Teens – and adults – are being swallowed up and spit out by a secular humanist, morally relativist culture. People have forgotten a fundamental truth about sin: namely, that God did not give Adam and Eve the right to decide what was good and evil (subjective); in His mercy, He gave them the right to choose between good and evil (objective).
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Goal of this Edge Night The goal of this Edge Night is to teach the middle school youth the structure of the Church’s hierarchy and define the roles of the pope, bishops, priests, and laity. This night also helps the youth understand the virtue of obedience to the Church. Edge Night at a Glance Jesus established the Church as our way to heaven, our connection to Him and one another. By being in the Church, we are in communion with one another and grow in our love of Jesus Christ and receive
The goal of this Life Night is to help the teens understand why membership in the Catholic Church is essential for salvation. The Life Night will also explain the relationship of other Christian and non-Christian religions to the Catholic Church.
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Goal The goal of this night is to grow in our understanding of the “last things” (death, purgatory, heaven and hell), so we understand what everlasting life means. People have a lot of misconceptions about death, heaven, hell, and purgatory; by the end of this night the misconceptions will be discussed and clarified. Ultimately, the goal is to empower each middle school youth to desire heaven more at the end of this night. Edge Night at a Glance The four last things are death, purgatory, hell
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The goal of this Edge Night is to help the middle school youth learn about life after death and the reuniting of the body and soul at the end of time.
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
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Objective:The goal of this session is to introduce the middle school youth to the concept of heaven as complete joy and communion with God; and to present the salvation of others as the goal of our evangelistic efforts. Overview: The concept of heaven is one that can confound and mystify even the most devout of Catholic adults, so it can be a hard idea to teach to today’s youth. The Catholic Church defines heaven as: This perfect life with the Most Holy Trinity – this communion of life and love
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Objective: To help the middle school youth understand the Catholic Church’s teachings regarding heaven, hell and Purgatory Overview: What words would you use to describe heaven? Each person asked would probably give a different answer. However, heaven is not simply a place based upon our own individual idea of happiness. In fact, John Paul II said that heaven “is neither an abstraction nor a physical place in the clouds, but a living, personal relationship with the Holy Trinity.” Heaven
Goal for the Life Night: The goal for this night is to help teens understand the Catholic view on heaven, hell, and purgatory, as well as how to live a life worthy of heaven. Life Night at a Glance: Many of the questions teens have about their faith involves the afterlife. This Life Night will seek to answer some of those questions as well as encourage and inspire them to live today in a manner worthy of heaven. The night is built around the idea of a guided tour of the afterlife. The tour starts