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Life Night

Word of Mouth: Origins of the Bible

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this night is to help the teens understand how the Bible came together. They will recognize that God used human authors to write down Scripture and see how reading and praying Scripture should be an important part of their every day lives. About this Life Night This Life Night begins with a friendly competition of guessing specific characters in the Bible. After, the night will move into a teaching that helps the teens understand how the Bible came together.

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Vacation Bible School: Pentateuch

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this Life Night is to give teens an overview of the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, and to demonstrate how they prefigure and help us understand Christ. About this Life Night This Life Night utilizes imagery teenagers will be familiar with from children’s Bible stories in order to challenge them to a deeper understanding of Sacred Scripture, especially the Pentateuch. The first five books of the Bible can be difficult to understand, and

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Tweeting #Jesus: The New Testament

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this Life Night is to introduce teens to the New Testament Epistles and explain why they were important to the early Church and are important to our faith today. It will challenge teens to imitate the boldness of the writers in their own communication with others. About this Life Night This Life Night focuses on the message of hope and encouragement found in the Epistles. Teens will learn more about the call to preach the Gospel with their lives – making

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The Family Bible: Catholics and the Bible

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Goal of the Life Night The goal of this night is to help teens understand the integral role of Scripture in the Catholic Church and address misconceptions people may hold about Catholics and the Bible. About this Life Night This Life Night begins with a game that challenges teens of different grade levels in their knowledge of Sacred Scripture and popular literature. The game transitions into the teaching, which addresses the relationship between the Catholic Church and Sacred Scripture, as

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Fullness of Time: Divine Revelation

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this Life Night is to help teenagers understand how God has revealed Himself throughout history, particularly through Sacred Scripture. It will challenge the teens to respond to that revelation in their own lives. About this Life Night This Life Night begins the semester on Sacred Scripture. Its focus is on the ways that God has revealed Himself to us, which are expressed most perfectly in Christ. The night begins with teenagers being challenged to participate

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Spoiler Alert: The Second Coming of Christ

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this night is to dispel any misconceptions teenagers may have about the end of the world, and help them understand what the Church teaches about Christ’s Second Coming and the world’s final judgment. About this Life Night For centuries, various individuals have tried to predict when the world would end. Numerous theories have emerged, and all of them have been wrong. The most popular theory to date is that the world will end on December 21st, 2012. This

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Divine Music: The Psalms

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this session is to inspire teens to experience the beauty and power of praying the Psalms, help them understand why the Psalms were written, and provide an experience of Liturgy of the Hours. About this Life Night The Book of Psalms consists of 150 song-prayers traditionally ascribed to the authorship of King David. Pope Benedict XVI tells us, “These inspired songs teach us how to speak to God, expressing ourselves and the whole range of our human experience

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Catholic Fight Club: A College Night on Spiritual Warfare

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Goal of this Life Night To help college students recognize the war they find themselves in and to show them the weapons they have been given. About this Night This session is loosely based off the movie Fight Club. The environment is designed after the environment of the movie: an underground event that very few people know about, and even fewer talk about. the session begins with an experience of a “fight” club, namely, a thumb-wrestling tournament. This leads into a teaching for the

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Las Posadas: Christmas Social Life Night

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of this social night is for the teens to grow in community by celebrating Christmas together. They will also learn about the Mexican tradition of “Las Posadas.” About this Life Night This night is set in the town of Bethlehem. Everyone gets to play a part in the Christmas story as a shepherd, angel, or magi. The gather has two games played in small groups that break open the Christmas narrative from the Gospels. The proclaim gives a short explanation of the

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Would You Rather?: Discernment

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Goal of this Life Night The goal of the night is to define discernment and help youth understand how discernment plays out in everyday life as we live our universal call to holiness. The night will also provide practical ways to discern God’s will in both small and big decisions. About this Life Night The night begins with an interactive and fun game show called, “Would You Rather?”The game leads into the Proclaim, which emphasizes our universal call to love and spread the Gospel, while