Received Online Parent Certification

The 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. Parents receive a certificate of completion when they finish the course.

Presenters Include:

• Fr. Mike Schmitz
• Fr. Josh Johnson
• Sr. Josephine Garrett
• Mark Hart
• Jackie and Bobby Angel
• Emily Hussem Wilson and Daniel Hussem

Table of Content

• Session 1: "An Invitation"
• Session 1: An Invitation (Fr. Mike Schmitz with Sister Josephine Garrett, and Emily Wilson Hussem and Daniel Hussem)
• Session 2: "What Is the Holy Eucharist?"
• Session 2: The Greatest Gift (Fr. Mike Schmitz)
• Session 3: "Jesus in Your Life"
• Session 3.1: The True Bread of Life (Emily Wilson Hussem and Daniel Hussem)
• Session 3.2: Trust in the Slow Work of God (Sister Josephine Garrett)
• Session 3.3: Fill Up Your Tank (Fr. Josh Johnson)
• Session 4: "Strategies to Accompany Your Child"
• Session 4.1: Tips for Taking Kids to Mass (Jackie and Bobby Angel)
• Session 4.2: Engagement Strategies to Bring the Mass to Life (Sister Josephine Garrett)
• Session 4.3: A Family Meal (Mark Hart)

The Received Parent Certification course includes a Received Parent’s Guide. Each lesson in your child’s book has a corresponding section in the Parent's Guide. Here is what you will find:

• Bird’s-Eye View: An explanation of the material your child will learn in the lesson.
• Make It Personal: Two opportunities for you as a parent to reflect on the major themes of your child’s lesson and explore the ways those themes apply to your own life. These sections include an invitation to reflect on some deeper questions related to the theme and explore your thoughts in writing.
• Pray: A chance to offer the thoughts from your reflection to God in prayer.
• Take-Home Activities: A review of the car conversation and family time prompts that your child is expected to complete each week, with tips, tricks, and ideas for you.
• Tough Questions: A look at some tough questions that your child may have after the lesson. It gives you a guide to approaching challenging conversations and a possible response to each question.
• Additional Resources: This includes Bible verses, Catechism references, videos, podcasts, and articles to help you dive deeper into the concepts covered in the lesson.