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Mercy Works: The Hands-on Gospel

Activity in class

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Let Your Light Shine: An Overnight Retreat on Self-Esteem

This overnight retreat on self-esteem invites the young people to explore their own personal gifts and encourages them to share those abilities with others. The retreat emphasizes the light of Christ in our Life, the special people who bring us …

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Jesus Jingles

Activity, turn commercial slogans into slogans for God

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Jesus Heals

Activity after Chapter 12, crossword puzzle

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Overview of Jesus the Christ Course

outlines course themes/sessions

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It’s in the Cards

Uses cards to make/form groups

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It's A Match

Icebreaker? people are famous pairs, have to find each other

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I Am More Like. . .

Class strategy. Activity to help students articulate and share some of their personal characteristics and develop an appreciation for differences among people

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Honoring Family

Activity answering questions based on Chapter 35

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Catechist Tip Sheet 5: Helping Young Adolescents to Pay Attention

Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource

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Overview of God Revelation, and Faith Course

outlines course themes/sessions

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Giving Thanks for Special People: A Communication Activity for Thanksgiving

A thank-you card activity to give thanks for the special people in students' lives.

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Four of a Kind

In class activity to help students share with each other

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Fears: A Discussion Exercise for Halloween

Exercise to do in class, for catechist

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Faith: Responding to God

Student handout: Puzzles to do after Chapter 7

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Catechist Tip Sheet 3: Effective Story Telling

Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource

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Catechist Tip Sheet 4: Effective Group Management

Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource

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Catechist Tip Sheet 1: Developmental Characteristics of Young Adolescents

Handout that Catechists attending Session need to print out/can use. Resource

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Lifehouse's Everything Skit

This skit is a powerful depiction of the human weakness in the face of temptations and the love of Jesus Christ, who conquers sin and death.

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Porn - What's the Harm?

Jason Evert speaks with youths about pornography and its impact on love and relationships. This video addresses one of the most prominent issues for male adolescents, and is explained by one of the most relatable professionals.

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26 Years of World Youth Days

A video produced by Grassroots Films (http://www.grassrootsfilms.com/ ) for World Youth Day 2011 Madrid, showing the WYD experience.

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Play Ball

Preparation Gather the following items: * two foam balls or two beanbags * one copy of the resource A Communication Process(PDF) Secretly Ask a participant to help you with the activity. Explain that the second activity in this session is …

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From the Author: Beth Dotson Brown

God is always at work in my life and once in awhile, I am blessed with the knowledge about where God is guiding me precisely when it's happening.So it was in the summer of 2005. As a longtime freelance writer …

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Paul's Conversion

Background for the Teacher This session focuses our attention on Paul's conversion experience. Using a hard-boiled egg and a raw egg as focusing symbols, the young people reflect on the meaning of conversion. Then two or three of the participants …

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