Pflaum Gospel Weeklies Faith Formation Program

CONNECT YOUR LESSONS TO THE SUNDAY MASS

The content of the program flows from each Sunday’s Gospel, and students learn their faith within the rhythms and seasons of the liturgical year.

ENCOURAGE FAMILY PARTICIPATION

Every lesson goes home to involve parents (who hear the same Gospel on Sunday) making it easier for them to discuss topics with their children.

Every week, the children gather for prayer, song, and an activity that taps into something they already know or have experienced and introduces the Sunday Gospel theme. They proclaim the Gospel together and then learn the related Church teaching and doctrine. Games, discussion questions, and activities reinforce the Scripture, doctrine, and life application. Comes in a flexible nested format. New for this year, a bound book version containing all 32 weekly lessons. (Available in English only – while supplies last)

Teaching Guides contain both flexible 5-day lesson pacing guides for Catholic schools and 60- and 90-minute sessions for parish programs. These full-color guides make religion class fun, relevant, and adaptable to your schedule. In just two-pages each week, catechists and teachers have lessons that can be accomplished in the time they have. Each Teaching Guide contains all the material you need for all 4 Units and is included FREE with every 10 student copies ordered.

There is a Family Companion book included with each student lesson that covers all grade levels in a single English or Bilingual volume, serving as a mini family catechism covering the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It provides doctrinal summaries and practical tips for guiding children’s faith, Catholic prayers and practices, integration of the Liturgical Year with home life, parent articles on living the faith at home and much more! The book is included free for each student (family).

We offer bilingual student lessons for Seeds, Promise, Good News, Venture and Visions! Combined with the bilingual editions of the Family Companion, Acompañante para la Familia, this complete program is ideal for those parishes that need an effective bilingual component in their catechetical program.

All students receive 32 lessons and the Family Companion book. Teaching Guides are FREE!

Instead of students carrying heavy, expensive textbooks, they will receive a new lesson handout every week. Anchored by each Sunday’s Gospel, these attractive lessons provide a liturgical catechesis that connects the Gospel to doctrine, using current events, interesting activities, thought-provoking discussion questions, and examples of real young people making a difference in the world.

The individual “lesson-by-lesson” format, instead of expensive, bulky textbooks, provides each child with a fresh new lesson every week. And since lessons don’t repeat (they correspond to the three-year Lectionary cycle), we can include current events and cultural developments that help children see the relevance of the Gospel to their lives.

You receive all 32 lessons (delivered annually) plus a Family Companion book for each child for one low price. In addition, an easy-to-use, full-color Teaching Guide is included FREE. The Teaching Guides contain the complete lesson plans for both parishes and schools. New catechists as well as experienced teachers love these focused plans that are flexible yet sensitive to your schedule.

Available in English or Bilingual, the Family Companion is a new component of the Pflaum Gospel Weeklies Catholic Faith Formation program. It was created to make faith formation approachable, practical, and meaningful for families. Designed for use at home or in the classroom, this resource supports parents as the primary teachers of faith while actively engaging children through prayer, conversation, and simple activities rooted in the Sunday Gospel.