CATECHISTS MISSION 2025
This is a catechist reunion invitation to have the opportunity to gather in person and meet your mentors and other fellow catechists who walked the online catechist formation journey with you. This gathering will be one of prayer, worship, and formation.This is also an invitation to any persona that would like to grow in faith this Easter.
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Location: Holy Family Church - 1501 Fremont Ave.,
South Pasadena, CA 91030
This is a Free event, Donations are welcome!
Easter Hope
You will Be change Into Me: The Fruits of the Eucharist
This workshop will explore the spiritual fruits of the Eucharist, recognizing its transformative power in our lives and how it calls us to become more like Christ. Participants will reflect on the call to be “changed into Me,” as Christ’s Eucharistic presence invites us to take on His mission and character. Reflect on the idea of becoming more like Christ, living a life of humility, service, and love.
The 2025 Jubilee is centered on the theme “Pilgrims of Hope.” During the Jubilee Year, the Pope invites every one of us to embark on a pilgrimage of hope, so that, "Through our witness, may hope spread to all those who anxiously seek it."
Prayer and Activities by Catechist Formation mentors' team
Worship by Diana Torrefranca.
Diana Torrefranca is a worship leader and singer songwriter, originally from Santa Barbara, California. For the past 12 years, she has led worship at parishes, communities and schools throughout the Diocese of Los Angeles including retreats, events, liturgies, weddings and more. With the wisdom and compassion gained from her time as a youth minister, she remains dedicated to sharing the gift of faith through music. Her hope through every experience, is the prayer that people simply encounter God’s love.
Presenter: Dr. Stuart Squires, PH.D
Dr. Stuart Squires earned his Ph.D. in historical and systematic theology with a focus on St. Augustine from the Catholic University of America in 2012. His M.A. in theology is from the University of Chicago Divinity School, and his B.A. in comparative religious studies is from DePaul University. After graduating from DePaul, Dr. Squires joined the Peace Corps, and was sent to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for two years. He has taught at DePaul University, Brescia University, and the University of St. Thomas. He has been published in many academic journals, including Annales Theologici, Journal of Greco-Roman Christianity and Judaism, Augustinianum, The Heythrop Journal, Cistercian Studies Quarterly, Scottish Journal of Theology, and Augustiniana.
Dr. Squires has published two books: The Pelagian Controversy: An Introduction to the Enemies of Grace and the Conspiracy of Lost Souls (2019) and You Will Be Changed Into Me: The Fruits of the Eucharist (2024).
Diana Torrefranca is a worship leader and singer songwriter, originally from Santa Barbara, California. For the past 12 years, she has led worship at parishes, communities and schools throughout the Diocese of Los Angeles including retreats, events, liturgies, weddings and more. With the wisdom and compassion gained from her time as a youth minister, she remains dedicated to sharing the gift of faith through music. Her hope through every experience, is the prayer that people simply encounter God’s love.
