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Resurrection of Jesus Talk

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Wisdom of the Saints: “Treat this body with care, I pray you, and understand that with this body you will rise from the dead to be judged.” – St. Cyril of Jerusalem “Born as a son and led forth as a lamb, sacrificed as a sheep, buried as a man, he rose from the dead as God, being by nature both God and man.” – St. Melito of Sardis “The root of all good works is the hope of the resurrection…” – St. Cyril of Jerusalem “God will repair what has been shattered, but not by mending

Eucharist Talk

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Wisdom of the Saints: “The flesh feeds on the Body and Blood of Christ, that the soul may grow fat on God.” – Tertullian “If when He lived in this world, He healed the sick by the mere touch of His garments, what doubt is there but that He will perform miracles, since He is so intimately within us, if we have a lively faith; and that He will grant us what we ask of Him, while He is in our house?” – St. Teresa of Avila “For even though sense suggests this to you, let faith assure

Looking for a Job Skit

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Background Info For this skit, the room should be divided into 2 distinct sides. One side is Hell. You can create fake flames from construction paper and have little devils sitting around. In the middle of this, Satan is sitting in a chair covered with a red blanket to make it look throne like. Characters Satan God Messenger Minion Job Bible Trivia

Bible Trivia

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Goal for this game: Have the teenagers work together to find specific answers in their Bibles. Ministry Applications Reading the Bible can be fun. We need God’s word in our lives on a daily basis. We can learn more about ourselves and Christ through Scripture. Bible Trivia

Human Bingo Game

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Goal of the game: Be the first person to find someone that fulfills the need of each box on your bingo sheet and write that person’s name in the boxes. Give to the youth minister and then make sure that the person in the room can prove fulfillment of the need in front of everyone. Ministry Applications: Welcoming new teenagers Community Building Getting to know each other Teamwork Cannot succeed unless you have the help of other people Just plain fun Human Bingo Game

Life Teen Retreat

The Seuss is Loose Retreat

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Okay, you’ve probably figured out by now that Dr. Seuss is a huge influence in this
retreat. Each session is based on a work by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss). The hope of the retreat is to help the teens re-discover the fun and innocence of their childhood, while being reminded of the simplest lessons in their moral life and faith development along the way!

Liturgy Planning Guide

Full Liturgy Planning Guide: 03/28/2010 through 07/25/2010

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The Mass and the Eucharist is the center of the Life Teen ministry. We are committed to helping parishes develop dynamic youth-focused Masses. This resource is part of that commitment. This book contains a guide for each Sunday from Palm Sunday (March 28, 2010) to the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 25, 2010). In each guide there are keywords and themes for that Sunday as well as a reflection on the Gospel from the perspective of a teen. These can be used to help focus the liturgy planning meeting

Liturgy Planning Guide

17th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 07/25/2010

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Liturgy Planning Guide

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 07/18/2010

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Liturgy Planning Guide

15th Sunday of Ordinary Time – 07/11/2010

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