INSTITUTE FOR EVANGELIZATION

Office of

FAMILY, YOUTH, AND
YOUNG ADULT MINISTRY

I’m a Parish Leader

Find information essential for parish leaders, such as guidance on Confirmation procedures, faith formation materials, OCIA (Christian Initiation) documents, and more below. Calendars, registration links, and more can be accessed on the our Linktree.

Content

Confirmation Resources
Faith Formation Guidance
OCIA (Christian Initiation)
Ministry with Youth
Bosco Day Archive
Marriage Catechumenate
New to Ministry?
Contact the Office of Family, Youth, and Young Adult Ministry

Confirmation Resources

Faith Formation Guidance

The Changing Mission Field of Catechesis

A Primer on the Current State of Catechetical Standards & Formation Guidance (2026)

The USCCB’s New Vision for Evangelizing Catechesis & Catechetical Resources

Archdiocesan Faith Formation Framework

Family Faith Formation Guiding Document: The Four Dimensions (PDF)

Family Faith Formation Implementation Workbook (PDF)

Archbishop Lori’s 2022 Pastoral Note on Faith Formation (PDF)

Required Family Life Catechesis

Annual Letter (PDF)

“>Discussion About Loyola Press’ Growing with God (video)

Learn More About Catechesis for Family Life (including foundation background resources, declination forms, and more)

For assistance with implementing the Growing with God curriculum within family faith formation context, contact Coordinator Jack Grimes.

Additional Resources for Implementation

These implementation resources are not exhaustive but represent the offerings of several ministry partners that have frequently been found valuable by parish leaders actively implementing family faith formation and evangelizing catechesis throughout the Archdiocese of Baltimore.

Enkindle Catholic Ministries has been a key partner in this transition and their team offers catechetical and sacramental prep resources, community, and support through their subscription Hub. The following are resources were developed and shared specifically in service of the parish leaders in the Archdiocese of Baltimore:

Enkindle Catholic – DiscipleMakers Series (videos, recap notes, and practical ideas)
Enkindle Catholic – Fall 2025 Faith Formation Planning Worksheets (PDF)
Enkindle Catholic – Spring 2026 Sacramental Prep Planning Worksheets (PDF)

Trinity House Community

Faith & Family Life Catholic Ministries (aka, “Pathways boxes”)

Pflaum Faith Formation (Gospel Weeklies & more)

Loyola Press Faith Formation (home of Growing with God, Adaptive Faith Formation/Sacramental Prep resources, and more)

Journey through the Catechism: Lectionary Guides – These PDFs developed by Fr. Daniel Mahan and shared via the USCCB Institute on the Catechism website provide themes, catechism connections, and reflection questions for the Sundays and Solemnities of each of the three years in the lectionary cycle. Those who are adapting and supplementing catechetical materials will find these guides helpful in grounding your scope and sequence in the liturgical year.

Selected Additional Reading

Key Studies:

Catholic Leadership Institute Whitepaper: “Raising Disciples in an Apostolic Age” (2026) (PDF)
McGrath Institute for Church Life: “‘Ask Your Father and He Will Tell You’: A Report on American Catholic Religious Parenting” (2016) (PDF)

Articles & Resources:

NCCL (National Community of Catechetical Leaders): Research, Insight Articles, and Practices by Audience
Aleteia article “If you want your kids to stay Catholic, here’s what matters the most.” (2021) (PDF)
Families Living Faith (Denise Utter) has a comprehensive list of even more articles and resources: https://www.familieslivingfaith.com/articles-books–more.html

Books:

Companion to the Handbook on the Catechetical Accompaniment Process (USCCB Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis, 2026)
I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: Mass-Centered Family Faith Formation (Deirdre Nemeth, 2025)
Guided by the Directory for Catechesis: Transforming the Vision and Practice of Parish Catechesis (Lavecchia, Roberto, and Schaeffler, 2024)
Handbook for the Catechetical Accompaniment Process (USCCB Institute on the Catechism, 2024)
Engage Every Family: A Parish Guide to Integrated Faith Formation (Denise Utter, 2022)
Directory for Catechesis (Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, 2020)

OCIA (Christian Initiation)

Ministry with Youth

YOUTH MINISTRY

Bosco Day Archive

Bosco Day 2026: Youth Ministry & Mass-Centered Faith Formation

Bosco Day 2025: Evangelizing Catechesis

Video recordings are available on our Vimeo channel: https://vimeo.com/archbaltfamilyyouthya

José Amaya’s presentation (PDF)

A Catechist’s Examen, based on the Handbook for Catechetical Accompaniment (PDF)

SCAMPER Tool (PDF)

Notes from brainstorming breakout (PDF)

Family Faith Formation Prayer Card for Printing (PDF with bleeds)

Bosco Day 2024 on Formation Through the Lifecycle

2024 PRESENTATION RECORDINGS

Bosco Day 2023 on the Directory for Catechesis: Recap videos, handouts, & notes

Marriage Catechumenate

New to Ministry?

Welcome! If you are new to ministry in the Archdiocese of Baltimore or have recently taken on a new role, we’d love to help you get oriented to Archdiocesan expectations and resources. Contact Rena.Black@archbalt.org with your name, parish/pastorate, and ministry responsibilities to get on our mailing list and arrange for a 30-minute virtual welcome conversation. (We encourage you to review the Checklist for New Ministers (below) prior to that conversation if possible.)

In the meantime, here are some resources that may be useful:

Catechist Formation

Catechetical Institute

Family Life Catechesis

Sacramental Policies and Guidelines

Faith Formation Resources

FAITH FORMATION HOME

Contact the Office of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Stacy Golden

Director | Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry

Rena Black

Coordinator | Missionary Discipleship

Anthony Blackburn

Coordinator | Youth Sports and Ministry Partnerships

Eileen Cuttill

Administrative Assistant | Institute for Evangelization

INSTITUTE FOR

Evangelization

The Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization is a new model for engagement with parishes seeking to realize their evangelizing mission more fully.
The Institute is composed of four offices that collaborate closely to ensure that support is never “one-size fits all” but can adapt to the changing needs of each parish community.

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