FOR PARISH USE
Pathways is a Catholic integrated and family centered formation suite designed to facilitate a personal encounter with the Trinity and sustain a lifelong development of faith.
Unique Resources
At-Home Meetings
At-Home Mini-Series
At-Church Sessions
At-Church Mini-Retreats
FEATURES
Process Driven
follows the catechumenal model
Vertically Integrated
age appropriate content
Parent Focused
form adults to form others
Experiential
hand-on activities
Leader Guides
to help lead each resource
Modular
use one resource or the entire suite
Hybrid
at-home and at-church components
Family Centric
move from classrooms to living rooms
Conversational
integrate content through intentional dialogue
At-Church Support Materials
build community and connectedness
FORMATION STAGES
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- Progressive Formation focuses on the initial steps of formation, the proclamation of the kerygma and a foundational catechesis on the Creed.
- Our immediate formation is focused on preparation for a specific sacrament and is designed to be experienced right before its reception.
- Our ongoing formation is designed to aid the lifelong development of faith within a family.
CONTENT TYPES
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- Family Meeting
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- The Family Meeting structure includes: a gathering ritual, opening prayer, check-in, experiential activity, teaching, and closing prayer. Each family meeting is designed to take 20-40 minutes and is designed for the entire family to participate together.
- Parent Meeting
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- The Parent Meeting structure includes: an invitation, that often includes an activity to facilitate reflection and conversation, and concludes with a prayer.
- Godparent/Sponsor Meeting
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- The Godparent/Sponsor Meeting structure includes: an invitation, that includes an activity to facilitate reflection, and concludes with a prayer.
- The Godparent/Sponsor Meeting structure includes: an invitation, that includes an activity to facilitate reflection, and concludes with a prayer.
- Mini-Series
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- Mini-Series are a set of modules which are short, self-guided experiences designed to facilitate study and reflection.
- Session
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- Sessions consist of hand-on activities, faith sharing, witness talks, teachings, and prayer experiences. It is a time to model the method in-person, grow community connectedness, and touch base about how the at-home content is going. They are designed to take 1.5-2h each.
- Mini-Retreat
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- Mini-Retreats consist of a series of parts that include hand-on activities, faith sharing, teachings, and prayer experiences. Provide participants with an extended time to reflect and go deeper. They are designed to take 3-5h each.
AVAILABLE FORMATS
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- Beautifully crafted and printed materials for both at-home and at-church resources, including Boxes, Backpacks, Guide Books, Books, Card Decks, and Extra Child Supplies. Participants feel valued when provided with high quality materials.
- At-Church Support Materials and Content used for at-church experiences are delivered as PDFs. Certain printable materials, including Spanish Add-Ons and Guide Books are also available as PDFs.
PARENT FOCUSED
A method to move parents into deeper engagement.
Encounter
Lead parents into personal encounter with Jesus and inspire a desire to go deeper.
Study
Form parents to have the mind of the Church and the heart of Jesus surrounded by an encouraging community.
Teach
Equip parents with concrete tools to teach their children the faith at home.
GETTING STARTED
Pick a pace that works best for your parish.
Run
in 3-9 months
Walk
in 9 months - 1 year
Wait
in 1 year +
PROGRESSIVE FORMATION
Initial Steps
Check-in with each family through a 20-30 minute visit to discover where they are along the path.
A kerygmatic experience for children, teens, parents, and adults, with age appropriate content for each.
A creedal catechetical experience for children, teens, parents, and adults with age appropriate content for each.
IMMEDIATE FORMATION
Sacramental Preparation
A Baptism family experience, with a special component for godparents.
A first Reconciliation family experience focusing on God’s love for us, the origin of sin, and God's plan of reconciliation.
A first Communion family experience that explores the beauty of the Eucharist and follows the structure of the Mass.
A Confirmation family experience, focused on developing a relationship with the Holy Spirit and a life of discipleship.
ONGOING FORMATION
Continued Growth
A family experience about storytelling and the parables of Jesus.
A family experience about the Saints and gifts of the Holy Spirit.
A family experience about the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.
A family experience about the adventure of prayer.
A card deck to help commit prayers to memory.
A family experience about being made male and female.
A post-wedding experience for couples to help strengthen their Marriage.
Resources to support married life.
Coming Soon
OTHER RESOURCES
Deliver content, communicate, and manage accountability all in one place. Required with our digital resources and can optionally be paired with our physical resources.
Accompaniment Team formation experiences to help develop a culture of witness.
A relevant and accessible resource to facilitate conversations that lead to the transformation of faith formation structures.
ADDITIONAL INFO
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