Home • School • Parish

Our Vision

Our parishes, schools and families working together in partnership to develop a
shared faith journey for our young people.

Our Mission

To provide resources and to facilitate opportunities that enable our parishes, schools, and families to develop closer links, encouraging our young people to grow and develop their faith within their community.

Resources

Please explore the drop down options below for helpful resources to help your school, parish, and family on its shared Hope in the Future journey.

For our handbook on improving links between school, parish, and home life, please click here.

Have you any resources that can help develop Home, School & Parish links? Are there any resources you would like us to develop? Do you require the original files? If so, please email hope@dioceseofsalford.org.uk.

Home

“Family is the path along which the history of salvation progresses… The triune God is a communion of love, and the family is its living reflection.”  Pope Francis, The Joy of Love 11

Families are the ‘linchpin’ between school and parish. For many, parents are the first teachers of the faith. Young people may change school or parish, but the home remains consistent. Here are some resources to help develop the Domestic Church.

‘Family is Sacred’ Webinar Recording
Family is Sacred Webinar PowerPoint Slides
Marriage & Family Life – A way to holiness

Home Celebration 1 – Remembering Baptism and Continuing the Journey
Home Celebration 2 – The God who speaks to us through His Word
Home Celebration 3 – Easter Triduum – Following Jesus’ Footsteps
Home Celebration 4 – Pentecost – Come Holy Spirit
Home Celebration 5 – Corpus Christi – The Body & Blood of Christ

The Year of St Joseph & the Family Resource Pack

School

As we continue on our journey together it is important that we spend some time further developing our school and parish links. We are blessed in our diocese to have many wonderful schools where pupils are contributing to the Catholic life and mission through prayer and service for those in need. They are supported in their endeavours by dedicated and gifted staff.

We also have dynamic and active parishes which are on this same journey to become beacons of hope in their communities. It is important that we walk together – home, school and parish – to engage with young people and their families.

We have produced a booklet for schools to celebrate shared projects between Home, School and Parish which you can view here.

Stage 5 Resources

Stage 5 Resource Pack
Stage 5 Launch Event for Schools – Summary video

Stage 4 Resources

Hope in the Future – Update to Schools
Hope in the Future: Home, School, Parish video
Hope in the Future Schools – Launch Liturgy – Primary (PPT)
Hope in the Future Schools – Launch Liturgy – Primary (PDF)
Hope in the Future Schools – Launch Liturgy – Secondary (PPT)
Hope in the Future Schools – Launch Liturgy – Secondary (PDF)
Introduction to Hope in the Future – Schools (PPT)
Introduction to Hope in the Future – Schools (PDF)
Fostering good relations between Home School Parish
San Damiano Cross Outline

Stage 4 Resources

Stage 3 Resources

Worksheet 1 – Meeting Jesus in our Welcome
Worksheet 2 – Meeting Jesus in our Listening
Worksheet 3 – Meeting Jesus in our Offering
Worksheet 4 – Meeting Jesus in our Mission

Video 1 – Meeting Jesus in our Welcome
Video 2 – Meeting Jesus in our Listening
Video 3 – Meeting Jesus in our Offering
Video 4 – Meeting Jesus in our Mission

Stage 3 Resources

Stage 1 & Stage 2 Resources

Stage 1 & Stage 2 Resources

Training & Formation Day Resources

Catholic Social Teaching Workshop

Encouraging Young People to take an active role in the Parish Workshop

Parish

The parish is like a big family with people from all generations in the local community. It should be a place where we know each other, care for each other, and pray for each other. It should be missionary in sharing the Good News of Jesus with others and in acts of service to those in need. It should be a beacon of Hope in the community. It is the place where, as disciples, we come to hear God’s Word and receive Jesus in Holy Communion, so we can go out and tell others about him. It is a place where we can grow through lifelong faith formation. Here are some resources to support Missionary Disciples in Missionary Parishes.

The resources for parishes can be found here.