REGISTRATION FOR 2025-2026 IS OPEN
Faith Formation is a lifelong journey. We are all at different points on this journey and a one size faith formation program does not fit all. There is a shift to a greater focus on parents as the primary educators of the faith. Therefore, we have partnered with Pathways, an integrated and family centered formation suite designed to facilitate a personal encounter with the Trinity and sustain a lifelong development of faith within the family. This process is intended to lovingly support and form parents to confidently take up their rightful place as the primary educators of their children, through at-home and at-church experiences.
Regardless of your child’s grade level (1st-5th), they are invited to participate in the year of formation that aligns appropriately to their stage in the process. If this is your child’s first year, you will be focusing on progressive formation through our Seek and Root programs. For children in their second year, the concentration will be on immediate formation through the Sacramental Preparation programs of Mend and Nourish. Ongoing formation through the program of Sent is for children in their third through fifth years.
Each of these programs have a unique schedule with lessons done through at-home family meetings and sessions done at-church. You can think of these sessions as retreats for both parents and children. See the schedule for your specific program with details about the at-church sessions, family meeting acknowledgements and suggested completion dates.
Because the hallmark and foremost expression of our Catholic identity is participation in Mass, we encourage all families to come to Mass together and join us for the at-church sessions as a family. Families are expected to respond to the invitation which we humbly and graciously accept as Catholics. Without a regular commitment to Mass the Faith Formation experience falls flat as the Eucharist is the Source and Summit of our Catholic Faith. Optional Family Gatherings will also be offered throughout the year.
Year 1: Seek & Root
Seek is a kerygmatic experience with 4 tracks: adults, parents, teens, and children, with age- appropriate content for each. Over the course of 4 at-church sessions participants will be invited on a journey to discover anew the good news of our faith by reflecting on the following themes: Community, Creation, Redemption, & Relationship
Root is a foundational catechetical experience focusing on the Creed for children, teens, and parents, with age-appropriate content for each.
CLICK HERE for the Year 1 Calendar.
Year 2: Mend & Nourish
In the second year of Faith Formation, children prepare to receive the sacraments of Reconciliation and First Communion. In order to be eligible for year 2, children must have completed year 1.
Make a way with Mend, a first Reconciliation experience for the entire family. Invite parents to reflect on their experience of Reconciliation and equip them to teach, share faith, and pray with their children.
Make a way with Nourish, a first Communion experience for the entire family. Equip parents to teach, share faith, and pray with their children as they discover how the Mass relates to daily life.
CLICK HERE for the Year 2 Calendar.
Years 3-5: Sent
Make a way with Sent, an ongoing formation experience for the entire family. Families will be invited on a journey of discipleship and discernment. They will grow in the habits and practices of a disciple, equipping them to take up the mission of evangelization. Watch families take concrete steps to follow after Jesus as they are sent out everyday to classrooms, sports fields, work places, living rooms, and more – where they become witnesses for others, with Sent.
CLICK HERE for the Years 3-5 Calendar.
WE NEED CATECHISTS & TEEN ADVENTURE GUIDES!
Catechists will lead the at-church sessions for children, which will be a commitment of about 4-6 times a year. Catechists must be up to date on all Safe Environment certification.
Teen Adventure Guides will accompany Year 1 small groups and guide them through the at-church sessions, which will be a commitment of about 4-6 times a year.
Training & Support Provided! God doesn’t always call the qualified. He qualifies the called!
If interested please contact:
Jennifer Cahuantzi, Director of Faith Formation
Email: jcahuantzi@holytrinityladera.org
Phone: (949) 218-3131