Ongoing Formation Opportunities – Re-certification

Catechist Certification
Catechist Formation
ORE Opp for Leaders

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The Office of Religious Education in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles offers a variety of opportunities for your ongoing formation and to fulfill the requirements to maintain the currency of your catechist or master catechist certification.

We are pleased to share our new online learning management data system where you will be part of the Certified Catechist Community. This will be the system where you will track and process catechist recertification, connect with the ADLA catechist community and access formation opportunities. It is hosted in the LEAD learning management system which is part of the ADLA C3 (Catholic Communication Collaboration) platform. If you do not have a C3lead account please create one here: c3.leadlms.com once you create your account please contact Flor de Maria Luna FLuna@la-archdiocese.org and I will be happy to guide you through the process.

*Meanwhile keep using the catechist/master catechist form to record your formation

Ongoing Formation for Catechetical Leaders, Parish Formation Leaders (OCIA, Sacramental teams, any minister and the faithful)

We are offering the opportunity to catechetical and any parish leader to participate in the classes offered for Advanced Ministry Studies as an ongoing formation with current topics that will update their formation in ministry like: The Identity of Catechesis and the Catechist, Evangelization and Catechesis, The Pedagogy of Faith, Methodology in Catechesis and Faith Development, OCIA and the Catechumenal Model for Faith Formation, and more. Download the informational flyer here.

All RE Congress workshops receive credit for ongoing formation for catechist re-certification. For more information and to register please visit our website: RECongress

For more information and to register please contact Flor de Maria Luna at Fluna@la-archdiocese.org  or by phone to: 213- 637-7654

If you have questions or need assistance please contact:

Flor de Maria Luna Fluna@la-archdiocese.org  or by phone to: 213- 637-7654
Elizabeth Argueta EArgueta@la-archdiocese.org or by phone 213-637-7358

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Upcoming Events

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Mar 21

The Catechumenal Model for Faith Formation

This class will present the Catechumenate as a source of Inspiration for Catechesis and the restoration of the catechumenate fostered by the Second Vatican Council. Exploring how the catechumenate, as a training period, can be an inspiration for the whole Christian life.  The course will be presented in the light of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the current Rite of Christian Initiation, a... READ MORE »
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Apr 18

Catechesis in the Lives of Persons Part I

This course offers reasonable pathways of catechesis that vary based on the participants' different needs, ages, and states of life as directed in the Directory for Catechesis (2020) and all General and National Documents for catechesis. Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026 || Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Breaks and Lunch time included) || Format: Zoom Live Class || Cost: $50 REGISTER HERE! Profess... READ MORE »
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May 16

Methodology: Adult Learning – Multiple Intelligences – Learning Styles

This course will help participants become familiar with the principles of adult faith formation as highlighted in Our Hearts Were Burning Within Us. The course will cover the various styles of learning and how to incorporate various teaching styles to meet the diversity of needs among a group of learners in a faith formation setting. Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026 || Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (Break... READ MORE »
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May 25

Cultural Diversity in the Church – Intercultural Competencies Online – Asynchronous

Due dates for the weeks of May 25, June 1, 8, 15, 22, 2026 In this course, participants will be exposed to one of the priorities of the New Evangelization that the USCCB developed in the Cultural Diversity resource, which is the "recognition of cultural diversity" that points to the profound demographic transformation that has been taking place in the United States and in the Church over several... READ MORE »
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