Family-Base Sacramental Preparation in Today’s Parish

Family-Base Sacramental Preparation in Today’s Parish

by | Aug 18, 2021 | Parish/ Pastoral, Sacraments, Webinar

Stacy Wendt, FORMED content specialist and an expert practitioner of family-based sacramental preparation programs at the diocesan and parish levels, shares best practices and tips for bringing family-based, parent-reaching sacramental preparation to life in your parish:

Also, you learn about “PREPARED FOR GRACE,” a new way for your parish to access online sacramental preparation programs from the Augustine Institute, whether your parish has a FORMED subscription or not.

Webinar Resources

Signs of Grace
DREs Talk About Signs of Grace
Prepared for Grace: Sacramental Preparation Course
The Search
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Building Ramps to the RCIA Expressway: A Dynamic, Year-Round Approach

Building Ramps to the RCIA Expressway: A Dynamic, Year-Round Approach

by | Jun 17, 2021 | Sacraments, Webinar

Join the Augustine Institute’s Don Walter and guest Tina Gregory.  Learn about an innovative RCIA program that serves a flock eager to travel the way of our Catholic faith, its sacraments, and traditions.  This webinar covers best practices in RCIA programs and makes recommendations for content, as well as tips on design and scheduling; social media strategies; use of meeting technology, such as Zoom; and how to recruit engaged and sympathetic group facilitators.

Tina Gregory is coordinator of Communication and Adult Enrichment at St. Michael Catholic Church, Livermore, California.

Webinar Resources

FORMED RCIA Pathway for Parish Leaders
St. Michael Parish, Livermore, CA, RCIA Page
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Get the Jump on Sacramental Preparation Planning: Stacey Pinder and Signs of Grace

Get the Jump on Sacramental Preparation Planning: Stacey Pinder and Signs of Grace

by | May 26, 2021 | Sacraments, Webinar

Stacy Pinder is a senior evangelization specialist, devoted to sacramental preparation, at the Augustine Institute.  Her daily contact with frontline, parish-level practitioners puts her in a unique position to talk about what has worked in parishes in the past year and what the challenges of “Sac Prep Restart” promise to be.

Webinar Resources

A Signs of Grace Success Story
Signs of Grace
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Sacramental Preparation in Restored Order: How it Works Best at the Parish Level

Sacramental Preparation in Restored Order: How it Works Best at the Parish Level

by | May 12, 2021 | Parish/ Pastoral, Sacraments, Webinar

Get the parish-level view of preparing children and their parents for Confirmation “in the Restored Order,” where children baptized in infancy receive Confirmation before First Communion, not after.

Brian Truckenbrod welcomes Justyna Baustert, director of Evangelization and Catechesis at St. Peter’s Parish in Greeley, Colorado.

Learn about the the “nuts and bolts” of Restored Order sacramental preparation at the parish level from a leading parish practitioner.

Webinar Resources

Learn More About You Are Sent
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Sacramental Preparation in Restored Order: Insights for Parishes from an Expert

Sacramental Preparation in Restored Order: Insights for Parishes from an Expert

by | Apr 21, 2021 | Parish/ Pastoral, Sacraments, Webinar

Hear how parishes across America are preparing children and their parents for Confirmation “in the Restored Order,” where children baptized in infancy receive Confirmation before First Communion.

The Augustine Institute’s Brian Truckenbrod hosts this Parish Leader Webinar and welcomes Lucas Pollice, M.T.S., Associate Professor of Theology and Catechetics at the Augustine Institute, who led development of the new SIGNS OF GRACE: You Are Sent Confirmation preparation curriculum.

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You Are Sent
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