Dear Pastoral Assistants of Faith Formation,

The National Directory for Catechesis states: “Family-centered catechetical programs are opportunities for parents to catechize their children directly, for spouses to catechize each other, and for children to catechize one another and their parents” (# 61.2).
Our archdiocese is promoting the value of this type of catechesis because of the goals that can be achieved:
  1. Help parents to better understand their role as primary catechists.
  2. Bring families together in order to know, share, and live their Catholic faith.
  3. Help families to learn how to pray and talk about their faith together.
  4. Reinforce the relationship between the family and the Church.
  5. Integrate the family into the parish community.
  6. Establish ongoing Catholic faith practices within the family life.

Several of our parishes are already implementing or thinking of implementing this model in their parish. Most of our approved and recommended publishing companies have already created materials to support the parish in this effort. Following are the links to their sites for you to review in case you are looking into implementing or continuing this model in your parish:


I hope that in your planning you consider this form of catechesis.
Have a wonderful summer.

Carlos Carrillo
Director of Faith Formation
FAITH FORMATION NEWS
Confirmation Retreats 2022
Our next retreat will be held the weekend of September 24, 2022. If you are interested in bringing your youth, please contact Lisa at lisa.hillyard@seattlearch.org for more information.
PAFF Support Meetings
Please see below for the dates for the PAFF Support meetings that will start back up in September. Please check back closer to September for the link to join the meetings. Any one working in Faith Formation can benefit from these meetings to network, share ideas, ask questions or just visit with others working in faith formation. If you know someone who could benefit from these meetings, please share the information.
September 13
October 11
November 8
December 13
January 10
February 14
March 14
April 11
May 9
June 13
*NEW RCIA/OCIA Support Meetings
These meetings is for parish staff responsible for leading the RCIA/OCIA process. The goal is to provide a setting in which we can share good practices, ideas to improve current processes, suggestions in how to deal with difficult circumstances, and ideas to celebrate the Rites.
September 20
October 18
November 15
December 20
January 17
February 21
March 21
April 18
May 16
June 20
New Directory for Catechesis Virtual Series
We would like to remind you that if you want to learn more about the New Directory of Catechesis, the videos and handouts are still available for review. Find all resources here.
Catholic Prayer Book for Children
The digital flip book for the Catholic Prayer Book for Children is now available. This version is in both English and Spanish and can be downloaded and printed in PDF format. Please view the book here.

Printed copies will become available in late summer or early fall. If you are interested in purchasing copies for your parish or school, please fill out this form so we can gauge how may copies will be ordered to determine pricing.
Dr. Kathie Amidei's Handouts
If you were unable to join us for the Annual PAFF Conference in June or would like to review the materials provided for Engaging Families with Faith:
Why It Is More Important Than Ever and How to Do It Well!, click here for the presentation slides and Family Challenge Brochure.
Co-Workers In the Vineyard: Lay Minister Convocation 2022 Recordings
We would like to share with you the video recordings from this event. Please click here to view all portions of the day's presentations.
SIX TASKS ~ ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS ~ LITURGICAL CALENDAR
Junipero Serra - July 1
Spanish Franciscan priest whose missionary work among the Indians of North America earned him the title of Apostle of California. In 2015 he became the first saint of the Roman Catholic Church to be canonized in the United States. Keep reading...

St. Pier Frassati - July 4
St. Maria Goretti - July 6
Who is St. Maria? St. Maria Goretti is unique in that she is the youngest canonized saint in the Church. She died tragically on July 6, 1902, at the age of eleven.
St. Benedict - July 11
St. Joachim & St. Anne - July 26
Bl. Solanus Casey - July 30
St. Ignatius of Loyola - July 31
ONLINE RESOURCES PAGE UPDATES
Be sure to check the Liturgical calendar pages in both English and Spanish. These pages will contain who and what the Church celebrates specifically in the month of July.
Please note: If you receive this newsletter before the beginning of the next month, content on the webpage will not update until the 1st of each month.
FAITH FORMATION IDEAS
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week (July 24-30)
Natural Family Planning Awareness Week is a national educational campaign. The Natural Family Planning Program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops develops a poster each year with basic supportive materials. It is the individual dioceses, however, that offer a variety of educational formats in the local church to focus attention on Natural Family Planning methods and Church teachings that support their use in marriage. Archdiocese of Seattle materials.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Golf for Seminarians - August 2, 2022 at Trophy Lake Golf & Casting Club. Join Archbishop Etienne for a day of fellowship and “FUN” raising for seminarian education. Click here to learn more and register.

New PAFF Orientation - September 15, 2022 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center, Federal Way. More details to come.

New Youth Minister Orientation/Youth Minister Fall Gathering - Coming in September, details are still being finalized and we will send out communication on date, time and location.
ARCHDIOCESE OF SEATTLE
Office of Faith Formation