Renewed and Received Complete Starter Pack (Includes Online Leader’s Access for both programs)

Online Leader's Access: Purchase now, and you will get immediate access to the online materials to review and plan your study. 

The Complete Starter Pack provides all the resources a leader needs to plan and implement both Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation and Received: Your Journey to First Communion. It comes with the following:

• Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation
• 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 Leader’s Guide provides an overview and an easy 7-step structure for every lesson. It includes the complete 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 Student Workbook is seamlessly integrated with the videos and includes 12 lessons with hands-on activities, prayers, saint connections, main content teaching, visio divina, Bible stories, car conversations, take-home activities, discussion questions, and more.
• Renewed by Jesus: My Guide to Reconciliation is a take-with-you book that helps children discover the joy and peace that Christ offers us in this beautiful sacrament. It offers them a better understanding of God’s love and mercy through simple analogies and powerful imagery. This book is perfect for them to bring right into the confessional and leads them step-by-step through the whole process in simple language.
• The DVD Set provides twelve lessons (approximately 3-5 minutes each) and shares the story of Felicity as she prepares to receive her First Reconciliation.
• 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. 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.
  
• Presenters Include:
• Fr. Mike Schmitz
• Fr. Josh Johnson
• Sr. Josephine Garrett
• Mark Hart
• Jackie and Bobby Angel
• Emily Hussem Wilson and Daniel Hussem
• Received: Your Journey to First Communion
• 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 Leader’s Guide provides an overview and an easy 7-step structure for every lesson. It includes the complete 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 Student Workbook is seamlessly integrated with the videos and includes 12 lessons with hands-on activities, prayers, saint connections, main content teaching, visio divina, Bible stories, car conversations, take-home activities, discussion questions, and more.
• Receiving Jesus: My Guide to the Mass 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!
• The DVD Set provides twelve lessons (approximately 3-5 minutes each) and shares the story of Felicity as she prepares to receive her First Communion.
• 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. 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.
  
• Presenters Include:
• Fr. Mike Schmitz
• Fr. Josh Johnson
• Sr. Josephine Garrett
• Mark Hart
• Jackie and Bobby Angel
• Emily Hussem Wilson and Daniel Hussem
• 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.
• 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.
  
• Presenters Include:
• Fr. Mike Schmitz
• Jackie and Bobby Angel
• Sr. Josephine Garrett
• Mari Pablo
• Charleen Katra, the Executive Director of the National Catholic Partnership on Disabilities

About the program

Renewed: Your Journey to First Reconciliation is a twelve-lesson program that provides everything you need to prepare children to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. 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 Reconciliation book, family activity crates, and more.

Received: Your Journey to First Communion is a twelve-lesson program that provides everything you need to prepare children to receive the Sacrament of Communion. 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.