P1 CONFIRMATION PROGRAM Meeting #3 Scripture

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1 1 P1 CONFIRMATION PROGRAM Meeting #3 Scripture Goal of Session: The goal of this session is to look at scripture as a revelation of life of Jesus and His community of faithful then and now. Meeting Space: The Sunday groups will report to the Carnevale Center Downey Hall The Tuesday groups will report to the Upper Room of the Youth Center After large group presentation given by the Coordinator of Confirmation the individual groups will move to their assigned meeting rooms. Leader Toolbox: Lectionary Guide for 5 th Sunday in Ordinary The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth Read Chapter 2 entitled Knowing God Reason and Revelations. YOUCAT Read the questions and answers YOUCAT quiz answer sheet Parr Method of reading Scripture: Matthew Salt and Light Bookshelf Template Large Group Welcome led by coordinator of Confirmation: PLAN ON SPENDING 20 MINUTES ON THIS ACTIVITY Introduction to Scripture presentation

2 2 Small Group Lesson: Prayers of Petitions/Intentions WRITE TODAY S DATE ON PAGE 1 OF THE BOOK OF PETITIONS WRITE YOUR PETITION ON THE PAGE TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS EXPECTED YOU CAN TAKE ATTENDANCE AS THE BOOK IS PASSED Show the candidates the Book of Petitions created for your small group o Explain that at each meeting your group will be writing their petitions o Prayers of petition are the type of prayer we are most familiar with. In them, we ask God for things we need primarily spiritual needs, but physical ones as well. Our prayers of petition should always include a statement of our willingness to accept God's will, whether He directly answers our prayer or not. The Our Father is a good example of a prayer of petition, and the line "Thy will be done" shows that, in the end, we acknowledge that God's plans for us are more important than what we desire. o Explain that this book and the book of all other small groups will be offered as gifts during the Youth Mass Pass the book around inviting the candidates to enter any prayers they have for the week YOUCAT: What does the Church say about the Bible? PLAN ON SPENDING 20 MINUTES ON THIS ACTIVITY BEFORE THE MEETING, READ YOUCAT DECIDE HOW YOU WILL BREAK UP THE GROUP INTO GROUPS OF 2 or 3 FOR ACTIVITY Break your group into groups of 2 or 3 candidates each Hand out the YOUCAT books to the candidates Explain; Revelation is God making himself and his divine plan known to the human race through words and deeds in human history. The Holy Spirit inspired the authors of the Bible to create the written documents that explain God s plan. The YOUCAT paragraphs explain the church s teachings. Hand out the booklets. Ask the group to read paragraphs in YOUCAT and then work in their mini groups to answer the questions found on page one of the booklets. When all are completed go over the answers with the entire group After the questions invite the candidates to go up to the whiteboard and write one thing they:

3 3 o Didn t know before tonight OR o A quote or phrase that stood out to them Go over what was written on the white board pointing out any similarities in thought and inviting the candidates to share why they make the selections they did. Bible Bookshelf BEFORE THE MEETING, The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth Read Chapter 2 entitled Knowing God Reason and Revelations. REVIEW THE BIBLE BOOKSHELF TEMPLATE DECIDE HOW YOU WILL BREAK UP THE GROUP INTO 5 GROUPS FOR ACTIVITY Explain: The Bible is a large collection of smaller writings, called books and that the goal of this activity is to create a bookshelf of all the books in Bible. Handout an envelope to each group. Have each group work together, using their Bibles to put their books in the same order as the Bible. Once completed they can add the books to the bookshelf. Matthew BEFORE THE MEETING, READ THE LECTIONARY GUIDE FOR MATTHEW FIND GALILEE AND CAPERNAUM AND THE SEA OF GALILEE ON THE MAP IN THE BOOKLET Hand out the Bibles and ask the candidates to open their Bibles to Matthew Explain this is the Gospel reading for February 9, 2014, the 5 th Sunday in Ordinary Read or ask a candidate to read the citation. Explain: in Matthew this event takes place in the beginning of Jesus public ministry. Tonight we are starting to look at the life and ministry of Jesus in an orderly way by following his path in ministry. Point out page 4 of the booklet and go over the steps applying the Parr Method to tonight s reading. Now for something completely different! Backward Clumps

4 4 IF TIME ALLOWS OR YOU NEED A CHANGE OF PACE TRY THIS. PLAN ON 5 MINUTES FOR THIS ACTIVITY OR AS NEEDED Divide into pairs. Ask each pair to sit on the floor with their partner, backs together, feet out in front and arms linked. Their task is to stand up together. Once everyone has done this, two pairs join together and the group of four tries to repeat the task. After they succeed, add another two and try again. Keep adding people until your whole group is trying to stand together. Closing Prayer: PLAN ON 5 MINUTES FOR THIS ACTIVITY BEFORE THE MEETING, DECIDE ON A METHOD OF SELECTING WHO WILL ROLL THE PRAYER DIE AND LEAD THE GROUP IN PRAYER PLACE THE BOOK OF PETITIONS IN THE CENTER OF THE PRAYER CIRCLE Leading the prayer steps: o Start with the sign of the cross all should join in o The PRAYER LEADER holds up the Book of Petitions and says: FOR THE INTENTIONS OF ALL US OFFERED IN THIS BOOK AND IN OUR HEARTS WE PRAYER TO THE LORD o The group responds by saying LORD HEAR OUR PRAYER o The PRAYER LEADER rolls the die o The PRAYER LEADER starts saying the die prayer all should join in NOTE: If the group is unfamiliar with the prayer the PRAYER LEADER should read the first line and let the group repeat it, then read the second line/group repeat and continue until the prayer is completed o End with the sign of the cross all should join in

5 5 Phase 1 Meeting # 3; Supply List Universal Set up of prayer table and materials bin Bible Bookshelf 1 set per meeting space o Envelopes with books 1 set of 5 envelopes per group Meeting #3 Booklet 1 per candidate YOUCAT 1 per candidate Bible 1 per candidate Phase 2 Meeting # 3; Management (LG = Large Group; SG=Small Group) Activity planned Total used remaining LG: Intro to Scripture SG Activity: Prayers of Petition SG Activity: YOUCAT SG Lesson: Bible Bookshelf SG Lesson: Matthew SG: Activity: Backward Clumps SG Activity: Closing Prayer