Family Catechesis - The Gospel for All Ages

The Gospel for All Ages offers you prayer services, parish-wide gatherings, and small group discussions — all based on the Sunday Gospel message.

Here is a simple and effective way to use liturgically-based periodicals as the cornerstone for lifelong catechesis. These online resources help you build on the foundation of the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies (preschool through Grade 9) by providing cohesive, parish-wide catechesis for your families.

Gathering Rituals

Gathering rituals offer prayer services focused on the week’s Gospel message.

Weekly Discussion Questions – Unit 1 (English)
Weekly Discussion Questions – Unit 1 (Spanish)

Weekly Discussion Questions – Unit 2 (English)
Weekly Discussion Questions – Unit 2 (Spanish)

Weekly Discussion Questions – Unit 3 (English)
Weekly Discussion Questions – Unit 3 (Spanish)

Drive-Thru Faith Events (Parking Lot Pick-Up)

An outline to plan for families to pick up printed copies of the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies for those unable to gather for on-site sessions.

Drive-Thru Faith Events (English)
Drive-Thru Faith Events (Spanish)

Seasonal Celebrations

Seasonal celebrations provide detailed planning guides for parish-wide gatherings.

Summer Event (English)
Summer Event (Spanish)

Fall Event (English)
Fall Event (Spanish)

Advent Event (English)
Advent Event (Spanish)

Lent Event (English)
Lent Event (Spanish)

Pentecost (English)
Pentecost (Spanish)

Publicity Ideas

Publicity ideas help gather a big crowd every week. This list will help you create a communications plan that will get some buzz going throughout the parish. Use as many of these methods as possible.

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Summer Family Corners

These Family Corners cover the Sundays between the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 Pflaum Gospel Weeklies lessons.

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Learn more (Spanish)

Annual Evaluation

This annual evaluation for your parish’s The Gospel for All Ages Family Catechesis program consists of two simple forms.

Annual Evaluation

Director’s Manual

These handy resources help you introduce your parish or school to liturgical catechesis, train catechists and teachers, and provide a variety of models for using the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies in parish programs or Catholic schools.

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