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Life Night

Back to Basics: A Kick-Off Life Night

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Goal of this Life Night The goal for this night is to foster an environment of teamwork through several fun challenges. This night will build community at the beginning of the year among your teenagers, and lay the groundwork for trust for the rest of the year. About this Life Night Life Teen is going back to basics – training camp, that is. This social Life Night is designed to kick off your year in a big way and begins with a messy meal. Then teens are broken up into small group platoons

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Lights Out: An Edge Social Night

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The goal for this Edge Night is to create a fun and welcoming environment to foster relational ministry and community in your ministry.

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Parking-Lot-Palooza

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Goal of this Life Night: The goal of the night is to introduce teens to Life Teen while building community amongst the Core Team and teens. In this Life Night, teens will begin to build relationships with their peers and the Core Team through various games, activities, and prayer. About this Life Night: This Life Night is a fun way to kickoff the school year or celebrate the Superbowl. This night combines great food, Core interaction, team challenges, and prayer together in a creative and amusing

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Keeping Youth Ministry Fun & Alive

By | August 12, 2010

One of the worst things I ever hear out of my teens mouths is when they, speaking about a teacher, class, event, etc. say, “It was sooooo boring.” It sends shudders down my spine, gets me sweating and thinking, “Ohmigosh, was Sunday’s Life Night boring?? Is that what they told their friends on Monday at school?”

Having a “boring” youth group is the fear of every youth minister who is planning and making decisions about youth group for the teens and not for themselves (Let’s be honest – what adult REALLY loves the messy, wet game night? We do that for THEM!). The question, then, is how do we keep our youth ministry fun and alive even on Sundays that are not a Minute-to-Win-It night?

Life Night

Drive-In Movie

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Goal for the Life Night:
 The goal of this Night is to bring the teenagers together to enjoy the fellowship of friends and watch a movie. Life Night at a Glance: This Night is a night that will bring back the nostalgia of the Drive-In Movie. Even though it is called a Drive-In Movie, the teenagers will not watch the movie from their cars. The teens will be asked to bring blankets and lawn chairs. You will need to find a good place to show the movie on the grounds of your parish. This Night will

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Casino Night

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Goal for the Life Night:
 The goal of this Night is to have an enjoyable time with the teenagers by creating an environment to compete – just for fun – in casino style games. Life Night at a Glance: This social Night will bring in tons of teenagers. Games like Texas Hold ’Em, Blackjack, and other casino style games are becoming ever more popular. Our intent with this Night is not to encourage gambling, it is simply to have fun. There will be no monetary betting but there will be small prizes.

Life Night

Get Off Your Can

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Goal for the Life Night:
 The goal for this LIFE Night is to encourage community building and foster a desire and commitment to serve and help others through fun activities and fellowship. Life Night at a Glance: This LIFE Night CAN accomplish anything! Everyone CAN do it! To continue the theme of Catholic Social Justice, this LIFE Night aims at putting theory and philosophy into action by raising canned food items for a local food pantry or needy group. To encourage maximum participation, the

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Film Festival

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Goal for the Life Night:
 By the end of the night, teens have fun watching “independent films” they have made focused on the topic of Social Justice, win some prizes, and get to know some people they have never met. Life Night at a Glance: Here is your chance to cash in on the independent film craze! 3 (three) months before the LIFE Night teens will be given the forms for the film festival with the challenge to create independent 10-minute films based on the semester topic of “Social Justice.”

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Eat, Drink & Be Embarrassed! Life Teen Keg-Aroake

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Goal for the Life Night:
 To have fun and to show the teenagers that you can have a great time with friends without the unnecessary influence of alcohol. Life Night at a Glance: This night is all about having fun with your teenagers. Purchasing a Keg of Root Beer is a big part of the night and might take some good hunting to find. You also want to have a cheap food that teens can shove down. White Castle Hamburgers are always a big hit with the teenagers. If you don’t have a White Castle’s