Received: Your Journey to First Communion [2nd Edition] Starter Pack (Inc. Online Leader’s Access)

The 2nd Edition Starter Pack for Received: Your Journey to First Communion provides all the resources a leader needs to plan and implement the program. It comes with the following:

The Student Workbook seamlessly integrates with the videos and includes 12 lessons with hands-on activities, prayers, saint connections, visio divina, Bible stories, car conversations, take-home activities, discussion questions, and more. The 2nd Edition Student Workbook features a simplified reading level, perforated pages, larger font sizes, and new activities! 

The Leader’s Guide provides an overview and an easy 7-step structure for every lesson. It includes the complete 2nd Edition Student Workbook content with wrap-around leader’s notes and helpful items like lesson objectives and interactive activities. It also offers detailed lesson plans for 45, 60, 90, and 120 minute sessions, as well as how to teach a lesson over the course of a week in a school setting. 

The Online Leader's Access gives leaders access to a digital version of the Leader’s Guide as well as all of the student videos, the parent information session and materials, and the retreat guide and materials. This specially developed online access integrates the various resources per lesson to simplify lesson planning (assessments, lesson goals, activities, student workbook content with leader notes, etc.), making it easier than ever for leaders to plan and implement each lesson.

The DVD Set provides twenty-four lessons (approximately 3-5 minutes each) and shares the story of Felicity as she prepares to receive her First Reconciliation. 

Jesus is a take-with-you book that helps children become comfortable going to Mass by showing them not only when to sit, stand, and kneel and what to say but also why we do the things we do at Mass. They’ll learn about the roles of the different people they see at Mass, like the ushers, lectors, cantors, deacons, and priests. This is the perfect book for them to bring to Mass! 

Each Parent’s Certification Course provides four short sessions that offer spiritual encouragement and refreshment for parents, as well as guidance on how to help their child prepare for these important sacraments. The course includes a digital Parent's Guide. Each lesson in your child’s book has a corresponding section in the Parent's Guide. Parents receive a certificate of completion when they finish the course.

Fr. Mike Schmitz

Fr. Josh Johnson

Sr. Josephine Garrett

Mark Hart

Jackie and Bobby Angel

Emily Hussem Wilson and Daniel Hussem

The Online Leader’s Certification is a six-session course that offers support for leaders to quickly and easily train their team to deliver both First Reconciliation and First Communion preparation. Your team will receive inspiration and guidance to build up their spirits to take on this important work. They’ll receive practical guidance on what to expect and how to respond to typical situations that are likely to arise. In the end, your team will come away with an increased sense of confidence and enthusiasm to serve the children and families in your program.

Fr. Mike Schmitz

Jackie and Bobby Angel

Sr. Josephine Garrett

Mari Pablo

Charleen Katra, the Executive Director of the National Catholic Partnership on Disabilities 

Every session of both Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation and Received: Your Journey to First Communion offers a Friend on the Journey section featuring original artwork and reflections on a specific Catholic saint. The Complete Prayer Card Set provides a single copy of the twenty-four prayer cards available, drawn from the 24 lessons in the Renewed and Received programs.

About the program

Received: Your Journey to First Communion [2nd Edition] is a twelve-lesson program that provides everything you need to prepare children to receive the Sacrament of the Eucharist. It features gorgeous live-action videos with stunning animations that help communicate the spiritual dimension of the Faith to children in a way they can easily understand. The program also offers a Student Workbook, a Leader’s Guide, an Online Parent Certification, a take-with-you Mass book, family activity crates, and more.