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The Young Church Needs More SIN… (so to speak)

By | April 4, 2011

Their shoulders slump from fatigue. Their eyes are bloodshot. Their stoles are a beautiful, albeit disgusting, blend of countless young souls’ tears and snot. It’s a not-too-uncommon sight in youth ministry, actually: priests sitting in persona Christi capitas, offering mercy and absolution to an endless line of adolescent sinners ardently desiring sainthood. The scene repeats [...]

Liturgy Planning Guide

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 07/17/2011

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Life Night

Outside-In | Salvation Through the Church

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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.

Edge Night

The Final Four

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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 [...]

Edge Night

Returning Again: Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting

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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.

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 [...]

Edge Night

Destination: Heaven

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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 [...]

Edge Night

Heaven, Hell & Purgatory

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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 [...]

Life Night

Coming Attractions: Eternal Life, Judgment

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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 [...]

Life Night

Death By Chocolate

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Goal of the Life Night: To address popular misconceptions of the end times by providing the teenagers with a foundation of the last things:Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. Life Night at a Glance: By the end of this night, teens will be able to refute misconceptions about the end times with solid Catholic teaching on the [...]