1:00pm           Gather

                        Teens gather with their learning guide

1:05                Opening Prayer/ Welcoming

Emphasize that this is going to be a powerful time together! This is another step of the journey we are all taking this year. Pray that everyone will have open hearts for all that God wants to do in our lives, especially today right here and now.

1:15                Large Group Opening

General Information, review last week

Introduce Session - Distractions in Faith

1:25                Skit 

1:45                Introduce Dr. D'Ambrosio               

1:50                Teaching: The Sacraments (Dr. D'Ambrosio)

The Goal of this session is to bring the youth teens into an encounter with the presence of Jesus in the Sacraments. The Sacraments are ways that God “crashes” into our world with His Power and Grace. This is a chance to briefly mention each of the Sacraments but to Focus on the Sacraments of Initiation and Reconciliation… realizing that the next session is on Confirmation.

2:20                Snack/ Small Group           Discussion  

Send one group at a time to get a snack and drink – then to Sit and discuss 1^st teaching

Examination of Conscience - Handout

2:50                Gather Back in the CHURCH

3:00                Teaching: Sacrament of Confirmation (Dr D'Ambrosio)

The Goal of this session is to help the teens understand the Sacrament of Confirmation and their call to be “Soldiers of Christ”

3:30                Story – pg 165 about the man in Africa

3:50                Small Group Discussions

Sit and discuss 1^st teaching (see Learning Guide Update or Folder for helpful questions) Story about the man in Africa Handout

4:20                Wrap Up/ Closing Prayer

                        Letter to Bishop Due Next Week

4:30                Clean up and Send Forth