Join Us for a First Fruits Webinar
Discover how First Fruits helps parents grow in faith, strengthen family life,
and build genuine community -
through the 12 Guiding Principles of Family Life.
We'd love for you to join us!
Discover
First Fruits
Join us for a friendly introduction to First Fruits. We'll share what happens at a gathering, explore the 12 Guiding Principles of Family Life, and show you how easy it is to bring First Fruits to your own community.
The
First Fruits
Experience
See what actually happens at a
First Fruits
gathering and how families are building community
The 12
Guiding
Principles
Discover the principles that help Catholic parents
navigate family life
with faith and purpose.
How to
Get Started
Learn how simple it is to begin.
First Fruits gatherings
can happen in your
home, school, or parish
Meet Your Hosts
Kathleen Conklin
Founder & Executive Director
Kathleen Conklin is the founder and Executive Director of First Fruits. With decades of experience in education and Catholic family ministry, including 20 years leading Kids for Jesus (K4J), she has dedicated her life to helping parents embrace their vocation and discover God’s plan for their families. Kathleen and her husband, Don, share their call to family ministry through First Fruits. They have seven children and thirteen grandchildren.
Janet McLaughlin
Co-Founder & Content Developer
A committed advocate for family dinners, Janet puts her Master of Arts in Pastoral Studies to work as she shares the beauty and importance of the lay vocation and sacramental marriage through her writing, speaking, and spiritual direction, most recently as a co-founder and writer for FirstFruits. She and her husband, Chris, live in rural northeastern Oregon, where she enjoys cooking and canning. They have four adult children and seven grandchildren
