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FORMATION DOES NOT END AT INITIATION
Ongoing formation. A shared parish path.
Faith carried into everyday life.
Welcome the beginning.
Deepen faith. Equip leaders.
Carry faith into everyday life.
What comes next for your parish?
FOR PARISH LEADERS
Explore the selected Parish Partnership Guide for your parish’s next step. Opens the verified November 2 guide in Google Drive; no contact details are collected.
A PATH BEYOND THE FIRST WELCOME
Holy Journey is a seven-volume, weekly Catholic formation pathway for adults, including new, returning and practicing Catholics.
Its purpose is deep formation in the Catholic faith: helping people understand Christ’s teaching in the Church, draw closer to Him, and pursue holiness in their own lives and in their service to others. Stories, Scripture, Church teaching, prayer, reflection, discussion and a practical weekly challenge serve that purpose.
For a parish, that means a shared path people can continue walking after initiation, when returning to the Church, or when seeking a more rooted faith. Your local leaders guide the experience within the life and priorities of your parish.
FOR PRIESTS & FAITH-FORMATION LEADERS
Consider the adults you accompany: those newly initiated, returning to practice, and ready to deepen their faith. Review a full lesson with your team before discerning the parish’s next step.
Explore a real Holy Journey lessonPARISH-LED. THOUGHTFULLY SUPPORTED.
Your parish identifies its pastoral sponsor, coordinator and responsible group leader. Local leaders guide the gathering and accompany the people in it. Your pastor and parish leadership retain pastoral, safeguarding and sacramental responsibilities.
Holy Renewal helps prepare the first group through the orientation or training, materials and implementation support agreed for your parish. Your written agreement makes the resources, responsibilities and timing clear. Virtual or in-person support can be arranged when specifically agreed and scheduled.
FROM INTEREST TO A THOUGHTFUL BEGINNING
The implementation journey follows five stages. It starts by listening, so the approach serves your parish rather than becoming another disconnected activity.
Name the adults you hope to serve, the formation gap and the pastoral purpose.
Identify local leaders and confirm the materials, orientation and support in your parish’s scope.
Review a real lesson together. Consider the reading, prayer, conversation and weekly response.
Choose a realistic meeting rhythm and a first invitation, in line with parish readiness and the agreed plan.
Keep the journey connected to the sacraments, parish relationships, service and everyday discipleship.
BEGIN THOUGHTFULLY
Select what you’re exploring. See a suggested starting conversation.
Begin by asking where adults currently go when they want to deepen their faith. Explore how a consistent journey could support the people already seeking more.
QUESTIONS PARISH LEADERS ASK
New, returning and practicing Catholics. A parish can consider it for continuing formation after initiation, a renewed invitation to adults, or a shared path for people seeking a deeper faith.
Holy Journey complements evangelization, OCIA, mystagogy, Bible studies, small groups, devotional life and parish ministries. It does not replace OCIA or automatically fulfill diocesan requirements. Your parish leadership discerns its place within existing formation and sacramental life.
Your parish’s own responsible leaders, with the preparation and support included in the agreed scope. The parish identifies a pastoral sponsor, coordinator and group leader.
Your written agreement specifies the books, leader resources, digital access, implementation services, quantities and support. Orientation or training is confirmed within that scope, so your team knows what is included before beginning.
The seven-volume weekly pathway can span roughly a year or longer, according to parish pace. The meeting rhythm and launch timing should reflect your people, readiness and agreed implementation plan.
Explore the sample lesson with your team. Identify whom you want to serve, where the gap is, who could lead and what support would help. Explore the sample lesson and book a conversation to discuss your parish’s next step.
THE NEXT CHAPTER IS YOURS
Deep Catholic formation for new, returning and practicing Catholics.
A shared journey into the faith and life of the Church.