Prepare Youth For Confirmation with Youth Ministry Access Online Middle School and High School Confirmation Resources Are you looking for engaging and relevant ideas for your parish or school's confirmation preparation? Youth Ministry Access offers you hundreds of sessions, retreats, service projects and ideas especially designed to help youth prepare for confirmation. Encounters with Christ Formation for Discipleship Equipped to Respond New Retreats! New Gathered Youth Nights! New Active Prayer Experiences! You also gain access to: Parent Sessions Tips, Guides, and Resources for Inviting Youth Guidebooks for Parent and Confirmation Sponsors Ideas for Connecting Parents to the Preparation Process Resources for Confirmation Rehearsal Resources for Preparing the Confirmation Liturgy Resources on Incorporating Movie Clips, YouTube Videos, and Music And Much More! Visit www.youthministryaccess.org for more information.
Prepare Youth for Confirmation with Youth Ministry Access YMA High School Thinking about Confirmation Your Preparation Process Four Keys to Understanding Confirmation (including Appendix 1 and Appendix 2) Joined to Christ: Confirming Adolescents by Tom East (journal article) About Confirmation Preparation by Tom East (PPT with 7 slides) Leader Resources Video Clip Suggestions for Confirmation Preparation by Christina Semmel Confirmation Jeopardy by Tom East Music Suggestions Movie Suggestions Getting Started Parent Welcome by Jane Angha Faith Trek: Welcome to the Journey of Confirmation! by Jane Angha Rite of Enrollment and Welcome by Jane Angha Confirmation Connection Resources: Staying in Touch with Parents by Jane Angha Confirmation Parent Guidebook Confirmation Sponsor Guidebook Page 1
YMA High School Encounter with Christ EVANGELIZATION Gathered Youth Nights All of Us Together: Encountering Jesus in Community by Peter Bierer Sunsets and Rainbows: Encountering Jesus in Nature by Peter Bierer Oh My Word! Encountering Jesus in the Word by Peter Bierer Learning to Be: Encountering Jesus in Prayer and Sacraments by Peter Bierer Encounter Retreat: Stepping Stones to Christ by Julie Vankat and Jenni Vankat Reaching Out and Sharing My Faith by Michelle Garlinski, Mariette Martineau, and Dean Woodbeck AFFECTIVE PRAYER Gathered Youth Nights Encountering Christ Taizé-Style by Joan Weber Labyrinth: Walking the Sacred Path by Susan Searle Lingering and Re-Living: Adoring the Blessed Sacrament by Robert Feduccia Liturgy of the Hours: The Prayer of the Church by Robert Feduccia Meditation to Relieve the Stress of Being a Teenager! by Susan Searle Waiting on the Word: Praying the Lectio Divina by Tom East Encounter Retreat: Stepping Stones to Christ by Julie Vankat and Jenni Vankat Discovering Jesus: Stories from the Disciples by Jenni Vankat AFFECTIVE PRAYER Gathered Youth Nights Encountering Christ Taizé-Style by Joan Weber Chalk Labyrinths: Paths to Invite Prayer Outdoors by Susan Searle Meditation: Be Still and Know by Susan Searle Music is the Prayer of a Generation by Susan Searle The Art of Lectio Divina by Susan Searle Page 2
YMA High School I Believe in God by Don Boucher I Believe in Jesus by Don Boucher I Believe in the Holy Spirit by Don Boucher I Believe in the Church by Don Boucher Led by the Spirit by Tom East See the Saints and Saintly People link for more sessions Being Part of the Church by Deborah McDonald and Mark Winterbottom (still to come) I Believe You Believe: The Faith of a People A Retreat on the Creed by Leota Roesch It s Cool to Be Catholic A Retreat Fostering Catholic Identity by Tony Tamberino Formation for Discipleship Creed: I Believe in God by Jenni Vankat Creed: I Believe in Jesus by Jenni Vankat Creed: I Believe in the Holy Spirit by Jenni Vankat See the Saints and Saintly People link for more sessions Being Part of the Church by Deborah McDonald and Mark Winterbottom (still to come) Growing in the Spirit: A Confirmation Retreat by Maryann Hakowski Walking with Jesus A Discipleship Retreat by Cheryl M. Tholcke MISSION AND SERVICE Young Neighbors in Action (youngneighbors.org) See the Justice & Service component and Service Projects link for ideas and sessions (on YMA-HS only) MISSION AND SERVICE Just5Days (just5days.org) See the Service component and Service Projects link for ideas and sessions (on YMA-MS only) Page 3
YMA High School Strengthened to Witness: Preparing to Receive Confirmation by Tom East Promise Made at Baptism, Renewed at Confirmation: This is What I Believe! by Susan Searle Experience the Gifts: A Confirmation Retreat by Theresa Thibodeaux Vive la experiencia de los regalos! Un retiro de confirmación por Theresa Thibodeaux; traducido por Christina Lamas Gifts of the Spirit Confirmation Retreat by Cheryl Tholcke Wind and Fire by Maryann Hakowski ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Confirmation Rehearsal by Tom East Reconciliation Service by Tom East Servicio de penitencia comunitaria para buscar el perdón de los pecados Equipped to Respond Strengthened to Witness: Preparing to Receive Confirmation by Tom East Promises from the Heart: Renewing Baptismal Promises by Susan Searle Giftagram: Picturing the Me God Made Me to Be by Leslie Barkin Gifts of the Holy Spirit Confirmation Retreat by Patty Bubar-Spear Gifts of the Spirit Confirmation Retreat by Cheryl M. Tholcke ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Confirmation Rehearsal by Tom East Reconciliation Service by Tom East Servicio de penitencia comunitaria para buscar el perdón de los pecados Coming Home to Christ: Understanding the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation by Tom East Page 4
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