
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