Make a way with Zeal, a Confirmation family experience designed for middle childhood (6-10) and pre-adolescence (11-13) aged children. Led by their parents, children will grow in relationship with the Holy Spirit and a life of discipleship, through a variety of hands-on activities and meaningful conversations. Watch families dive deeper into the incredible gift God gives us of Confirmation, with Zeal. Can be used in  restored order programs.

7 
At-Home Family Meetings
  1
At-Home Sponsor Meeting
2 
At-Church Sessions
1 
At-Church Mini-Retreat

FEATURES

Hands-On

experiential and engages the entire family

Meaningful Conversations

as they get to know God

Mission Formation

forms missionary disciples

Accessible Teachings 

for families at different places in their faith journeys

Leader Guide

  • Description of the Included Content
  • A Few Tips on How to Best Lead the Resource
  • Scope and Sequence 
  • Coming Soon

 AT-HOME MATERIAL

Box

  • Beautifully Printed Box, Meeting Guides, and Cards
  • High Quality Supplies
  • 1 Box Per-Family (includes supplies for up to 7 for whole family activities)  
  • Order Preview Sample

Extra Child Supplies

  • For Each Additional Child in the Family Preparing to Receive Confirmation
  •  Extra sponsor profile, Holy Spirit prayer card, chosen card, sponsor meeting and sponsee profile in envelope, Gifts of the Holy Spirit card, person card, postcard, wax seal, and sticker sheet.
  • Order

AT-CHURCH MATERIAL

At-Church Content for Parents, Middle Childhood, and Pre-Adolescence 

  • Printable PDFs
  • 2 At-Church Sessions (parent and child separated)
  • 1 At-Church Mini-Retreat (parent and child together)
  • Supply Lists and Scripts
  • Integrates with At-Home Experiences 
  • Order Preview

ADDITIONAL INFO

Zeal for Children is designed for the entire family to participate while maintaining a special focus on on middle childhood (age 6-10) and pre-adolescence (11-13) children preparing to receive Confirmation.  

 Nihil Obstat: 
Rev. William Goldin, S.T.D.
Censor Librorum
June 9, 2022

Imprimatur: 
Most Rev. Kevin William Vann, J.C.D., D.D.
Bishop of Orange in California
June 13, 2022

You can purchase a sample of the Box with a discount code found here or you can visit our Leader Learning Center to preview the at-home and at-church content of this resource here.

 1 Custom Printed Mailer Box, 1 Pack of Family Meeting Sheets, 1 Pack of Cards, 1 Pack of Jelly Beans, 7 Sheets of Wrapping Paper, 1 Wax Seal, 1 Pack of Wood Wheels and Axels, 1 Candle and Drip Guard, 1 Mirror, 1 Sticker Sheet.

For a full list of prices for this resource and more visit our price list page here .

If you are utilizing  Martha, you can request to have the Family Follow Through course for Zeal added to your branch to track accountability of the at-home content. If you are not utilizing Martha, a printable PDF with Family Follow Through prompts can be found at the end of the Leader Guide for Zeal.