Click Here for More Information “Shared Prayer" From Prayer Ways Teaching Manual This activity offers some additional possibilities for including shared prayer in prayer services. Either practice some of the following ideas with your students or offer the list to your students for use in developing their prayer service: • … Read more...

Click Here for More Information “Easter Sunday" From Sharing the Sunday Scriptures with Youth: Cycle A p Acts 10:34,37–43 p Ps. 118:1–2,16–17,22–23 p Col. 3:1–4 p John 20:1–9 A major theme of the Scripture readings is “The tomb is empty.” Peter’s speech from the Acts of the Apostles provides a … Read more...

Click Here for More Information “The Triduum: Good Friday, At What Cost?: A Session on Jesus’ Ultimate Sacrifice” From Ministry Ideas for Celebrating Lent and Easter with Teens, Families, and Parishes The purpose of this session is to provide an opportunity for the participants to consider Jesus's ultimate sacrifice and … Read more...

Click Here for More Information “Prayers of Fire and Water” From Family Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens This at-home prayer activity gives your family members a chance to pray for many needs and to bless one another. Suggested Time 3 to 5 minutes for each person Group Size Everyone … Read more...

Click Here for More Information “More Symbols of the Trinity” From God, Revelation, and Faith Catechist Guide Materials Needed Gather the following items, one for each small group of four or five: - sets of markers - sheets of newsprint Gather the following additional item: - a one-dollar bill 1. … Read more...

Click Here for More Information “Prayer Service: Love One Another as I Have Loved You” From The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth Teacher Guide Invite the students to lead a class prayer service about our call as Christians to love one another. 1. Prepare by making copies of the handout … Read more...

Click Here for More Information "Resurrection Relay: A Bible Learning Activity for Easter" From Holiday and Seasonal Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens The point of this relay race is to quickly find passages on Easter themes in the four Gospels. The activity is intended to increase the young teens’ … Read more...

Click Here for More Information "Ashes to Reconciliation: A Reconciliation Prayer for Lent" From Holiday and Seasonal Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens This prayer can be used during the first week of Lent or any time the sacrament of Reconciliation (also called the sacrament of Penance) is discussed or … Read more...

Click Here for More Information "Dear Friends" Advice Column From Faith Works for Senior High Explore with the group what could go wrong if a friend gives another friend bad advice. Expect an answer something like this: “If he follows her advice and it was bad advice, he may become … Read more...

Click Here for More Information Prayer Service From Teaching Manual for Creating a Christian Lifestyle This service is intended to focus the students on the experience of love in their own life by taking them through a guided meditation in which they converse with Jesus about the people they love. … Read more...

Saint Blase (February 3) From Exploring Saints and Feast Days with Young Adolescents Overview Reliable historical sources are slim on the life of Saint Blase. He is believed to have been a doctor who became a priest and then was ordained a bishop. The most famous legend surrounding Blase is … Read more...

Click Here for More Information Meditation 12: The Person of the Teacher From Praying with John Baptist de La Salle Theme: If the Good News is to be heard and believed, it must be proclaimed by persons who have put on Jesus Christ themselves. Although De La Salle wrote specifically … Read more...

Click Here for More Information Open Your Eyes, Open Your Ears From Bringing Catholic Youth and the Bible Together Type of activity. a game, a reflection Related Scripture passage. Mark 7:31–37 Materials needed. earplugs, a set for each person (or two cotton balls for each person); Bibles, one for each … Read more...

Click Here for More Information Knowledge Competency: Know the Names and Order of the Books of the Bible From Biblical Literacy Made Easy: A Practical Guide for Catechists, Teachers, and Youth Ministers One could argue that this competency isn’t too important because the table of contents in any Bible will … Read more...

Click Here for More Information Getting a Fresh Start: A Reflection Activity on New Year’s Resolutions From Holiday and Seasonal Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens Overview This reflection activity gives the young people a chance to make a concrete resolution for the New Year and to create a symbol … Read more...

Click Here for More Information December 25: Birth of Jesus of Nazareth: Light of the World From Day by Day with People of the Bible: Reflections for Teens The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. (John 1:9) The time leading up to Christmas is filled with … Read more...

Click Here for More Information Epiphany: In Search of the Star: A Guided Reflection From Ministry Ideas for Celebrating Advent and Christmas with Teens, Families, and Parishes Preparation The story of the wise men leaves many questions unanswered, the most provocative of which is, “What did they do when they … Read more...

Click Here for More Information Stocking Stuffer Relay: A Prayer-Writing Activity for Christmas From Holiday and Seasonal Ideas for Ministry with Young Teens Overview This game can be used anytime during the Christmas season as an icebreaker, an introduction to a session on the Christmas story, or a prayer. Suggested … Read more...