For parishes
A path for the year after the Vigil.
Holy Journey is complementary to your parish's sacramental life, not a replacement for it. You lead your people. We provide the formation system, leader development, and support at every stage.
Where Holy Journey fits
Invite. Initiate. Continue.
Holy Journey serves alongside evangelization, OCIA, prayer ministry, Alpha, and the many ways your parish already welcomes people. It offers the connected next step after a good beginning.
Invite
Evangelization and outreach your parish already does.
Initiate
OCIA and mystagogy, unchanged and honored.
Continue
Holy Journey: the first year and beyond, in seven volumes.
Serve
Vocation, gifts, and a place in parish mission.
Implementation partnership
Your parish's first 90 days.
Weeks 1–2
Preparation & Readiness
Confirm pastoral goals, name a cohort coordinator, and review the pathway. We provide a planning call, readiness checklist, and guidance on cohort size and timing.
Weeks 2–4
Leader Formation
Select leaders. We provide leader training and facilitation guidance.
Week 4
Cohort Launch
Invite participants, distribute volume sets, and hold a 60–90 minute launch gathering. Your cohort begins with Volume 1: Awakening, or with the volumes your parish chooses (some parishes focus on Volumes 6 and 7).
Weeks 4–10
Early Accompaniment
Leaders facilitate weekly sessions. We provide ongoing support, engagement guidance, and leader check-ins.
Weeks 10–12
Review & Next Steps
A 30–45 minute review of progress and feedback, with recommendations for continuing.
Transparent pricing
Priced per parish campus, not per person.
No participant tuition. Walk and Accompany include softcover sets with annual prepay (first year only). Additional participant sets are available by quantity; shipping and taxes separate.
Holy Journey Parish Pricing
Renewal is confirmed in writing each year. Holy Journey complements OCIA; it never replaces it.
The Founding Parish Continuity Path: Your First Holy Journey Gathering Within 90 Days.
A Founding Parish is one of the early parishes partnering with Holy Journey.
Our 90-day launch promise (pending counsel review): it applies when your parish names its leaders, completes the Launch Plan steps and holds its first gathering within 90 days. If our side of the launch falls short, we provide up to 3 extra coaching sessions, added at no charge. We make no promise about spiritual outcomes.
Founding Parish (first 25 or until Easter 2027)
25 of 25 founding spots remainingBegin
- 1 leader (included in year 1 and again at each renewal)
- No sets included; buy as needed
- Founders: no softcover sets in year one
- Email support only. Upgrade to Walk to continue with office hours.
Founders save $100 a month on monthly plans
- Ninety-Day Parish Launch Plan: Value $1,495, added at no chargeThe Ninety-Day Parish Launch Plan helps you identify and invite leaders from within your parish, then walks them from the welcome call to your first gathering.
- Founders' Coaching Session (booked in week 1): Value $449, added at no charge
- First-Look Volumes: Included
Walk
- 3 leaders (included in year 1 and again at each renewal)
- No sets included; buy as needed
- Founders: 2 softcover sets added at no charge in year one (annual prepay)
- Office hours plus email support for 3 leaders
Founders save $100 a month on monthly plans
- Ninety-Day Parish Launch Plan: Value $1,495, added at no chargeThe Ninety-Day Parish Launch Plan helps you identify and invite leaders from within your parish, then walks them from the welcome call to your first gathering.
- Founder sets: 2 softcover sets: Value $358, added at no charge (annual prepay only)
- Founders' Coaching Session (booked in week 1): Value $449, added at no charge
- First-Look Volumes: Included
Accompany
- 5 leaders (included in year 1 and again at each renewal)
- No sets included; buy as needed
- Founders: 4 softcover sets added at no charge in year one (annual prepay)
- Office hours and email support for 5 leaders, plus a monthly coaching call.
Founders save $100 a month on monthly plans
- Ninety-Day Parish Launch Plan: Value $1,495, added at no chargeThe Ninety-Day Parish Launch Plan helps you identify and invite leaders from within your parish, then walks them from the welcome call to your first gathering.
- Founder sets: 4 softcover sets: Value $716, added at no charge (annual prepay only)
- Founders' Coaching Session (booked in week 1): Value $449, added at no charge
- First-Look Volumes: Included
Abide: Multi-Parish Formation Support
For parishes and parish families that want deeper, ongoing support for their leadership team across up to two sites: up to 8 trained leaders, coaching every two weeks, setup help and a 90-day Launch Plan for each site, and shared quarterly formation evenings. Pastoral care stays with your pastor or pastors. Complements OCIA; never replaces it.
- Up to 2 sites and 8 leaders
- Coaching calls every two weeks
- Direct coach access, up to 2 hours a month
- Setup help and a 90-day Launch Plan for each site
- Shared quarterly formation evenings
- The premium Finance-Council and chancery packet
- Reports twice a year
- 10 sets and the Founders' Coaching Session
Immerse: On-Site Formation Partnership
Pastoral care stays with your pastor or pastors.
- Up to 3 sites and 12 leaders
- A dedicated coach with calls every two weeks
- Coach access, up to 2 hours a month
- 1 on-site day: a formation day for your leaders (travel included), plus 1 extended virtual formation day
- Shared multi-site evenings
- Per-site retention plans
- Reports twice a year
- 15 sets
- Help with chancery paperwork
Depending on your diocese, an agreement of this size or length may need diocesan approval before signing. On request, we can help prepare the information your chancery asks for.
Rules vary by diocese; we can't guarantee approval.
Pastoral care stays with your pastor or pastors. Complements OCIA; never replaces it.
Start monthly. Switch to annual within 60 days and every dollar you've paid counts toward it. Your founder sets ship the day you switch. Your renewal rises at most 5% a year, starting only after your first full year, and is confirmed in writing each year.
License prices are never discounted. Founder bonuses are added at no charge.
Your concerns, answered
Cohorts
Who Holy Journey is not for
- Holy Journey complements your parish's OCIA and never replaces it.
- A parish needs at least one committed leader.
- The pastor's approval is required.
Also available on their own
Ninety-Day Parish Launch Plan
- The Ninety-Day Parish Launch Plan helps you identify and invite leaders from within your parish, then walks them from the welcome call to your first gathering.
- Written 90-day launch plan
- Priority onboarding call
- About 4 remote check-in calls
Founders' Coaching Session
- One 1.5-hour live coaching session with the parish team
Compare the core tiers
| Begin | Walk | Accompany | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Founding monthly | $499/mo | $599/mo | $699/mo |
| Founding annual | $4,999/yr | $5,999/yr | $6,999/yr |
| Standard monthly | $599/mo | $699/mo | $799/mo |
| Standard annual | $5,999/yr | $6,999/yr | $7,999/yr |
| Annual savings vs 12 monthly (founding) | $989 | $1,189 | $1,389 |
| Annual savings vs 12 monthly (standard) | $1,189 | $1,389 | $1,589 |
| Founders save vs standard annual | $1,000/yr | $1,000/yr | $1,000/yr |
| Leaders included | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Softcover sets included (standard) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Founder softcover sets (annual prepay) | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Renewal terms | Confirmed in writing each year | Confirmed in writing each year | Confirmed in writing each year |
Founder softcover sets come with annual prepay, first year only. Standard plans include no sets. Extra sets are bought as needed, or in bulk up front at per-set price breaks ($179 to $149 softcover, $229 to $199 hardcover).
Founding Parishes: your renewal rises at most 5% a year, starting only after your first full year, and is confirmed in writing each year. Everyone else renews at the same price, confirmed in writing each year. Each renewal includes your plan's leaders again: Begin 1, Walk 3, Accompany 5. Other details are confirmed in your agreement.
The Founding Parish Cohort
25 parishes will help shape what comes next.
Founding pricing is for the first 25 parishes or until Easter 2027. Founding parishes work directly with the founding team and help shape the U.S. model.
25 founding spots
Founding pricing · per parish campus
- Begin: $499/mo or $4,999/yr (Standard: $599/mo · $5,999/yr) · 1 leader · Founders: no softcover sets in year one
- Walk: $599/mo or $5,999/yr (Standard: $699/mo · $6,999/yr) · 3 leaders · Founders: 2 softcover sets added at no charge in year one (annual prepay)
- Accompany: $699/mo or $6,999/yr (Standard: $799/mo · $7,999/yr) · 5 leaders · Founders: 4 softcover sets added at no charge in year one (annual prepay)
Founders save $1,000 a year on annual plans. Founders save $100 a month on monthly plans. Founder softcover sets come with annual prepay, first year only. Standard plans include no sets. Extra sets are bought as needed, or in bulk up front at per-set price breaks ($179 to $149 softcover, $229 to $199 hardcover).
Start monthly and switch to the founding annual price within 60 days. Renewal is confirmed in writing each year; founding renewals go up at most 5% a year until they reach the standard price. No participant tuition.
A good fit
Who thrives with Holy Journey
- A supportive pastor or senior sponsor
- A named, accountable implementation leader
- Leaders willing to complete formation and practicum
- A realistic first cohort, typically 12–30
- A parish that values measuring what matters
Not yet a fit
When to wait
- No accountable leader yet
- Looking for content only, without accompaniment
- No time yet for recruitment and care
- No pastor or sponsor support
If you're not sure, that is exactly what the call is for.
Questions & objections
Does Holy Journey replace OCIA?
No. Holy Journey is complementary to OCIA and parish sacramental life. It begins where initial evangelization and OCIA leave off, helping newly initiated and returning Catholics continue into ordinary Catholic life and discipleship. It does not replace clergy, parish staff, diocesan structures, or pastoral discernment.
What does it cost?
Parish partnerships are priced per parish campus, not per participant, and Holy Journey requires no participant tuition. There are three tiers: Begin, Walk and Accompany. Founding pricing (first 25 parishes or until Easter 2027) is $499, $599 or $699 a month, or $4,999, $5,999 or $6,999 a year. Standard pricing is $599, $699 or $799 a month, or $5,999, $6,999 or $7,999 a year. Renewal is confirmed in writing each year. See the full pricing on the For Parishes page.
What does the Founding Parish Cohort include?
Founding pricing on any tier, plus founder softcover sets added at no charge with annual prepay in year one (Begin 0, Walk 2, Accompany 4). Standard plans include no sets. Founders can start monthly and switch to the founding annual price within 60 days. Founding renewals go up at most 5% a year until they reach the standard price. Other details are confirmed in your agreement.
How much parish staff time is required?
It depends on the partnership and your local model. Preparation typically asks 2–3 hours of parish leadership time in weeks 1–2, followed by leader formation and then weekly 60–90 minute sessions led by your own leaders. The fit conversation helps clarify roles before any commitment.
Who leads the cohorts?
Your own parish leaders, selected and prepared through the Holy Journey leader-formation process, serving with the knowledge of parish leadership. You lead your people; Holy Journey provides the formation system and support.
Can we start small?
Yes. A smaller first cohort is a thoughtful way to prepare leaders, learn from participants, and establish a sustainable rhythm. Founding cohorts are typically 12–30 participants.
Who is it for?
Newly initiated Catholics received through OCIA or the Easter Vigil, returning Catholics seeking continuing formation, and lifelong Catholics who want to go deeper. Returning and newly initiated Catholics can journey together.
How are personal reflections handled?
Reflections are private unless a participant chooses to share. Parish leaders see only what they need to support participation and accompaniment.
Is it faithful to Church teaching?
Scripture from the Douay-Rheims (Challoner) translation, with every lesson reviewed for fidelity to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Holy Journey has been submitted to the Archdiocese of Vancouver for ecclesiastical review (Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur); no approval has yet been granted.
What happens on the call?
Thirty minutes with the Founders or a Parish Success Coach. We listen to your context, answer questions, and explore together whether Holy Journey fits your parish and timing. It is not a sales demo, and there is no obligation.
Begin with a 30-minute conversation.
Meet with the Founders or a Parish Success Coach to talk through your parish, your timing, and whether Holy Journey is a good fit. No obligation and no pressure.