As spring approaches, we know how busy things can get in parishes and schools. Below are helpful resources and key reminders to help you end your program year on a strong note and start looking ahead to next year. (You’re going to want to see what’s happening with the Gospel Weeklies for 2026–27!)
Late Close Lessons
We’re continuing to offer online Late Close Lessons on Creation, the Ascension, Pentecost, and Parables—each with a lesson plan, materials list, and activity sheet. Use these if your classes extend beyond the May 10 lesson. Available in English and Spanish for all levels: Seeds / Semillas, Promise / Promesa, Good News / Buena Nueva, Venture / Aventura, Visions / Visiones.
Plus, find three additional Late Close Lessons in the Activity Book for each level!
Gospel Weeklies Summer Lessons
Looking for other material to carry you past our final regular lesson on May 10?
Check out our Summer Solemnities Unit! These eight full-length lessons are perfect for
- Extending the program year
- Vacation Bible School or summer incentives
- At-home engagement
- Kicking off the new year before the 2026–27 lessons begin on September 20, 2026.
To learn more or to purchase: Seeds / Semillas, Promise / Promesa, Good News / Buena Nueva, Venture / Aventura, Visions / Visiones.
End-of-Year Certificates
Celebrate your students’ faith journey with our printable certificates—available in English and Spanish! Click here to access.
What the Church Believes and Teaches / Mi fe católica
Remind your catechists and teachers to send home the What the Church Believes and Teaches / Mi fe católica Catechism handbooks at your last class session. These handbooks can serve as useful home reference tools for both children and parents.
Looking Ahead to Next Year
We are making some exciting updates to the Gospel Weeklies for next year! Here are the highlights:
- All age levels will now feature 8 pages per week (16 pages for bilingual). Content from What the Church Believes and Teaches / Mi fe católica Catechism handbooks will be integrated into the weekly lessons. Plus, each week there is a unified doctrinal theme across all levels.
- Each student will now receive a Family Companion (English or bilingual). This new resource supports parents and families with weekly Gospel reflections, activities, monthly saint highlights, a family catechism, journaling, and more. Every Gospel Weeklies lesson will reference the Family Companion!
- Full-year Teaching Guides will now be provided. The guides will follow the same format as in previous years, but all 32 lesson plans will be consolidated into a single guide for each level.
- All orders will now be shipped as complete annual student sets, ensuring you receive the full year’s materials at one time for easier planning and distribution. Additionally, a bound book option (English only) will be available in limited quantities. The bound books will contain all 32 lessons in a book format with perforated pages, rather than nested lessons, and cost the same as the annual student sets.
For more information on next year’s program, please contact your representative or visit: https://www.gospelweeklies.com/weeklies-revised-reimagined/
2026-27 Gospel Weeklies Schedule
Click here to access English. Click here to access Spanish.
Explore New Resources—Fresh tools to enhance your program!
- Meet Pope Leo XIV Living Faith Kids Sticker Book
- Saint Carlo Acutis Prayer Card for Kids
- Classroom Prayer Posters English, Spanish
- My First Little Eucharistic Adoration Booklet
- My First Little Mass Activity Booklet
For more resources, check out our NEW 2026 Catalog!
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