About the First Fruits Program
First Fruits, a new and exciting ministry, that offers a FREE dynamic small group experience for parents in the early stages of parenting. These small groups gather once a month for 6 months and can meet in homes, parishes, or schools.
Young parents will have the opportunity to meet new friends, share stories and experiences and together learn how to live 12 Guiding Principles of Family Life as offered by the Church. The program will help unfold the plan for their family that God has planted deep within the heart of each one.
Parish Program
The Church recognizes the need to fill the “pastoral gaps” that exist within our formation within the parish. First Fruits is a perfect follow-up to Baptism prep or preceding your First Communion prep program.
First Fruits offers six thoughtfully planned gatherings per year—intentionally spaced to complement, not compete with, your parish calendar. This rhythm gives parents and families time to grow in faith together while leaving room for seasonal parish events, sacraments, and liturgical celebrations.
It’s a framework designed to integrate seamlessly into parish life, not add more to it.
Simple Structure, Flexible Format
You decide how First Fruits runs in your parish. You can host one large gathering and break into small groups onsite, or invite small groups to meet on their own—in homes or wherever life happens. If your groups meet outside the parish, you still can invite them together at your parish for a special gathering or regular parish events.
home program
Because you don’t have to figure this out alone.
That’s exactly why First Fruits exists. It’s a simple, grace-filled way to bring a few families together—to breathe, to pray, to laugh, and to grow in confidence as Catholic parents. Whether you gather as couples or as single parents, First Fruits helps you build real friendships and strengthens you in your mission as parents—right in the heart of your home.
You don’t have to have everything figured out. Take time to listen to the stories of other parents, and think about the story God is writing with you in your own family.
Whether you host in your living room or over pizza at the kitchen table, you’re creating a space where God can work—and where hearts can be renewed. All you need is a place to play the videos for each gathering.
First Fruits includes just six gatherings a year. One per month. This simple schedule allows plenty of room for work, school, and holiday breaks, while also creating space for couples and single parents to come together, get to know each other, and build friendships through social gatherings.
school program
First Fruits offers six thoughtfully planned gatherings per year—intentionally spaced to complement, not compete with, your school calendar. This rhythm gives families time to grow in faith together while leaving room for seasonal school events, and holiday breaks.
It’s a framework designed to integrate seamlessly into the life of the school, not just add more to it.
Simple format, designed for parents
You choose how First Fruits runs in your school community: One large school-hosted event with breakout groups, guided by parent hosts at each small group table. Or small groups that meet separately in homes or school, guided by the parent hosts
First Fruits is a mission-aligned, family-centered initiative that strengthens the partnership between school and home by helping parents live out a vibrant Catholic family life. When parents grow in confidence and community around God’s plan for the family, children thrive—and so does the Catholic identity of your school.
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