Date: September 17, 2017 Session: #1 Title: Naming and Claiming Gifts in Self and Others There is NO MAKE-UP for this session. You will not need to make-up this session.
Date: September 24, 2017 Session: #2 Title: Community: Let s Get Started Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for TWO (2) of them: Acts 2:43-47 (life among the believers) 1 Cor. 12:12-30 (one body with many parts) Phil. 1:3-11 (Paul s prayer for the Philippians) for TWO (2) of them: CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING Christian Community (Acts 2:42-47) CULTRAL CONNECTION Hear Come Everybody (Acts 10:34-36) PRAY IT! Encouragement (1 Thess. 3:6-13) In the chapter entitled Faith, read the section entitled Faith and the Catholic Church to answer the following: When you think of a Christian Community, what comes to mind? How do the Sacraments bond our community together? In the chapter entitled Faith, read the section entitled Faith and the Catholic Church to answer the following: How can our Christian Community help our faith life?
Date: October 1, 2017 Session: #3 Title: The Mission of the Catholic Church Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for TWO (2) of them: Matthew 4:12-23 (Jesus calls the disciples) Matthew 28:19-20 (Go make disciples) 1 Cor. 12:12-31 (One Body with Many Members) 1 Peter 2:1-9 (The Living Stone and a Chosen People) for TWO (2) of them: PRAY IT! What do you want from me? (Mark 12:13-17) CATHOLIC CONNECTION Ministry in the Church (Acts chp. 15) PRAY IT! Help Us Evangelize (Acts chp. 17) LIVE IT! We Are the Body of Christ (Rom. 12:1-8) In the chapter entitled The Mission of the Catholic Church, read the section entitled The Mission of the Catholic Church to answer the following: How would you discribe to someone who is not Catholic that Jesus founded our faith? Why is it important to know that Jesus Christ founded our faith? In the chapter entitled The Mission of the Catholic Church, read the section entitled The Mission of the Catholic Church to answer the following: Have you ever had to answer questions about our faith as a Catholic Youth? Why is it uncomfortable and/or difficult to answer questions about our faith?
Date: October 8, 2017 Session: #4 Title: Forms of Prayer Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for THREE (3) of them: Tobit chap. 13 (Tobit gives thanks.) Judith 16:1-17 (Judith sings a hymn of praise.) Matt. 7:7-11 (Ask and it will be give to you.) Luke 18:9-14 (God, be merciful on me, a sinner.) Eph. 1:3-7 (This passage expresses spiritual blessings to Christ.) for TWO (2) of them: PRAY IT! The Talking Donkey (Num. 22:22-35) LIVE IT! Hope for the Faithful (Tobit, chap. 13) PRAY IT! A Closer Look (Daniel, chap. 9) LIVE IT! Nagging God (Luke 11:5-13) In the chapter entitled The Forms of Prayer, read the section DID YOU KNOW? Lord, Hear Our Prayer to come up with THREE (3) prayers of intercession of your own. In the chapter entitled The Forms of Prayer, read the section LIVE IT! Attitude of Gratitude to complete the following thought: Looking at life from a different point of view can change our appreciation of our own life. Why?
Date: October 15, 2017 Session: #5 Title: Personal Prayer Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for TWO (2) of them: Psalm 46:10 (Be still, and know that I am God.) Psalm 77:11-12 (I will meditate on all your works.) Mark 6:30-32 (Jesus and the disciples rest for a while.) for TWO (2) of them: PRAY IT! Randy s First Day of School (Psalm 42) LIVE IT! The Big Picture (Psalm 77) PRAY IT! Meditation on the Walk of Faith (James 1:2-17) In the chapter entitled Personal Prayer, read the section PRAY IT! Centering Prayer to answer the following: What are the challenges to finding quiet time to pray? In the chapter entitled Personal Prayer, read the section Misconceptions of Prayer to write a short (2-3 sentences) reflection on the following thoughts: Using prayer as a source of strength. The misuse of prayer.
Date: October 22, 2017 Session: #6 Title: Friendship In Jesus Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for THREE (3) of them: Mark 14:66-72 (Peter s Denial of Jesus) John chap. 17 (The Prayer of Jesus) Acts 20:36-38 (Paul says goodbye) Philippians 1:3-11 (Thanksgiving) for TWO (2) of them: PRAY IT! A Prayer for Friends (John chap. 17) PRAY IT! Good-bye to a Friend (Acts 20:36-38) Friendship (Philippians 1:3-11) In the chapter entitled Introduction to Prayer, read only the first section that talks about developing a good friendship to answer the following: Do you agree or disagree with the list of six ways to develop good friendships? Support your decision. In the chapter entitled Jesus Christ: True God and True Man, read just the first paragraph in the section The Gospels: Faith Portraits of Jesus to answer the following: Why is reading about Jesus life so important? What do you imagine Jesus was like as a teenager?
Date: October 29, 2017 Session: #7 Title: Exactly What Is a Just Wage? Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for TWO (2) of them: Jer. 22:13 (Do not cheat workers) Matt. 20:1-5 (parable concerning wages) 2 Cor. 8:1-16 (encouragement to be generous) for THREE (3) of them: LIVE IT! Dangers of Money (1 Tim. 6:6-10) LIVE IT! Money Talks (2 Chron. 9:13-28) CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING Discrimination in Jesus Time (Luke 10:25-37) LIVE IT! The Greed Trap (Luke 12:13-28) In the chapter entitled Social Justice, read the DID YOU KNOW? section entitled Catholic Service Organizations for Charity and Justice to answer the following: When and/or where have you heard about these organizations? What do you think is the common mission between all three organizations?
Date: November 5, 2017 Session: #8 Title: The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for THREE (3) of them: Matt. 11:28-30 (Come to me, all you who are weary.) Acts 4:8-12 (salvation by the name of Jesus) Rom. 8:14-17 (Suffering with Jesus brings glorification with him.) for BOTH of them: DID YOU KNOW? Demon Possessions (Mark 5:1-20) CATHOLIC CONNECTIONS Anointing of the Sick (James 5:13-15) In the chapter entitled Sacraments of Healing, read the section A Short History of Anointing of the Sick to answer the following: What do you think about the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick? How do you think this Sacrament helps those who are sick and the people that love them? In the chapter entitled Sacraments of Healing, read the section Receiving the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick to answer the following: Have you ever experienced this Sacrament personally or through someone (i.e., family, friend, cousin) that you love? - If so, what are your thoughts and feelings about the experience? - If not, do you believe in this Sacrament and why?
Date: January 14, 2018 Session: #9 Title: Movie/Discussion: Hidden Figures SPECIAL TIME: 11:15 am 2 pm BOTH Morning & Evening Sessions There is NO MAKE-UP for this session. You will not need to make-up this session.
Date: February 11, 2018 Session: #10 Title: The Moral Life Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for THREE (3) of them: Gen. 17:1-27 (Covenant of Circumcision) Gen. 22:1-12 (The Testing of Abraham) Neh., chap. 4 (Nehemiah faces hostility) Rom. 3:21-31 (righteousness through faith) 1 Cor., chap. 15 (the gift of love) for FOUR (4) of them: INTRODUCING Abraham and Sarah (Gen. 12:1) LIVE IT! Nehemiah s Strength (Neh., chap. 4) LIVE IT! Hope for the Faithful (Tob., chap. 13) LIVE IT! The Law, Faith and Justification (Rom. 3:1-31) LIVE IT! Trusting the Grace of God (Rom. 5:1-11) DID YOU KNOW? God s Love (1 Cor., chap. 13) In the chapter entitled The Moral Life, read the section A Cardinal Virtues to help answer the following: Which virtue do you find the hardest to work on? Which virtue do you find the easiest to work on? In the chapter entitled The Moral Life, read the section Forgiveness to answer the following: What are times that make it hard to forgive someone? Reflect on a time that you needed to be forgiven. Did you have to ask to be forgiven? If so, was it hard? What made it hard?
Date: February 18, 2017 Session: #11 Title: The Lord s Prayer: Human Need Read the following scriptures and write a short summary for BOTH of them: Luke 11:2-4 (the Lord s Prayer) Luke 13:20-21 (the parable of the yeast) for BOTH of them: PRAY IT! A Lord s Prayer Reflection (Matt. 6:5-15) PRAY IT! The Kingdom Is Like... (Matt. 13:10-53) In the chapter entitled The Lord s Prayer: Human Need, read the section Lead Us Not Into Temptation to answer the following: What do you see as temptation to teens you know? What makes it hard to not yield to temptation? In the chapter entitled The Lord s Prayer: Human Need, read the section LIVE IT! Teens Can Fight Hunger to answer the following: Do you honestly believe that teens can make a difference? If so, how? What more can you personally do, as a teenager, to make a difference?
Date: February 25, 2018 Session: #12 Title: Jesus Message and Mission I II III IV
Date: March 4, 2018 Session: #13 Title: Jesus Death I II III IV
Date: March 11, 2018 Session: #14 Title: Jesus Resurrection I II III IV