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Welcome!Thank you for choosing the Christ Our Life Family Catechesis program. As a catechetical leader, you are aware that catechesis is a lifelong journey for the whole parish. This practical, flexible, simple, and readyto-implement program provides you with the tools and support you need to put a comprehensive family catechesis program into effect.Christ Our Life Family CatechesisThe Christ Our Life Family Catechesis program is a complete faith formation curriculum that gives busy families the flexibility they need and the deeper relationship with God they desire. A Flexible ApproachGuided by a parish catechetical leader, parents and their children regularly come together with other families to take part in group meetings that serve as springboards to each unit%u2019s content. Through these meetings, parents become more confident, comfortable, and able to share the truth and beauty of the Catholic faith with their children. In their homes, families explore the unit theme at their own pace, supported by the engaging print and digital materials the Christ Our Life Family Catechesis program offers. Alternatively, the remaining sessions can be taught in the parish by grade-level catechists with families returning for another group meeting in approximately one month to prepare for the next part. Use the approach that best serves the needs of your parish families and your resources and priorities.Christ Our Life Family Catechesis Developed by Joe PaprockiThe Christ Our LifeFamily Catechesis program was developed by best-selling author, catechetical leader, and religious educator Joe%u00a0Paprocki, D.Min. He is the author of more than two%u00a0dozen best-selling books on faith formation and catechist%u00a0training.The family proclaims the Gospel. As a domestic church founded on the sacrament of matrimony that also has a missionary dimension, the Christian family takes part in the Church%u2019s mission of evangelization and is therefore an agent of catechesis.Directory for Catechesis, #231Strengthening the Parish Community and the Domestic ChurchPROGRAM OVERVIEW%u00a9 All rights reserved. 5856www.christourlife.com OV-4 Christ Our Life Family Catechesis Leader GuideSAMPLE