NCCL CATHOLIC KIDS:
CHILDREN AND CATHOLIC PRAYER
Thank you for your interest in NCCL’s Thread by Thread prayer curriculum for children in grades 1-6. NCCL is offering this curriculum as a free resource to Catholic parishes and schools.
We are also offering free support services to assist you in implementing the prayer curriculum. Please register for the Project by submitting the short form in Flocknote. Providing your email, diocese, and parish/school info will grant you access to communications and content sent directly from our Children and Catholic Prayer Project Coordinator, Jane Angha. *You'll be able to manage your profile's "Groups" preferences to receive just these updates or all NCCL News.
Receive Project Updates & Free SupportORIGINAL PROJECT ORIENTATION
MAY 2026 - Presented by Jane Angha and Mariette Martineau with John Roberto
PROJECT GOALS
The goal of the Children and Catholic Prayer Project is to nurture the prayer life of children by creating a Catholic prayer curriculum for young children (0-5 years old) in home settings, and for grade school children (6-11 years old) in home, parish, and Catholic school settings. The prayer curriculum will:
- Utilize the latest research and approaches for nurturing the spiritual life of children, recognizing the unique characteristics of Generational Alpha children.
- Create developmentally-appropriate prayer forms and practices for young children and grade school children that are grounded in Catholic prayer and spiritual traditions and our responsive to needs of children with disabilities and special learning needs.
- Provide direct experience of a variety of Catholic prayer practices and traditions in settings with other children, families, and the other generations in the parish community.
- Engage children in the communal prayer life of the parish community.
NCCL will work with a maximum of 50 parishes and Catholic schools to pilot and evaluate the new prayer curriculum with children 0-5 years old and 6-11 years old. NCCL will provide parents, parish catechetical leaders, and Catholic school teachers with webinars, videos, and resources to prepare them to implement and conduct the sessions and activities in the prayer curriculum. NCCL will assist parishes and Catholic schools in contextualizing the prayer curriculum for the ethnic cultures and demographics of their community. All training and resources will be in English and Spanish. NCCL will provide assistance to help parishes and Catholic schools implement their new curriculum through online cohort meetings and 1-1 assistance online.
CHILDREN AND CATHOLIC PRAYER PROJECT LEADERSHIP
(View Bios on the NCCL Catholic Kids Homepage)
Jane Angha, Project Coordinator
Contact: [email protected]
Mariette Martineau, Curriculum Developer