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CFCYOUTHFORCHRIST
3YearPastoralFormationTrack Year1

YOUTHCAMP MANUAL
2009RevisedEdition
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YEAR1:YOUTHCAMPMANUAL(2009Edition)
TheCFCYouthforChristYouthCampManual TABLEOFCONTENTS I.ORGANIZINGACFCYOUTHFORCHRISTYOUTHCAMP A.TheYouthCamp B.TheChallenges C.TheYouthCampObjectives D.ImportantConditions E.PracticalConsiderations II.THETEAMLEADERSGUIDE A.YouthCampGeneralScheduleofActivities B.GoalsoftheYouthCamp C.AchievingthegoalsoftheYouthCampthroughtheYFC4Fs D.AttitudesoftheYouthCampTeamLeader E.RolesandResponsibilitiesoftheTeamLeader/AssistantTeamLeader F.RolesandResponsibilitiesoftheCoupleCoordinators G.PracticalMattersintheYouthCampPreparations H.PracticalTips I.SpeakersandSharersProfile III.THEYOUTHCAMPTALKS A.TheGospelMessage B.SharingthemessageintheYouthCamp C.TheGospelandYouthCamptalks D.FinalTips E.Talk1:GodsLoveandHisPlanforUs F.Talk2:WhoisJesusChristtoMe? G.Talk3:Repentance,Faith,HealingandForgiveness H.Talk4:ReceivingGodsGift:ThePoweroftheHolySpirit I.BaptismCeremony/PrayoverSession J.CommitmenttoChrist/ClosingExhortation K.Talk5:GrowingintheSpirit L.DedicationCeremony M.CovenantofaYouthforChristMember IV.ANNEXES A.YouthCampInvitationLetter B.ReplySheet C.CFCYouthforChristInformationSheet D.CFCYouthforChristYouthCampCheckList E.ParentsOrientation 37 3 3 4 5 6 822 8 11 12 12 14 16 16 20 21
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F.TonguesWorkshopGuide G.GuidelinesinParentsAreaBriefing H.PreYouthCampReport/YouthCampCompletionReport V.YOUTHCAMPSPECIALHANDBOOKS A.TeamLeadersGuide B.FacilitatorsGuide C.PrayerWarriorsGuideduringthePrayOverSession
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ORGANIZINGAYOUTHCAMP
A.THECFCYFCYOUTHCAMP
The entry point to the Youth for Christ (YFC), the youth program of Couples for Christ (CFC), is the Youth Camp. It is a twoday, twonight livein camp usually conducted during the summer or semestral break to officially bring teenagers and/or youth into an experience with ChristthroughYFC. To fully appreciate the value of the Youth Camp and to make the most out of it, it must be seen not just as a threeday experience where the teenagers can have fun, (although this is also important), but in the light of the overall objectives of the Youth Camp, so that the youth canbejoyful,responsibleandfruitfulmenandwomenofGod. TheYouthCampisnotanendinitselforanannualdiversionforteenagersthatwillgive them something to do during the summer or semestral break, but it is the beginning of what will,hopefully,bealifetimecommitmentandjourneywithGod. The Youth Camp is a place where they will hear the Word of God proclaimed by other youth like themselves in an environment of fun and excitement where they do not experience anyformofpressurefromadults. It is venue for the youth to form and build friendship with one another through sports andgames.Itisanopportunityforthemtosharetheirideasandexperiencesandentertainone another in a wholesome environment, where Christian values are talked about and are actively practiced. It is the place where they will be stimulated and encouraged to develop their gifts and potentials for leadership, as they are exposed to other youth who are actively involved in service. This will give them opportunities to serve as speakers, facilitators, sports and games coordinators, etc. This will also provide them opportunities to grow in other services that are essentialtotheirlifeaswell.
B.THECHALLENGES
For the Youth Camp to be successful, it is important for the team to be aware of the challengeswhichtheymightencounterthroughoutthepreparations:
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1. Manyteenagerswillcometothecampduetotheencouragementand/orpressurefrom their parents. Because of this, the challenge to all the service team is to make the participants enjoy every moment of the activity and let them feel comfortable and welcomed. 2. The participants will be meeting a lot of people for the first time. Teenagers act naturally and openly in the company of friends but take a while to warm up to new faces.HavingaServiceTeamwillhelpmakethemfeelateaseandwelcome. 3. Some of the youth are difficult to handle. Some of them may even have serious addictions to drugs and alcohol. Others will come with a rebellious spirit, while others may be harboring serious resentments towards their parents and other people. For these reasons, the presence of the Couple Coordinators in the Camp will play a very important role. It is a general rule that there should always be a Couple Coordinator/s (both husband and wife) assigned all throughout the duration of the youth camp. Their pastoralroleandspiritualroleissignificantinensuringasmoothandsuccessfulcamp. 4. ManyteenagerswillfinddifficultyincommittingtotheLord,totheYFCCommunity,and to the whole new way of life that is being offered to them. There will be a real fear of givingupalotoftheirattachments,totheirestablishedsetoffriendsandtotheregular activities that they are accustomed to. This poses a real challenge to the team in as much as making the Youth Camp fun and exciting, by always manifesting a joyful and friendly spirit. The team must also come up with activities that appeal to and challenge the youth who are full of energy and spirit. As to their spiritual commitment, we must remember that the youth camp serves as our way of planting the seed of Gods love to them. It is the start of our way of introducing Christ to them. The Camp is not the end but the beginning of their life long journey with God. This seed will grow in its perfect time according to the will of God for them. Let us not be frustrated if we dont get the expected outcome and commitment we want from them as long as we know that we triedourbesttomakethemexperienceGodsloveallthroughoutthecamp.
C.THEYOUTHCAMPOBJECTIVES
To plan effectively, it is important for the team to understand both the shortterm and thelongtermobjectivesoftheYouthCamp. a. SHORTTERMOBJECTIVES: 1. MaketheYouthCampafun,excitingandlifegivingexperiencetotheyouth. 2. Help the youth experience a life giving friendship, ever growing faith and renewal in Christ.
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3. Help the youth experience healing and reconciliation with the immediate members of their family, especially their parents, by introducing a special kind of love and appreciationtowardsthem.ThisisrootedintheirsolelovefromGod. 4. Give the youth the opportunity to make new friends in a healthy, nourishing, creativeandjoyfulenvironment. 5. Expose the participants to other youth who find joy and fulfillment in serving the Lordandinservingoneanotheratalltimes. b.LONGTERMOBJECTIVES: 1. Make the Youth Camp the start of a lifelong process of conversion and transformationinthelifeoftheyoung. 2. By joining YFC, the youth are placed in a support environment where they can be sustainedintheirChristianlives. 3. By joining YFC, they can sustain and develop the friendships that were established duringthecamp. 4. They can also be supported in the renewed relationships that they have with their parentsandtheirfamilymembers. 5. To create a desire, as well as a real opportunity to develop the gifts and talents of theseyouthinservingtheLordandinfutureYouthCamps. 6. Through the camp, they will hopefully go through the positive experience of the Youth Camp that will remain a special memory that the youth may look back to and drawstrengththroughouthisorherlifesjourneywithChrist.
D.IMPORTANTCONDITIONS
Given the above objectives, both short and longterm, it is important to make the followingconditionsinplanningandconductingYFCYouthCamps. 1. The YFC Youth Camp is the entry point to the CFC Youth for Christ Ministry. It should not be conducted if there is no intention to invite the participants into YFC (although, it is possible for some of them to decide not to). This is just to preclude the possibility of making the Youth Camp an end in itself. The Youth Camp for that matter is not conductedunlessthereisarealintenttoestablishYFC. 2. It is possible to invite children of nonCFC members to the Youth Camp and for them to eventually join YFC provided that the CFC YFC Youth Camp should be evangelistic in nature.ThisactivityisopentoallCatholicyouthages1221yearsold.However,itisan importantconsiderationfortheserviceteamtostartevangelizingthechildrenofCFC. 3. The ideal site of a Youth Camp is a retreat area or a campsite where the youth can stayin without disturbances or distractions. The venue should be a creative venue to conductallnecessaryandimportantcomponentsofthecamp.Itshouldbestrategicand
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conduciveenoughfortheteamtoachieveallthegoalsandobjectivesofthecamp.The team should be sensitive to the financial means of the participants who will be attendingthecampaswell. a. Itispossibletouseschoolfacilitiesduringsemestralandsummerbreaks,andforthe food to be catered by CFC members if this will significantly reduce the cost of the YouthCamp. b. It is possible to raise funds within the chapter or area, to help defray the cost of thosewhodonothavethemeanstopaythefullamountintheYouthCamp. c. The usual rule in CFC applies that no one should be deprived of experiencing the Lordinanyofficialactivitybecauseheorshedoesnothavethemeanstopay. 4. Parents are to give written consent and to support the activities of the camp (e.g. writingletterstotheirchildren).Ifthecampisinasitewherethereisanopportunityfor the youth to go swimming (e.g. beach, lake, or pool) or mountain climbing, a special writtenconsentfromtheparentsshouldbepresentedbeforetheteamallowstheyouth toengageintheseactivities. 5. Forparishbasedandschoolbasedyouthcamp,aParentsForumshouldbeconducted beforetheYouthCamp,wheretheteamwillexplaintheobjectives,activities,schedule, rules, provisions within the camp, as well as mention areas of concern in which the parentscanextendtheirsupport. 6. Normally, the team members serving in the Youth Camp are not expected to pay for their accommodations. But, if they have the means and they would like to help, their paymentsmaybeaccepted.ThiswillbediscussedandagreeduponbytheCoordinators and members of the service team during the planning and preparation stages of the camp.
E.PRACTICALCONSIDERATIONS
1. Ideally, the initiative to organize the Youth Camp starts with the Areas YFC Couple Coordinator. (In starting areas, the area head will make the initiative in organizing the Youth Camp). They can organize just for their area of responsibility if they have enough youth participants to join the camp. They can also work with other YFC Couple CoordinatorsforajointYouthCamp. a. StartbygettingtheapprovaloftheCFCleaderinthearea. b. Surveytheareaandcomeupwithalistofprospectiveparticipants. c. Workoutthedatesanddetails,suchasvenueoftheYouthCamp.
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d. Form the team of YFC members who will serve in the team these include the Youth Camp Team Leader and his Assistant, Speakers, Facilitators, Music Ministry, andServants. 2. IntheCamp,theCoupleCoordinatorsallowtheYouthCampTeamLeaderandAssistant, as well as the members of the Service Team, to lead the activities. The Couple Coordinators oversee the activities and provides pastoral support, direction and protectionovertheteam. 3. Normally, the members of the team who stayin with the participants are the Couple Coordinators, the Youth Camp Team Leader and his Assistant, the Camp Servants and theFacilitators. 4. Other members of the team may stayin, if they offer to pay for their accommodations or if there are enough funds to pay for them. They are, however, expected to be in all thesessionsandactivitiesthroughoutthecamp,eveniftheychoosetosleepout. 5. During the Prayover Session, the team may ask support from other YFC members provided that certain rules will be set for the safety of the YFC members going home afterthesessionduringthelatenightsessionandentertainmentnight. Note: The CFC Member/Couple Coordinators can help as prayer warriors and in leading therosaryandprayervigilsduringtheprayoversessions. 6. Parents, one or both, are expected to send letters to their child/children and to come duringtheParentYouthDialogueandDedicationceremonyonthelastdayofthecamp. This is also the special role of the couple coordinators in a youth camp. They are to make sure that the involvement of the parents in the letter writing and ensure their presenceinthelastdayofthecampwillhappen. 7. It is the role of the Coordinator to ensure that before, during and after camp, they will continue to develop a special relationship with the parents of the youth, to ensure the continuedsupportfromthemallthroughouttheirjourneywithChrist. 8. A nosmoking and nodrinking rule will be observed by the participants, the Couple Coordinators and all other members of the team for the duration of the camp. Service team can also come up with a set of house rules to ensure that the youth camp will be anefficient,effectiveandasafeone.
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THETEAMLEADERSGUIDE
A.YOUTHCAMPGENERALSCHEDULEOFACTIVITIES
DAY1SCHEDULE TIME 5:005:30PM 5:306:30 6:306:45 6:457:00 ACTIVITY Serviceteammeeting Arrival/Registration Gather/Teachingof songs Orientationof participants Orientationtoparents Dinner Gatheringof participants/ Teachingofsongs OpeningPrayer Energizer/Games Personincharge TeamLeader TeamLeaderand MusicMinistry Teamleader CoupleCoordinator CampServant TeamLeaderand MusicMinistry TeamLeader TeamLeader LogisticalNeeds Venue Table,chairs SoundSystem,Guitar, andSongSheets Venue Venue Food,DiningArea Venue,SoundSystem, Guitar,andSong Sheets SoundSystem SoundSystemand GamesMaterials Venue,SoundSystem, andDiagram Venueandchairs VenueandSound System SoundSystem SleepingAreas
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TALK1GOD'SLOVE TeamLeader, ANDHISPLANFORUS Speaker,andsharers. GroupDiscussion TeamLeaderand Facilitators Announcements/ TeamLeader Closingsong(if desired) InformalFellowship TeamLeader Lightsout CampServant
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Prayer TALK2WHOISJESUS TeamLeader,Speaker, CHRISTTOME? andSharers DiscussionGroups TeamLeaderand Facilitators Break Gatheringof TeamLeaderand participants/Opening MusicMinistry SongandPrayer TALK3 TeamLeader,Speaker REPENTANCE,FAITH, andSharers HEALING,AND FORGIVENESS LUNCH CampServant Gatheringand TeamLeaderand teachingofsongs MusicMinistry (Oneslowandone fast)/Orientationof Facilitatorsforoneto onessession Exhortationforthe TeamLeader letterwritingand Letterwriting Confession(a TeamLeader,Priests, must)/OnetoOnes andFacilitators Session Rest/Freshup/ CampServantand TonguesWorkshop TeamLeader Dinner CampServant Gatheringof TeamLeader Participants/Opening Prayers TALK4RECEIVING TeamLeaderand GOD'SGIFT:THE Speaker POWEROFTHEHOLY SPIRIT CommitmenttoChrist Speaker Ceremony Prayoversession/ TeamLeaderand WorshipOrientation Facilitators GroupWorship TeamLeaderand MusicMinistry
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DAY3SCHEDULE 7:008:00AM 8:008:15 8:158:45 8:4510:00
Breakfast Gather/TeachSongs Worship/Common PrayerTime TALK5GROWINGIN THESPIRIT/LIFE ANDMISSIONOFYFC ParentsForumledby CoupleCoordinator DialoguewithParents Prayoversession
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NotetotheServiceTeam: ThescheduleswritteninthismanualshouldserveasaguidefortheYouthCampService Teamtofollow.Ifcircumstancescallforadifferentschedule,theteamshouldbeflexibleenough tofollowastheSpiritleadsthemaslongasitisnotcompromisingtheobjectivesofthecamp.
B.GOALSOFTHEYOUTHCAMP
1. 2. 3. 4. TheYouthcampshould: IntroduceJesustotheparticipants. EncouragetheparticipantstoinviteJesusintotheirlives. InvitetheparticipantsintothesupportenvironmentofYFC. IntroducetheCovenantofYFCtotheparticipants.
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C.ACHIEVINGTHEGOALSOFTHEYOUTHCAMPTHROUGHTHE4FS
These goals should be achieved through the FOUR FS PRINCIPLE of the YFC program as implementedinthecampactivities: 1. FUN The camp contains activities that young people will enjoy. This should be an opportunity for them to experience fun in a lifegiving and nourishing way. (E.g. games, songs, talents workshop, entertainment, video presentations, skits, bonfire optional, etc.) 2. FRIENDSHIP The camp provides opportunities to strengthen old friendships and make new ones. (The team leader initiates these by encouraging the team to get to know one anotherandminglewiththeparticipants). Note: Many times, people join YFC (placing them in an environment where they can grow in their faith) initially because of friendship they make in the camps, or because of the faith of a friend in YFC. The service team is responsible in making sure thatalltheparticipantsequallyexperiencehealthyfriendship. 3. FREEDOM Nothing is ever imposed on the participants. This principle springs from the basicbeliefthatChristianitycanonlybelivedoutifitbeginswithapersonaldecisionto followChrist(e.g.duringprayoversession,wedontforcetheparticipantstocommitto ChristortojoinYFCduringthecommitmentceremony) 4. FAITH The camp provides the participants a lot of opportunities to learn more about JesusandgrowintheirFaithandrelationshipwithHim(e.g.prayers,worship,talks,and groupdiscussions).
D.ATTITUDESOFTHEYOUTHCAMPTEAMLEADER
1. TheTeamLeadershouldstrivetobeapersonofvision.
a. He must at least understand and uphold the 7 Identities of YFC by heart. The team leaderlivesoutallthesevaluesthroughhisownwitnessingandexample. b. HeseesthattheYouthCampisnotanendbutthebeginningofaprocessofgrowth forthelifeoftheparticipants. c. He knows that follow up must be done after the camp (Covenant Orientation etc.) andbeginstomakearrangementsforthiswiththeCoupleCoordinator.
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Note: For new areas with no local YFC Chapter, he makes arrangements for YFC to besetup.(Theteamleaderthereforeshouldbealwaysreadywithtrainingmanuals, especiallywhengoingonmission). d. He is always on the lookout for potential leaders and points them out to the Couple Coordinatorsofthearea.
2. TheTeamLeadershouldstriveforclarity.
a. He makes sure that others see what he sees. He is open to the leading of the Spirit allthroughoutthecampespeciallysuggestionsandfeedbacksfromtheserviceteam andtheircouplecoordinators. b. As the one who will be speaking in front of the participants most of the time, he clarifies and makes sure that his co team leader, the Couple Coordinators/ School Coordinator and the team have the same understanding that he has about circumstancesinthecamp. c. He finds ways to make the participants relate to the talks and sharing. These are done through jokes, anecdotes, and examples from current movie and music trends andillustratetheseintermsfamiliartotheparticipants.
3. TheTeamLeadershouldstrivetohaveaheartforGodandHispeople.
a. HelistenstotheLord. Hepreparesspirituallybeforethecamp(confession,prayer,andfasting) Reviewing all the talk outlines and will be ready to give the talks at any point if thespeakerwillnotbeabletomakeitonthedayitself. HeconstantlyintercedesandconsultstheLordthroughoutthecamp. b. Hehasafeelforthepeople. Minglesandrelateswiththeteam. Minglesandrelateswiththeparticipants. c. HelovesthepeopleHeserves. Hehonorstheworkoftheteamandthecoordinatorsandconstantlyaffirmsand exhortsthemtoseekGodinthecamp. He is concern with all the needs of the service team as well as those of the participants. Hehandleseverythingwithpatienceandloveatalltimes.
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E. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TEAM LEADER AND THE ASSISTANTTEAMLEADER

1. EachYouthCamphasonlyoneteamleader;abrotherandanassistantteamleader; a sister. a. TheTeamleaderleadsthesessions. Leadsprayer,worship,introducesthespeakers. Wrapsup,summarizes,emphasizespointsforclarity. Whilethetalkisinprogress,heshouldsitinfronttolistentothe talk. Leads the Dedication Ceremony after the Prayover of Parents and Child/children. He is the person who understands all the sessions and knows alltheparticipantswell. b. The Assistant Leader is there to respond to the needs of the sisters and to provide inputsinplanningandconductingthecamp. Thesisteralwaysstaysinfrontsoshecanremindthebrotherteamleaderof things that should have been said or coordinate with him on practical and pastoralmatters. Note:Therewillbetwocampservants;oneforthebrothersandtheotherforthe sisters. Have one camp servant sit near the team leader for more effective coordination. The other camp servant should be at the back, ready to bring inputs from the CoupleCoordinator. c. The team leader and the assistant team leader together with their Couple Coordinators work in consultation with each other for unity and provide focus for theteam. d. Theteamleaderandtheassistantteamleadershouldbepreparedtogiveanyofthe fivetalks. e. MakesurethattheCampScheduleisfollowed. Startandendthesessionsontime Letthespeakerknowwhenthetimeisup. Have signages posting the regular schedule. This will remind participants whentheyshouldbeonthesessionhallordininghall. Note: The service team should be the model/ example of following the schedule ofthecamp.
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2. Both leaders can give inputs regarding practical and pastoral matters to the Couple Coordinatorsand/orSchoolCoordinator. 3. The team leader leads the team while the assistant team leader documents and takes note of important things in the meeting and makes sure that all the details in the camparewellexecutedanddone. a. Facilitatestheyouthteammeetings/servicemeetings Listenstoinputfromtheteam Gives instructions to the team/receives instructions from the Couple Coordinator Leadsworship(incaseswherethegroupismixed,thebrotheralwaysleads) b. Makessurethattheteamknowswhattodoandactuallydoesit. Runs through the regular activities with the team before hand (e.g. one to ones,prayoversession,tonguesworkshop). Goesaroundduringonetoonesandbaptism Regularlysupportsandinstructsthecampservants c. Corrects the team if needed or give positive and negative feedback to the service team at the end of each day. This will put order and focus on the goals that the campshouldhaveforthenextday. Correctsboththegroupasawholeorapproachesindividualsintheteamfor morepersonalmatters. Corrects the participants in a brotherly or sisterly way through the facilitators/ortheCoupleCoordinatorsifneeded. Note: In situations that are highly personal, correction is done one to one, brother to brother, sister to sister. The Couple Coordinators should course their correctionstowardtheyouththroughtheleaders. d. Theteamleaderandassistantteamleaderencouragesandempowerstheteam. Exhorts Takeseveryopportunitytocommendthem. e. Theteamleaderandassistantteamgiveadvicetothemembersoftheteam. 4. TheyAssisttheSpeakers. a. Makesademographicorientationoftheparticipantstohelpthespeakersrelateand connecttothemeasilyandappropriately. b. Makesuretheygettothecampontimeandthattheycomeprepared.
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c. Help the speaker in preparing for the talk (i.e. Pointing out the practical tips in givingtalksfoundinChapter3ofthismanual). d. Letthespeakerknowiftimeisupforthetalk. e. They listen to the speaker well so they can recap or further strengthen/ explain importantpointsofthetalks. 5. Make sure that the four Fs (fun, friendship, freedom & faith) are used, exercised and practicedproperly. 6. Make sure that the 7 Identities of YFC is in the heart of every member of the service teamandineveractivityintheyouthcamp.
F.ROLESANDRESPONSIBILITIESOFTHECOUPLECOORDINATORS
1. They must have a close coordination with the team leader and assistant team before, during,andafterthecamp. 2. TheyshouldcoordinatethescheduleoftheYouthCampwiththeCFCChapter. 3. Theyshouldactasparentstoeveryoneinthecamp. 4. The Couple Coordinators need to follow up the parents that they should attend the Parents Forum and Dedication Ceremony as well as the letters the parents have to preparefortheirchildrenfortheactivityonthelastdayofthecamp. 5. ConductstheParentsOrientation. 6. TheymakesurethattheparticipantswillbeabletoattendtheHolyEucharist. 7. Theymustbeanexampleinspeechandinconducttotheyouth. 8. Intercedeforprayersforthewholedurationoftheyouthcamp.
G.PRACTICALMATTERSINTHEYOUTHCAMPPREPARATIONS
PRECAMP: 1. ConductinitialmeetingsbetweenYouthLeadersandCoupleCoordinatorsand/orschool administrators. a. Setexpectationsforthecamp. b. Makesuggestionsforcampassignmentsandserviceteam. c. Setayouthcamptrainingatleast1monthbeforethecamp. d.SubmitaYouthCampProposaltotheCFCChapterandAreaCoordinators. 2. The team leaders, coordinators, and camp facility administrators should clarify and agree on Camp rules (e.g. curfews, entertainment activities, bonfire, types of prayers Prayoversession,noiseleveletc.).
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3. Plan followup activities to the camp (Activities will be the 1st Chapter Assembly of the participants,CovenantOrientationscheduleand1stHousehold) Note: Make sure that you will be able to announce at least one follow up activity before theYouthCampends. 4. Setthenextteammeetingsto: a. Exhort/Encouragetheteamtopreparebothphysically&spiritually b. Gothroughscheduleofthecamp. c. Giveoutassignments(Youmayaskforvolunteers). 5. Decideonteamassignments(facilitators,speakers,sharersetc.). 6. All service team should go to the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist, Sacrament of CommunionandtheSacramentofReconciliationbeforetheyouthcamp. 7. Limit the number of service team. (It is more effective to have few equipped service teamthanalargecrowdsothateveryonehasachancetoserveandnotjusttovisitthe camp.) Other Visitors or support group are only encourage to come during the EntertainmentNightand/orduringthe4thTalk. 8. AllpotentialFacilitatorsshouldundergotheHouseholdLeadersTrainingsincetheywill be the future Household Heads of the new YFC. The Couple Coordinator should set the timeandplaceforthesemeetings. 9. All Service Team members should be at the campsite early to intercede and have an ocularinspectionoftheplace.Conductworshipandbindingandcastinguponarrival. 10. Make sure that there is enough number of participants in the campenough number that the team can manage, can shoulder the food and accommodation of service team members, can deliver the best quality of the camp, and can inspire the YFC and couple coordinatorstoservemore. CAMPPROPER: 1. Upon the arrival of the participants, there should be a welcome committee to assist themgoingtotheirrespectiverooms,thentothesessionhallforregistration. 2. Be sure to make the participants fill up the info sheets (2x2 pictures should be submittedtogetherwiththeinfosheetsfordocumentationpurposes). 3. IDsshouldbegivenbeforethesessionstartsandshouldbecollectedaftertheday.
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4. It is required that there will be a Youth Camp Kit (copy of songs, sheets of paper, and ballpen). 5. Thereshouldbeseparateroomsforaccommodationofboysandgirls. 6. Service team members must share the same room with the participants to control thingsthatshouldbeaddressed.(Lightsoff,vices,wakeupcalletc.). 7. AllthroughouttheCamp,themeaningofsongsshouldbewellexplainedandtaught. 8. Itissuggestedtohaveatleastonegame/energizer/icebreakerbeforethesession. 9. ThepresenceofaCoordinatorisrequiredinthewholedurationofthecamp. 10. Itishighlyrecommendedtohaveacreativepresentationineverytalkexceptduringthe 4thtalk. 11. Ideally, the priest conducting the Holy Eucharist and Confession should be scheduled a monthbeforetheYouthCamp. IMPORTANTREMINDERSDURINGTHE4THSESSION: 1. The use of Candles during the ceremony is only an enhancer. The receiving of the Holy Spiritcanstillpushthroughevenwithoutit. 2. The Reflection songs during the baptism ceremony are also enhancers to bring the participants into the solemnity of prayer and reflection. Lets focus on the power of the HolySpiritthandwellingonotherunnecessarydramaforthissession. 3. Every prayover station is Gods dwelling place. The Holy Spirit cannot be contained in rosaryandbibleduringprayover.Theabsenceofitshouldnotbeareasonforthepray overnottotakeplace.(TheRosaryandtheBibleshouldbeourCatholicsymbolsoffaith butshouldnotbeuseforwrongreligiouspracticesordisplays.) 4. The whole session 4 is a time for deep prayer. Prayer is best done in a bright atmosphere; there is no need for us to turn off the lights. It is also important that we conducttheprayoversessioninaconduciveandwelllightedroom. 5. Prayerwarriorsshouldprayuntiltheendoftheprayoversession.
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6. This 4th session is one of the most important part of the youth camp. One way of preparing for it is to remind the service team and participants to dress appropriately. (Althoughnodresscodeorcolorcodeisrequired) 7. There mustbe a crucifix inside the session hall throughout the Camp. This is a reminder thatthecampshouldbefocusedandcenteredonChrist. 8. Duringprayoversession,facilitatorsmustnotleavetheplaceunattended. 9. Thespeakerforthe4thtalkisapastorallymatureYFCbrother,althoughexceptionscan bemadeifitisanallgirlscamp. 10. There should be a full worship to end the session instead of a praisefest after the pray oversession.(RefertoTalk4ExpandedTalkOutline) 11. Closingexhortationshouldbegivenaftertheworship. SessionFlow/SessionPatterns 1. Gathering/Teachingofsongs 2. Icebreaker 3. Prayerorworship 4. Introduction/Connectnexttalkfromprevioustalks 5. TalkProper 6. Sharing 7. Wrapup/summary 8. DiscussionGroups/Activity POSTCAMP: 1. The Team Leader should conduct leaders training especially for new areas where structuresarenotinplace. 2. Make sure there are activities scheduled immediately after the camp which the participantscanlookforwardto(e.g.fellowships,chapterassemblies,households,etc.) 3. PreparethefacilitatorstobecomeHouseholdHead.(RefertoHouseholdHeadsTraining Program.ThisshouldbedoneonemonthbeforetheYouthCamp.) 4. SetevaluationmeetingwiththeteamandCoupleCoordinators. 5. Make sure that the Completion Report is filled out by the Couple Coordinators. (See Annex)
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6. There should be a batch picture for documentation attached to the collected informationsheets. 7. There should also be a conscious and strong effort from the Coordinators and Team Leaders to give an announcement of HH groupings after each camp to ensure that new memberswillbesustainedandwillbetakencaredofaftertheyouthcamp. 8. The information sheets will be filed by the Couple Coordinators. This will be handed to thenewcoordinatorswhentheYFCmovestoanotherchapter,service,orprogram.
H.OTHERPRACTICALTIPS
1. PurposeofMingling a. Allows you to relate to the participants/team and makes you more effective in buildingrelationship. b. Helpsspotpotentialleadersamongtheparticipantsandtheserviceteam. c. Buildsfriendshipamongparticipants. 2. PurposeofSeatingArrangement(theidealarrangementisUshape) a. Itiseasiertospeaktotheaudiencebecausedistanceiscut. b. Removestheformalityofaclassroomsetting. c. Participantsendupencouragingoneanothertobemoreparticipative. d. Theonespeakinginfrontbecomespartofthegroup. 3. PurposeofSongs a. Teachesustoprayandmakesprayermoreenjoyable. b. Becausesongsareenjoyable,Godsmessageisreceivedwiththeleastresistance fromtheparticipants. c. Makeseachactivityparticipative. d. Energizesthesessions(wakespeopleup). e. Canbeusedtoemphasizeapointinanyofthetalks/sharings. f. Useasameanstogatherpeopletostartthesessionsandassemblies. NotetotheMusicMinistry: The Music ministry should always stay in front to establish rapport with the participants.Itwillbeeasierforthemtoteachsongsandencouragetheparticipants to sing. This will also allow better coordination between the music ministry and the team leader. The Music Ministry should be sensitive during sessions specially in tuninguptheguitarandothermusicalinstruments.
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4. PurposeofHumor a. Makesparticipantslisten/enjoythesessions. b. Establishes support/ interaction between the team leader/ speaker and the participants. c. Makesapointeasytorememberbytheparticipants. 5. PurposeofGames a. Makessessionsenjoyable. b. Makesactivitiesparticipative. c. Energizesthecamp.
I.SPEAKERSANDSHARERSPROFILE
SpeakersProfile(allspeakersmustbeaYFCmembers/leader):
1. Talkno.1speakerisaYFCleaderwhocanrelatewellwiththeyouthandcancapturethe attention of the participants. Someone who can give it in a lively and exciting way but notlosingthemessageofthetalk. 2. Talk no. 2 speaker is a YFC leaders who has established a personal relationship with Christ.SomeonewhohavefeltwhatitmeanstohaveapersonalrelationshipwithChrist 3. Talk no. 3 speaker is a YFC leader who has the integrity and conviction in advocating 100% PURE program. Someone whose story can talk about repentance, faith, healing andforgiveness 4. Talkno.4speakershouldbeaYFCbrotherexceptforanALLGirlscamp. 5. Talk no. 5 speaker should be a wellexperienced Kasangga member/Chapter Heads up. His/hergrowthinYFCshouldbeveryevidentinhisserviceandlife.He/Sheshouldbea personwhowalkshis/hertalk.
SharersProfile(allsharersmustbeYFCmember/leader):
1. Talk no. 1 sharer is someone who has experienced the love of God in small and extravagantthings. 2. Talk no. 2 sharer is someone who has felt how important his relationship with Jesus in his life. Someone whose relationship with Jesus transcends other than being God; sees Jesusasthefather,hero,healerormiracleworker. 3. Talk no.3 sharer should be someone who has gone through the issues of the youth and isnowvictoriousofhis/herconversionstoryandsomeonewhocanshareabouthis/her lovestorywithGodfrombeinggoodtobetterChristian.
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4. Talk no. 5 sharer should be someone who really used the tools in his/ her growth towards holiness. (1 boy and 1 girl; one of them should have recently graduated in a YouthCamp).
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CHAPTER3
THEYOUTHCAMPTALKS
A.THEGOSPELMESSAGE
In this day and age when so many ideas abound and so many differentphilosophies are taught, the youth are often placed in confusing situations. Many different influences around them say what to run after and what to live for. Still in the budding idealism of their young minds, the youth search for the truth that they can believe and live by. So often, however, young people fall into whatever notion their peers invite them into, whether it is drugs or drinking, being popular, being "in" or just simply living for the moment, still the thirst is there forthetruththeirheartsarerestlessforGod. It is in this situation that the Gospel message should be brought to the youth. A message that speaks of God's love and mercy that in our sinfulness, He is always willing to forgiveus.And,ifwecomebeforeHimandplaceourlivesatHisfeet,ourrestlessnessendsand we begin to experience a new life with Him. It is this message which the talks in the Youth Campseektoshare.
B.SHARINGTHEMESSAGEINTHEYOUTHCAMP
The Gospel message, however, is so great, so vast and so wonderful that our minds can only begin to comprehend it. Moreover, to explain it thoroughly is hard enough for more knowledgeableChristianstodo,whatmoreforyoungpeople,whoinourcase,willexplainitto other young people as well. In this perspective, we cannot even begin to teach the entire Gospel. What we can do, however, is to share it. We don't have to be Biblical Scholars or Church Theologians to share the Gospel with others. All we really need to do is look into our lives, recognize God's work and share what we know with conviction. Then, in our limitations, wewillseeGodworkingthroughusandthroughthetalksandtheactivitiesoftheYouthCamp.
C.THEGOSPELANDTHEYOUTHCAMPTALKS
To be able to share the Gospel message in an orderly and simple way, different points were divided into five (5) talks. Each talk helps the speaker impart this message effectively. So as not to compromise and give an incomplete Gospel, the talks include some basic catechism and truthswhich are basic enoughfor young people to begin a meaningful journey with God in their Christian lives. Other teachings may then be imparted later, if the participants decide to joinYFC.HerearethebasicpointsortruthswiththeircorrespondingtopicsintheYouthCamp.
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BASICGOSPELTRUTH YOUTHCAMPTALK God's Love for Mankind; His Plan for Man's God'sLoveandHisPlanforUs FullnessofLifewithHim Introduces the ultimate expression of God's WhoisJesusChristToMe? loveJesusChrist ManssinasheturnsawayfromGodsplan Repentance,Faith,HealingandForgiveness Man's Response: Accepting God's Invitation God'sGift:ThePoweroftheHolySpirit andLivingasHisPeople Growing deeper in ones personal relationship GrowthTalk/LifeandVisionofYFC withJesusthroughcommunity. Some of the talks in the Youth Camp have more than one basic Gospel truth included. These truths sometimes even overlap between two or three talks. The talks are given in this way and order so as to help bring the participants through a process where they can make a realandsinceredecisiontolivealifepleasingtoGodthroughapersonalrelationshipwithJesus ChristbythepowerofHisHolySpirit. The speaker should be able to realize that each talk, especially the one that he or she will be giving, is part of one message; God's love reaching out to man and man's choice to respond to this love." (Refer to The sessions and their Purpose in Chapter 2 Team leaders Guide,toseehoweachtalkflowstothenext). The speakers and Youth Camp Service Team should understand this flow to be able to place them in the proper position where God can work through what they say and do, in order toeffectivelyhelptheparticipantsmakeadecisiontoknow,loveandserveJesusChrist.
D.FINALTIPS
1. MarriedcouplesarediscouragedfromgivingthetalksintheYouthCamp. We have to recognize the fact that it is easier of young people to be influenced by their peers. No matter how true the message is, and even if the participants thirst for this message, when older people (as in Parent age) speak to the youth, a natural barrier often stands between them and the young people they are speaking to. These speakers represent the parents of the participantsparents who may have damaged relationships with their children. As a result adult speakers then begin to lose their effectivityinsharingtheGospeltotheyouth. 2. Thespeakershouldshareandnotpreach. The world needs witnesses not teachers. Most Youth Camp participants have heard the same message we speak time and time again. What will make these talks
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different is when they realize that what we are saying is true and concrete because we haveactuallyexperiencedit. 3. Maintainalightatmosphere. Feel free to give jokes from time to timebut never to the point forgetting or failingtostressthebasicormainpointofyourmessage. Oftenjokescanevenbemadeuseasmeanstodriveacertainpoint.Inthesame way, anecdotes and stories are good means of explaining or stressing certain points in your talk. Make use of stories. The youth like listening to stories. It is also possible to make the points of your outline flow from a story to the next. Stories keep the interest ofyoungpeopleandallowthemtorememberpointsthatyoumade. 4. Speakfromtheheartwithconfidenceandconviction. You are speaking of a truth which all men thirst for, including the youth. Therefore speak with conviction because it is them who will benefit from what is being spokeninthecampmorethananyone.SpeakofthejoyofknowingChrist.Speakofthe gift that God wants to give. The gift that you yourself are beginning to experience, a new life with Christ, knowing that what Saint Augustine mentions is true for yourself andeveryoneelse,Ourheartsarerestless,untilwerestinyou,OhGod." 5. The presence ofscriptural verses inthe talk requires the speaker to prayerfully reflect onthepassagesbeforegivingthetalk. It would be better if these verses are narrated in the speakers own words. Reading scripture verses wordforword takes away eye contact between you and the participants. 6. Listento/studyotherspeakers. Thismayhelpgiveyouideasingivingyourtalk. 7. Undergo the Speakers Workshop (This can be found in the Youth Camp Training ProgramofYFC). 8. To ensure that we maintain the interest of participants, let us use creative visual and PowerPointsingivingthetalks. Visualmediawillhelpinsustainingtheattentionspanofourparticipantsandwill makethemmoreinterestedtolistenandrememberthepointsinthetalk.
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GODSLOVEANDHISPLANFORUS
TALKONEOFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP SESSIONDYNAMICS OBJECTIVES: 1. LettheparticipantsrealizethatGodlovesthemsomuch. 2. LetthembeawareofthegreatplanofGodinourlives. 3. ChallengethemtorespondtoHislove. SPEAKERSPROFILE: 1. A YFC leader who can relate well to the youth and can capture the attention of the participants. 2. Someone who can give it in a lively and exciting way but not losing the message of the talk. SHARERSPROFILE: (Onebrotherandonesisterwillshareinthistalk) Sharer1AYFCmemberwhohasexperiencedtheloveofGodinsmallthings. Sharer2AYFCmemberwhohasexperiencedtheloveofGodinextravagantway. DYNAMICS: 1. After the youth camp orientation and dinner, the team leader gathers the participants for the teaching of songs followed by an opening prayer and energizer. He will then introducethespeaker. 2. Show the opening AVP presentation. This is optional; if the team can make a video that depictsthecurrentsituationandissuesinthesocietyespeciallythatconcernstheyouth thentheycanshowit. 3. TalkProper 4. Just before the continuing to conclusion, the speaker will show Diagram 1 and then Diagram2toemphasizemoreontheroleofJesusChrist. 5. After the conclusion, the speaker calls on the two sharers. Each sharer will be given 57 minutestosharehowtheyhaveexperiencedGodslove. 6. ThespeakerwillleadtheparticipantstoareflectionhowtheyhavefeltGodslovewhile themusicministryplaysthereflectionsongsoftly. a. SongProfile:SongaboutGodsunconditionalloveforus b. Suggested Song: Strong Arm or other song that is related to the talk. (Secular songsthathasthesamemessagecanalsobeused)
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7. Show the closing video presentation. This is optional; if the team can make a video that shows all the beauty of creation and ends it with a statement: God made all these for you,Hetrulylovesyou. 8. The speaker will now call the team leader. He will announce the discussion groups and the respective facilitator. As soon as the names of the participants are called the facilitatorwillgathertheminanareaconducivefordiscussion. 9. Thegroupswillbegiven30minutesforthegroupdiscussion. DiscussionStarter: a. Have a getting to know activityand/or create aname for the group, a chant ora gesture/clap,etc. b. ShareanexperienceorareaofyourlifewhereyoufeltmostlovedbyGod.
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GODSLOVEANDHISPLANFORUS
TALKONEOFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP EXPANDEDOUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION A. TheCrazyDream (NOTE: The crazy dream exercise is done so that the speaker may have an amusing way of makingthe participants realizeGod's tremendous love for them. Just as the participants may have their own "crazy dreams" their own nearly impossiblehopesofthingsthatarebetter,GodhasHisownseeminglyimpossible dream for us, "a plan for a future and a hope" in union with Him. It is this plan forusthatmaybeusedtointroduceGod'slovetotheparticipants.) 1. Ask the participants about their greatest ambition or craziest dream. Give them30secondstodothis.Allow35personstoshare. 2. EvenGodhasacrazydream. (Referring to the "crazy dreams" of the participants.) All of us have our own crazy dreams, but even God has his own "crazy dream". I say this, because like many others, our dreams may seem far out, hard to believe. Butthenagain,HeisGod,andnothingisimpossiblewithHim.Let'sseewhat God's crazy dream is. (Illustrate creatively, reflect and share the essence of Isaiah65:1725) ThisisGod'scrazydream,Hisplanforus,"ForIknowwelltheplansI have in mind for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare, not for woe! planstogiveyouafuturefullofhope."(Jeremiah29:11).Thisisallbecause ofHisgreatloveforus.Thisishisgreatplanforus. 1. Plans for your welfare, not for woe. God is always after our wellbeing, our happiness and safety. As Gods own, everything that comes from Him is good.WhenHecreatedus,Hecreatedustolastforever. 2. Plans to give you a future full of hope. As uncertain as the future is, God guarantees us that not even a part of it will be in despair and that the whole andeverythinginitispositiveanddesirable. B. You may have your own reasons for being here (your friends are here, you want tomeetnewfriends,yourparentsforcedyou,youaretrulyseekingGod).
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IbelieveGodbroughtyouhere,tohearaboutHislove,andHisplaninyourlife.
II. WHYWEARENOTEXPERIENCINGGOD'SPLAN You may beasking. If God loves us so much, why are our lives and situations so differentfromwhatHesaysHisplansareforus? Show the disparity between God's plan (Isaiah 65:1725) and the situation aroundus. On a larger scale (world): poverty (ex. people in other countries are starving), same sex marriage, rampant teenage pregnancy, drug abuse, abortion,globalwarming,etc. On a local scale (in our country): state local issues relevant in your area likedrugaddiction,corruption,streetcrime,etc. Onourself:insecurity,hatred,pessimism,doubt,peerpressure,etc. In our families: we have broken relationships; some people we know have broken families; sometimes we really dont make time to spend withthem,siblingrivalry,etc. A. Weexperiencethesesufferingsbecausewechooseto. They think that they are victims of their circumstances but must emphasize that each of us has a CHOICE. Each of us is given a FREE WILL to choose a response toanygivensituation,goodorbad. 1. (Gen.3:121) When our first parents chose to disobey, and rebel against God's commands,theychosetoturnawayfromGodthesourceofalllife.Indoing so, they chose death, and suffering. From the moment this happened, our world that was full of life and blessing began to experience difficulties, pain, suffering,andevendeath. 2. (Romans6:23) Even today, whenever we choose to go against God, (or the authorities He has placed over us, e.g. parents, government and school authorities), we continue to choose the suffering and death that our first parentschose.(Mentionspecificexperiencestobringyourpointacross)
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B. Goddidnotenditatthat. God wants us to experience the fullness of life but we continue to follow our own preferences. By choosing to turn away from this promise, God could have just as well chosen to turn away from us, destroy us as we deserve, and create a more faithful people who would gladly accept His love and the life that Heoffers.Instead,HedecidedthatHislove,Hismercyshouldprevail. 1. HebeganbysendingHisprophets. 2. John3:16 Finally, He chose to send His only Son to die for us because He did not wanttoseeussufferinoursinanddieforever. NOTE: Make use of the diagram to illustrate how Christ bridges the gap that sin createsbetweenGodandman. DIAGRAM1: SinseparatesGodfromman. GOD SIN DIAGRAM2: Christbridgestheseparation GOD JESUSMAN
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III. CONCLUSION (Note:OnewaytochallengetheparticipantstorespondistoseekGodduringthecamp, to participate, but all the more, to receive Gods love and try to respond by desiring to knowaboutGodandtoliveforHim.) Godloveseveryoneofusasiftherewasbutoneofustolove.(St.Augustine) God has a seemingly insane love for usa love that would suffer even death on a cross. Even if you were the only one who needed saving, God would do it all for you. Letsrespondtothislove.LetsdecidetoloveGodback. (Thespeakercallsonthetwosharers) (Thespeakerthenleadsthemtoareflection) (Optional: Show closing AVP presentation to enhance reflection activity and group discussions.)
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WHOISJESUSCHRISTTOME?
TALKTWOOFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP SESSIONDYNAMICS OBJECTIVES: 1. LettheparticipantsknowwhoisJesusChrist. 2. IdentifywhoJesusclaimedtobe. 3. RealizethebestresponsetoJesusinvitationofhavingapersonalrelationshipwithHim. SPEAKERSPROFILE: 1. AYFCleaderwhohasestablishedapersonalrelationshipwithChrist. 2. SomeonewhohavefeltwhatitmeanstohaveapersonalrelationshipwithChrist. SHARERSPROFILE: (Therewillbe2sharersinthistalk:Onebrotherandonesister) Sharer 1 A YFC member who has felt how important his relationship with Jesus in his life. Sharer 2 Someone whose relationship with Jesus transcends other than being God; seesJesusasthefather,hero,healerormiracleworker. DYNAMICS: 1. After the common prayer time, the team leader gathers the participants for the teaching of songs followed by an opening song and prayer. He will then introduce the speaker. 2. TalkProper 3. Just before the conclusion, the speaker calls on the two sharers. Each sharer will be given57minutestosharewhoisJesusChristtothem. 4. Thespeakercontinueswiththeconclusion. 5. The speaker will lead the participants to a reflection on who is Jesus Christ to them and theirresponsetoHisinvitationwhilethemusicministryplaysthereflectionsongsoftly. a. Songprofile:ThegeneralmessageofthesongexpressestheidentityofJesus. b. Suggestedsongs:AboveAll 6. Theteamleaderwillthenasktheparticipantstohavetheirgroupdiscussion. 7. Thegroupswillbegiven30minutesforthegroupdiscussion. DiscussionStarters: a. WhoisJesustoyou? b. What can you do to respond to Jesus invitation of having a personal relationshipwithHim?
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WHOISJESUSCHRISTTOME?
TALKTWOOFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP EXPANDEDOUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION When we hear of how great God's love is for us, many of us genuinely want to respondtoHimbylovingHimbackandlivingalifethat'spleasingtoHim. However, it is difficult to live a life pleasing to God, if it lacks the most basic factor,apersonalrelationshipwithJesusChrist. Living the Christian life by our own strength is impossible. Only the strength we haveinJesuscanmakethishappen. II. WHOISJESUS? A. ImpactinHistory Didyouknowthat Jesuswasbornsome2,000yearsagoinBethlehem,Judeainthepoorcountryof Palestine. Jesusgrewupinpoorfamilyofcarpenters. During his 3 years of public life, He challenged the authorities and after a formal trialonchargesofrebellionandblasphemy,wasputtodeathatage33. He split History in two (B.C. Before Christ, and A.D. Anno Domini or Year of our Lord). Jesusisoneofthemostportrayedhistoricalfiguresinhistory? LikemostreligiousleadersinHistime,Jesusshouldhavefadedintooblivion, forgotten in the pages of history. Yet no other person has affected history as much asJesus. No other person has had as many books and stories written about him. The bookthattellsHisstory,theBible,hasbeentheNo.1bestseller,ofalltime. Until today, Jesus of Nazareth is the most controversial, most popular, most reveredandmostrespectedpersonthateverlived. Therearesomanythingssaidaboutthisman.WhatwasHereallylike?
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B. Misconceptions 1. Jesusisstrange. a. Some say he was some freak with new ideas. He said things like, "The first will best..."and"Loveyourenemies". b. He wasn't a freak, because so many were attracted to His personality that they lefteverythingtofollowHim.(Mark1:1620) 2. Jesusasacoward. a. Othersperceivehimasacoward,aloserwhogaveintoallhispersecutions. b. I wouldn't call Him coward or a loser since He was bold and courageous enough tostandupagainstknownauthoritiesofHistime.(Matthew23:127). a. Many say He lived a boring life because He wasfocused on saving theworld and didnthaveanyfunoradventure b. His life wasnt boring because He met a lot of people and traveled to many differentplaces,performedgreatmiracles,andhadmanyclosefriends. 4. Jesusisanunsuccessfulleader. a. Others simply say, "He was a very unsuccessful leader talented. But unsuccessful.Afterall,Hegothimselfkilled.Didn'the?" b. Lastly, I would not consider Him unsuccessful, because 2,000 years after He first preached His message, the Christian Faith remains to be the most widely preachedandreceivedfaithintheworldtoday. C. ThebestwaytoknowJesusistoknowwhoHeclaimedtobe. HetookuponHimselfqualitiesthatbelongedonlytothepersonofGod. 1. He claimed to possess all authority in Heaven and on Earth; a characteristic thatonlyonepersoncanclaimtohaveGod.(RefertoMatthew28:18) NatureseemedtobelieveHimandrecognizethisauthority. (RefertoLuke8:2226) 2. Heforgavesins; The people during Jesus time strongly believed, that only God had theauthoritytoforgivesins.InLuke5:1726,Christshowedjustwhatkindof authorityhehad. 3. Jesusisboring.
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3. He claimed to give life (John 5:26); a power that only God has. In times of difficulty Im able to get through it, because He is my Source of strength and Heisalwaysthereforme. III. OURRESPONSE The claims that Christ makes concerning Himself are so great and different from the claims of other great teachers in history (i.e. Buddha, Confucius, and Mohammed), that we just need to stop and seriously consider them because, our acceptance or rejectionoftheseclaimsgreatlyaffectus. A. If we begin to realize that the claims that Jesus made are false, then we should forgetChristianityaltogetherandevencorrectthegreathoaxthathasdeceivedmen for2000years. B. But if deep down we believe that Jesus claims are true, then we cannot just leave Himinonecornerofourliveslikemostpeopledo. In fact, we will have to begin to find a way to relate to Jesus as the Mighty God, astherisenSaviorthatHereallyis.WewillhavetofollowHimasLord,andacceptthat personalrelationshipHeoffersustoday. IV. WHOISJESUSTOME? (Atthispoint,thespeakercallsonthe2sharers) (Personal Testimony (35 minutes): The speaker should give a brief sharing on his/her personalrelationshipwithJesusChrist.) V. CONCLUSION God loves you. That's pretty good news, but it gets even better. Not only does Heloveyou,butHewantstohaveafriendshipwithyou.(John15:1315) Think about it. Jesus Christ wants to have a personal relationship with you. He already knows you, and He wants you to know Him. (The speaker then leads the participantstoareflection)
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REPENTANCE,FAITH,HEALINGANDFORGIVENESS
TALKTHREEOFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP SESSIONDYNAMICS OBJECTIVES: 1. LettheparticipantsunderstandhowtobeginapersonalrelationshipwithJesusChrist. 2. Let them go through the steps by step processes in establishing a personal relationship withJesusChrist. 3. Givethembasicunderstandingofrepentance,faith,healing,andforgiveness. SPEAKERSPROFILE: 1. AYFCleaderwhohasintegrityandconvictioninadvocating100%FREEprogram. 2. Someonewhosestorycantalkaboutrepentance,faith,healingandforgiveness. SHARERSPROFILE: (Abrotherandsisterwillshareinthistalk) Sharer 1 A YFC member who has gone through the issues of the youth and is now victoriousofhis/herconversionstory. Sharer 2 Someone who can share about his/ her love story with God from being good tobetterChristian. DYNAMICS: 1. After the break, the team leader gathers the participants for the teaching of songs followed by an opening song and prayer. He will make sure that the participants have penandpaperbeforeintroducingthespeaker. 2. Opening activity: This is optional; if the team can come up with a creative skit or AVP depicting various sins of humanity (global and local) then they can show it before the speakerenters. 3. TalkProper 4. Just after Part IIIB2 (how healing occurs), the speaker calls on the two sharers. Each sharerwillbegiven57minutestosharetheirpersonalstories. 5. Afterthesharing,thespeakercontinueswiththeconclusion. 6. The speaker will lead the participants to Activity 1 and Activity 2 while the music ministryplaysthereflectionsongsoftly. Activity 1: The Leader asks participants to write down the things that they want to give uptoGod(sins,thepeoplewhohavehurtthem,peoplewhomtheyhavehurt)
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Activity 2: Team Leader leads the participants to make 2 lists (list of people who hurt them&listofpeoplewhomtheyhurt).Theyarethenledtoforgivethoseinthefirstlist and asked forgiveness for the second list. After that, the participants may be encouraged to write a letter to their parents for the same purpose. The team leader shouldmakesurethatthisletteriscompletedduringthethirddaysprayertime. 7. ReflectionSong a. SongProfile:SongofsurrendertotheLord b. Suggestedsong:IGiveMyAll 8. The team leader will ask the participants that the session has not ended yet. The participantsareencouragedtocontinueonreflectingwhilehavinglunch. 9. Theserviceteamshouldbediscreetalsoandrespectthereflectionmode. 10. After having lunch, the team leader gathers the participants for the teaching of songs (preferablyaslowsong). 11. TheteamLeaderexhortstheparticipantsfortheletterwritingactivity. 12. The participants will not be pressured to finish the letter at that moment; they have untilthenextdayscommonprayertimetofinishit. 13. The team leader will remind them the importance of the Sacrament of Reconciliation andtellthemthatapriestisavailableforConfession. 14. Whiletheparticipantsarewaitingfortheirturnforconfession,theirfacilitatorswillnow conductaonetoonesessionwiththem
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TALKTHREEOFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP EXPANDEDOUTLINE Optionalopeningactivity:Creative SkitorAVP depictingvarioussinsofhumanity(globaland local) I. INTRODUCTION We havejust heard of God's love for us, and how it brings us to the point where wejusthavetodecideforourselveshowweshouldrespondtoHim. We have heard how He himself invites us into a personal relationship with Him. Inthistalk,wewilllearnhowwecanbegintodothis. II. REPENTANCEANDFAITH Christ began His preaching ministry with these words "The right time has come, the kingdom of God is near, turn away from your sins and believe in the Gospel..." (Mark1:15),orrepentandhavefaith.Christusedthesewordsbecauserepentanceand faith in Christ's message are the first steps we need to take to truly respond to God's loveandinvitationforus. A. Repentance Sinfulness in our lives and the hurts we've experienced are hindrances in coming to Christ and receiving His spirit. This is the reason why Christ called those whocametoHimtorepentance. 1. Misconceptionsaboutrepentance a. Feelingterribleaboutyourself Some people believe that repentance is sincere only when you despiseyourselfbecauseyou'reahopelesssinner. b. Feelingregret Repentance brought about only because of the consequence of whatwasdone,andtheregretthatcomeswithit. There is no repentance because the sin was evil, but because of thepunishmentthatwillbereceivedbecauseofit.(e.g.Feelingsorryyou were caught cheating in an exam. If you weren't caught you wouldn't havebeenassorry).
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c. Gettingridofalltendenciestosin Some people think that true repentance can only happen when we are able to rid ourselves of that tendency to sin. But that will never happen.Whatwecando,however,istosaynotothattemptation. This is the reason why many Catholics don't go to Confession, saying,"WhywillIconfesswhenI'mjustgoingtosinagain?" All of these may be effects of repentance but are not repentance in itself. All of these focus on feelings; repentance is much more objectiveandconcrete. 2. WhatisRepentance? a. The Greek word for repentance is "metanoia" which literally means changeofmind. b. It is an act of the will, a decision. Repentance should be desired by the person and not pressured by any other reason. It is a determination of thepersontochange. c. In this case, it is deciding and to turn away from sin and look towards God. Repentance will always lead us to a deeper relationship with God. WelookuponGodandliveinpresence. d. RefertoLuke15:1721 3. Somesinstorepentfrom: Note: The Speaker can read The Ten Commandments in Exodus 20: 117 asareference. This section does not focus on the chief sources of sins 7 Capital Sins but on the common sins committed by youth and what made it a sin. TheSevenCapitalSinsarejustareferenceforthespeaker. a. Rebelliousness: to parents, authorities and society. (e.g. answering back, vandalism) These are sins because God told us to respect our parentsinExodus20:12. b. Cheating,lying,stealing,cursing,greenjokes,slanderandgossip. c. Vices,Abuseofalcohol,illegaldrugs. d. Sexual sins: necking, petting, pornography, masturbation, homosexualacts,etc. e. Horoscope,superstition,spiritualism,nonChristianreligions. f. Addiction to computer games, talking hours on the phone, hanging outwithfriends.
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Note: Give examples that are appropriate to the participants. In some cases, the speaker should be able to explain why these sins are actually wrong. Such as pre marital sex, gossip and other related things like the stated. These sins have been so widely accepted that people do not see themasimmoralanymore. 4. WhatMustWeDoToRepent? (4H's:Attitudestotakeinrepentance) a. Honesty Call sin a sin. (e.g. Some say sin is a growth experience or that cheatingduringexamsissharing) b. Humility Admit you fell into sin because you are weak. You need God to overcomeyoursins. . c. Hatethesin Hate sin and not the sinner. If you hate sin you'll stay away from it and you won't make any justifications for doing it (e.g. "I am just human","somebodyelsemademedoit"). d. Haveagoodconfession. Go to confession, it allows you to be humble. You get sound advice from priests and support from brothers and sisters in Christ when youshareyourweaknessestothem.Wegotoconfessionbecauseweare allsinnersandwearesorryforwhatwedid.Ifweacknowledgeoursins, he is faithful and just and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from every wrongdoing.1John1:9 B. HaveFaith! 1. We need to have faith that when we come to the Lord in repentance He will forgive us and give us the strength to follow Him. To have faith is to be sure of thethingswehopefor;tobecertainofthethingswecannotsee(Heb11:1). a. We place our trust in Christ, believing that He will conquer our sinfulness, thatHewillforgiveusandhealusofoursins. b. Trusting,committingourselvestothepersonofChrist.
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2. ThecharacteristicsoffaiththatwearetalkingaboutisshowninMatthew14:22 33. a. FaithisrelyingonwhatGodsaid. When Christ told Peter that he could walk on the water, although he knew it was impossible, he still believed. In the same way, when Christ promises that He will save us from our sins, we should believe that He can andHewill. b. Faithisnotjustafeelingbutisadecisiontobelieve. Peter acted in spite of fear. He was scared of drowning. Still, he believed in what Christ said that faith is not a feeling but rather a decision thatweshouldmake.FaithisdecidingtoputourtrustinChrist. c. We should accept and believe in Christ as our personal Savior and in His promises.(Acts16:31,Luke11:911) III. HEALINGANDFORGIVENESS A. Theneedforhealing 1. When we come before God and respond to Him, we first acknowledge our sinfulness and come before Him in repentance and then in faith, ask for forgiveness. 2. As we do this, we also ask Him to heal us, because these hurts, sinful ways are obstacleswhichkeepusfromtotallyreceivingGod'sgrace. Healing will not be complete if we haven't forgiven those who have hurt us, especiallyifthey'retheonesclosesttous. B. HealingthroughForgiveness 1. Sharehowhurtsinthedifferentareasofourlifelistedbelowcanhinderusfrom drawingneartotheLord,andhowforgivenessbeginstheprocessofhealing. a. Ourparents/family, b. Ourfriends, c. Others
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2. HealingOccurs a. b. c. d. Whenweforgive Whenweaskforforgiveness WhenwehumblyaskGodtohealus When we serve others, focus more on helping others heal instead of focusingonourselves
IV. CONCLUSION God wants us to experience the fullness of life in His love, by knowing Him. However,oursinsandhurtsblockmuchofHisblessingsforus. Christ wants to remove these hindrances and extend His mercy towards us, but we have to do our part and repent from these sins. We need to believe that He will forgiveandstrengthenusandbringushealing. Then we can fully receive God's blessing, His Holy Spirit which strengthens us and allows us to live our lives as truly pleasing to God. We will hear more about this in thenexttalk. (TheTeamLeaderconductsActivity1and2.RefertoTeamLeadersHandbook TheSessionsandtheirPurposefortheactivityafterthistalk)
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RECEIVINGGODSGIFT:THEPOWEROFTHEHOLYSPIRIT
TALKFOUROFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP SESSIONDYNAMICS OBJECTIVES: 1. GivetheparticipantsabasicunderstandingoftheHolySpiritandmakethemappreciate itspowerandgifts. 2. LetthemknowhowtoreceiveandexperiencethepoweroftheHolySpirit. 3. HelpthemreceivethepoweroftheHolySpiritthroughtheprayoversession. 4. TeachthemhowtopraiseandworshipGod. SPEAKERSPROFILE: The speaker should be a brother who is also a YFC leader. A sister YFC leader can give thetalkifitisinanALLgirlsyouthcamp. DYNAMICS: 1. After dinner, the team leader gathers the participants and reminds them to dress properly for the next session. He will lead the opening prayer with a song before introducingthespeaker. 2. Talkproper 3. After the conclusion, the speaker will explain and give some tips on the prayover ceremony. 4. ThespeakerwillcontinuewiththeCommitmenttoChristCeremony. 5. The speaker prepares the participants for the prayover ceremony and cues the facilitatorsiftheycannowstartwiththeceremony. 6. Aftertheparticipantsareprayedovertheyareencouragedtostayinaprayerfulmood. 7. As soon as all the participants are prayed over, the team leader will give a brief explanationofwhatandhowisworshipdone.(RefertotheTeamLeadersHandbook) 8. Full Worship to be led by the team leader. The team leader will give the closing exhortation.
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RECEIVINGGODSGIFT:THEPOWEROFTHEHOLYSPIRIT
TALKFOUROFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP EXPANDEDOUTLINE Note: The duration of the talk will be 3040 minutes. The Goal of the speaker is to make the participants willing to receive the Holy Spirit and accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. It wouldbebetterifthespeakercanillustratethebibleversesofthetalk.(refertothemainpoints ofthetalkoutline) I. INTRODUCTION:ChristiansTodayandBefore A. Christianstoday: Christians today can't seem to live as they should; they seem weak, lacking power. A lot of people today including the youth have forgotten to dream big and justsettleforless.Manypeoplethinkthatlifeishopeless. However,Christianswerenotalwayslikethat. B. Christiansbefore: TheChristiansintheearlyChurchpossessedcertainstrengthandboldnessof character, a power that attracted so many to join this group of fishermen, slaves, GentilesandJews. So many converts from different races, nations, social strata were brought into their fold. By 325 AD, the Emperor of Rome himself became a Christian. And today,itisthelargestfaithintheworld. What was this power that transformed 12 insignificant men and their brethren into the pillars that established Christendom? It wasn't human might or intellect,itwasthePoweroftheHolySpirit,thesameSpiritthatcontinuestofilland transformthelivesofsomanyChristianstoday. II. THEPOWEROFTHEHOLYSPIRIT A. Misconceptions: 1. God'smessenger. 2. ThedoveinChrist'sbaptism. B. TheHolySpiritisGod,the3rdPersonintheBlessedTrinitywhoproceedsfromthe Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit is equal to the Father and the Son because He isGod.
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C. God'spromisedspirit. 1. ANewHeartandaNewSpirit(Ezekiel36:2627) God promised a spirit that will enable all men to follow Him. He promisedtogivemen"AnewheartandanewSpirit... 2. TheValleyoftheDryBones(Ezekiel37:114) ThisstorygivesusavisionofwhatthePowerofHisHolySpiritcando. In scriptures, the wind is often usedto refer toGods Sprit. Gods Holy Spiritcanfillusandbringlife,helpusliveasHissonsanddaughters. 3. GodsSpiritbringsabout a. UnionwithGod(IamunitedwithGod)1Jn3:24 When we receive the power of the Holy Spirit, we begin a personal and intimate relationship with God. Gods word becomes alive in us as we read scripture. We hear Him speaking to us in our hearts and we experience Him touchingourlives. b. Anewnature(Iamanewbeing)Galatians5:2223 As we grow in our personal relationship with God, He slowly molds us into His likeness, removing the selfishness in our hearts, making us more loving, morelikeJesus. c. Powertoserve(Ihavethepowertoserve)Acts1:8 Gods Spirit empowers us to serve, giving us the boldness to speak His words and making us willing to face the challenge of bringing others to Him, in spiteofthedifficultiesandtrialswemayface. (Note: In sharing the 3 points above, the speaker should share his own experiencesofthese3points.)
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III. HOWDOWERECEIVETHEPOWEROFTHEHOLYSPIRIT A. TheComingoftheHolySpirit(Acts2:18)Narrateinyourownwordsthispassage. Praying for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit may not be exactly like this event. But we can take certain points from this event to help and guide us in receiving the BaptismoftheHolySpirit. 1. Weask.(Luke11:910) Infaith,weknowthatwhenweaskforit,itwillbegiventous. 2. Webelieve.(Luke11:13) We should believe that when we ask for God's Holy Spirit, He will surely giveit. B. Whatdowespecificallyaskfor? 1. ApersonalrelationshipwithJesusChrist. 2. SpiritualGifts(1Corinthians12:411) a. ThesearegiftsthatGodgivestohelpusinourChristianlives. The gifts are wisdom, healing, miracles, prophecy, discernment, faith,tongues,knowledge,andinterpretation Note: The speaker should explain all the gifts of the spirit but would give emphasisontheGiftofTongues.Theexplanationbelowisareferencefor thespeakeronthedifferentspiritualgifts. TheNineSpiritualGifts i. Wisdom is not just good practical judgment or common sense or a highdegreeofknowledge.ThewisdomthatisoftheSpiritiscentered onJesus. ii. Healing is the supernatural ability to effect a cure of physical or otherhumanillnessthroughprayer iii. Miracles is the supernatural ability to perform miraculous act, acts that are not the result of any known natural law or agency but are causedbydivineintervention. iv. ProphecyisthegiftbywhichapersonisusedbyGodtospeakonhis behalf v. Discernment is the gift by which a person can recognize the spirit behindaparticularsituation. vi. Faith is not just an intellectual belief in God, but a confident assuranceinGodwhichallowsustomoveforwardwithoutanydoubt atall.
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vii. Tonguesisacharismaticgiftbywhichapersonisabletoutterwords or sounds which are not known or understandable to his human intellect. viii. Knowledge is not just knowing a lot of things through study or experience. Knowledge that is of the spirit is the fruit of revelation, foundedonfaith,andsynthesizedbyChristianexperience. ix. Interpretation is a companion to the gift of tongues, when used for prophecy, and is necessary so that those who hear may understand, andsobeedified. b. ExplainespeciallytheGiftofTongues. It is a gift of prayer It is a prayer that only God can understand andonlywecanspeak.Becauseofthisspiritualgift,oursoulsareableto saywhatitreallywantstoexpresstoGod. This spiritual gift pleases God. We humble ourselves when we prayinalanguagewedon'tunderstand.ThistotalhumilitypleasesGod. Thegiftoftonguesbecomesadoorwaytotheotherspiritualgifts. C. HindrancestoreceivingtheHolySpirit. 1. UnrepentantAttitude(Iamneverwrong) Sin alienates us from God. When we refuse to be repentant for our sin, we keep ourselves fromexperiencing God and His Spirit. This is why weneed to gotoconfession. 2. FeelingofUnworthiness(AmIworthy?) Everyone is unworthy, what the Lord requires is simply a humble spirit thatapproachesHiminrepentanceandasksforforgiveness. 3. Pride(Iamtoocoolforthis) Keeps us from acknowledging our need for God, and asking Him into our lives,butGodwillkeeponknockinguntilwe'rehumbleenoughtoaskHimin. If we're afraid of looking foolish, we must humble ourselves if we are to receiveGod'sSpirit.
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Note: People are often willing to look foolish for other reasons, e.g. concerts,basketballgames,celebrities.Weshouldbemorewillingtolookfoolish forGod. 4. Doubt(Areyouforreal?) Encourage the participants to focus on what's true. God promised His spiritandHewon'tgobackonHisword. 5. Reliance on nonChristian beliefs and objects (I get strength from these things) Example:amulets,antinganting,agimat,etc. IV. CONCLUSION (RecallEzekiel37:114) LivingtheChristianlifeseemsalmostimpossible.Butwehaveahope,ahopein God's promiseHis Holy Spirit which strengthens us and gives us the gifts we need in ordertoliveastruesonsanddaughtersofGod. Note:Our nextactivity will be the commitmentceremony and pray over session. Give the participant a general view of what they can expect. The Speaker must ask the participants to stretch and exercise a bit to avoid people sleeping while the session is ongoing.
PRAYOVERSESSION(BAPTISM)
V. PRAYOVERSESSIONEXPLANATION Note: We recommend that the speaker should conduct the baptism or pray over session. Our purpose tonight is to ask the Lord for the power of His Holy spirit that enables us to live as true Christians. To do this, we will first have to come before our Lord, believe and accept Him as our personal Lord and Savior and commit our lives to Him.Afterthis,wewillpraywithoneanotherfortheBaptismoftheHolySpirit. A. ExplaintheSession 1. This is not a new baptism. We were all baptized when we became Catholics. What we want to do now is to pray for one another so that we can immerse ourselvesinGod'sSpiritandbeempoweredasChristians.
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2. ExplaintheprocessofBaptism/prayingoversession a. First, we will be having a Commitment to Christ Ceremony where you will beencouragetoaccepttheHolySpiritbecausereceivingtheHolyisreceiving Christ. b. After this, your discussion group leaders will approach you and bring you somewheremoreconduciveandprivatefortheprayover. c. Processofprayingover. B. FinalTips 1. Relax. Our pray over session, and your decision to follow the Lord, is very important, but don't let this make you anxious. Relax and be at peace, this will makeiteasierforyoutoopenuptotheLord. 2. Don'texpectaparticularexperience. Expecting one particular type of experience might keep you from recognizing God's work in you. God knows you more than you know yourself. Heknowsexactlyhowheshouldtouchyou. 3. Don'tanalyzethesoundsyoumake. Weencourageyoutocontinuetobeinanatmosphereofprayer. Go back to your seat; we will end together once everyone has been prayedfor. PrayerfortheBaptismoftheHolySpirit/spiritualgifts. d. Aftertheprayover. Prayer of Deliverance: Casting out the works of Satan in your life. (e.g."InthenameofJesus,spiritofdeceitwecastyouout".) Prayer of Thanksgiving: Your discussion group leaders will thank the Lordforthecommitmentthatyoujustmade.
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In speaking or praying in tongues, just focus on the Lord and praise Him. WhatcomesoutofyourmouthandhowyoupraiseGodisuptoHim. 4. Initiate. God respects you, and won't force you to praise Him in tongues. You have to initiate praying in a language you don't know, and then God will inspire youandgiveyouthewordstosay. (e.g. Even if God has already inspired you to write a song, the song will never be heard unless you actually pickup a guitar, play the tune and write the words. In the same way, you have to begin praying in tongues by first initiating it.) 1. After the explanation, the speaker or team leader asks the participants to meditateaboutallthetalks. 2. While the participants are meditating, a meditative song may be played (e.g. Here I am to Worship, Heaven). We recommend that there should only be one songforreflection. 3. After the song is sung, the speakerasks those who want to make a commitment toChristtostandup.Then,thePrayerofCommitmentisrecitedtogether. Focus on worshipping God and not the words you use to worship, thenletGodtakecontrol. Once you've run out ofwords to worship God, utter the first syllables thatcomesintoyourmindandusethisforworship. FocusonGod.WorshipHiminyourownwords.
C. COMMITMENTCEREMONY
COMMITMENTTOCHRIST
Leader: DoyourenounceSatanandallwrongdoing? Participant: Yes,Ido.
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Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died to free you from sins thatHerosetobringyounewlife?
Participant: Yes,Ido. Leader: Do you choose to follow Jesus as your Lord, to love Him, honor Him and obey Him? Participant: Yes,Iwill.
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(Askparticipantstorepeatafteryou.) LordJesusChrist,/Iwanttobelongtoyoufromnowon./Iwanttobefree/fromthedominion ofdarkness/andtheruleofSatan,/andIwanttoenterintoyourkingdom/andbepartofyour people./ I will turn away from all wrong doing,/ and I will avoid everything/ that leads me to wrongdoing./ I ask you to forgive/ all the sins that I have committed/ I offer my life to You,/ andIpromisetoobeyyouasmyLord. 4. Everyoneisthenaskedtobeseated,andwaitfortheirturntobeprayedover. (PRAYOVERSESSION) VI. WORSHIP(RefertotheTeamLeadersHandbook) VII. CLOSINGEXHORTATION(Aftertheworship) A. Differentpeopledifferentexperiences. 1. Some may have prayed in tongues, cried or simply felt God's presence. Others may have had a very simple experience. The Holy Spirit comes to each of us differently. 2. An emotional experience is not an indication of God's Holy Spirit. Rather, focus on the fact, that you committed yourself to Jesus Christ and that is the most important. If you asked for His Spirit, whatever experience you had, He surely gaveittoyou.
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B. Satanwilltemptyoutodoubt. Hewillneverceaseintryingtotakeawaythetreasureyouhavejustreceived today. (The speaker should give an example on how Satan will tempt them to doubt.) C. Don'texpectallyourproblemstogoaway. Focus on the truth. Now you have God and through all your problems, He willalwaysbethere.Andtheseproblemswillneveroverwhelmyou. D. Goeasyonsharingwithotherswhatyouhaveexperienced. 1. All of these things were first explained to you before they were done. Don't expectyourfriendstounderstandyou. 2. Try to explain what you went through in a very ordinary and understandable way. Better yet, share to them what you experienced by showing the change in youasChristbeginstodwellatthecenterofyourlife. E. Befaithful/TakecareoftheSpirit. 1. Likeanygift,thegiftyoureceivedtonightcanbelost,souseit. 2. YoucommittedtofollowtheLord,befaithfultothatdecision. 3. Have a daily prayer time where you can experience and get to know God and whereHecanslowlybutsurelyworkinyourlifedaily. VIII. CONCLUSION WhentheHolySpiritcomesuponyou,youwillbefilledwithpowerandyou will be witnesses for Me in Jerusalem in all of Judea and Samaria and to the ends of theearth.Acts1:8 (Note: Encourage the participants to be faithful in their commitment to the Lord. God has begun a powerful work in their lives today, He will always be faithful tous,andbyHisSpiritwecanbefaithfultoHim.)
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GROWINGINTHESPIRIT
TALKFIVEOFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP SESSIONDYNAMICS OBJECTIVES: 1. Help the participants sustain and deepen their personal relationship with God through thetoolsforChristianGrowth. 2. InvitetheparticipanttoYFCCommunity. 3. IntroducethemtothecovenantofYFC. SPEAKERSPROFILE: 1. AYFCleaderwhoisawellexperiencedinthecommunity. 2. His/hergrowthinYFCshouldbeveryevidentinhisserviceandlife. 3. He/Sheshouldbeapersonwhowalkshis/hertalk. SHARERSPROFILE: (1brotherand1sister;oneofthemshouldhaverecentlygraduatedinaYouthCamp) AYFCmemberwhoreallyusedthetoolsinhis/hergrowthtowardsholiness. DYNAMICS: 1. Afterthecommonprayertime,theteamleadergatherstheparticipantsandcollectsthe letter.Hewillleadtheopeningprayerwithasongbeforeintroducingthespeaker. 2. Talkproper 3. While the talk is going on, the parents are gathered in a separate room where they cannotbeseen.Theywillbebriefedofwhatisgoingtohappennext. 4. Just before the conclusion, the speaker calls on the two sharers. Each sharer will be given25minutestosharehowtheyhaveusedthetoolsintheirChristiangrowth. 5. TheSpeakercontinueswiththeconclusion. 6. The team leader will set the mood and distribute the letters from their parents at the sametimeintheparentsareathelettersfromtheparticipantsarealsodistributed.
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7. The parents will be called over to spend 30 minutes alone with their children with the followingdiscussionstarter: a. Readtheletters. b. Verbalizewhatisintheletter. c. Askforgivenessfromeachother. d. Expressgratitudetoeachother. 8. TheteamleadergatherseveryoneinthesessionhallandconductsthePrayover. 9. TheteamleaderreadstothemthecovenantofYFCandinvitesthemtoYFC.Thosewho wanttojoinYFCwillbeaskedtostandupandparticipateintheDedicationCeremony. 10. Asharingofexperiencesfromtheparticipants,serviceteamorparentswillthenfollow. 11. ThewholesessionwillbeclosedwithaPraisefest. 12. TheteamleaderwillannouncethenextHHmeetingandthenextactivityofthechapter.
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GROWINGINTHESPIRIT
TALKFIVEOFTHEYFCYOUTHCAMP EXPANDEDOUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION We have heard a lot of good things in this camp, God's love, His salvation, and received His Holy Spirit. All of us in one way or another have experienced God's goodnessthisweekend.Butafterallthese,whatdowedonext? Inthistalk,we'dliketosharewithyouwhatwecandotosustainournewfound relationshipwithGod. II. HOWCANWEGROWASSONSANDDAUGHTERSOFGOD? We know, clearly now more than ever, that God's love is real. That the Holy Spirit is realand that Heis truly in us. God is truly good. All His plans for us are for our owngood. But what happens after this Camp when all of us are no longer in this exciting environment? What happens when we go back to our friends at home or classmates in school who do not understand what we have gone throughfriends who might even convinceusthatwhatwehavegonethroughisweirdandoutofthisworld? A. Attitudesweshouldhave: 1. WehaveGod'sgiftofsalvation. We should leave this place with the conviction that what we have gone through was truly a gift from God, for our good and our salvation. The way to God through Jesus is the only wayand we shouldfightanyideaordirectionthat tellsusotherwise. 2. WehaveGod'sSpirit. We now have God's Spirit in us to strengthen us, to protect us and to helpusovercomeobstaclestoourdecisiontogrowasmenandwomenofGod. 3. Weneedtogrow. We need to realize that we have to invest time and effort learning the tools to growth and support pillars to preserve what we have and to receive muchmore.
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B. ToolsforChristianGrowth:TheFourSpokes AllthetoolstoChristianGrowthareavailablewhenyoujoinYouthforChrist. NOTE:YoucanillustratethisportionbylikeningthetoolsofChristiangrowth to the four spokes of the wheel. The wheel representsourChristianlife which draws power from the center of the wheel, or the hub, which represents Christ. The power is transmitted through the four spokes of the wheel. If any one of the four spokes is missing,thewheelwillnotfunction. 1. PrayerandStudyofScriptures If we want to grow in our relationship with God, we need to spend time with Him in prayer and reading scriptures. a. Decide on having prayer time 15 minuteswilldo. b. Have a regular time and place for prayer. c. Use of prayer and scripture guides willbeveryhelpful. 2. Fellowship a. Fellowshipisimportanttous. It is in our nature to enjoy the company of people our age. It is for this reason that teenagers have their own groups in the neighborhood, and fraternitiesandsororitiesinschool. There seems to be a strong need for us to belong to a peer group. In a peer group, there is oftentimes peer pressure, which could be either positive or negative. b. TheYFCprovidesarealenvironmentwheregenuinefriendshipcanhappen. It is a place where we experience positive peer pressure, to speak what is trueandtodowhatisrightinaccordancewithGod'splan.
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c. The YFC is a place where building strong bonds friendship and brotherhood are consideredasimportantgoalsofitsactivities. 3. Service a. Whenwearegiventheopportunitytoserve,wegrowinourrelationshipwithGod. Youthareendowedwithalotoftalentsandenergiesthatoftentimesarenot tapped for productive use, especially in serving God. We have a lot of opportunities to serve such as YCOM (YFC Communications). A special programthatinvolvesevents,musicminetc. Youth are the hope of today. We are called to love the poor and move towardsnationbuilding.WehavethisgoodnewscalledCFCANCOP.(ANCOP is our communitys work with the poor. ANCOP Stands for ANSWERING THE CRYOFTHEPOOR) We know that given the right motivation and challenges, we can be responsibleandproductive.
b. YFC,justlikeCFC,isanevangelisticgroupforyoungadults. OurmissionistobringGodtootherteenagers. In doing this, we develop a sense of mission. We develop our gifts and we starttomakearealefforttobeeffectivewitnessesfortheLordasweserve. 4. Sacraments:TakinganActivePartintheChurch InadditiontoallthesetoolsthatwecoulduseinourChristiangrowth,weshould beawarethatanotherimportanttooltofurtherenhancethisgrowthistoparticipatein the sacraments of the Church. (e.g. attending mass on Sundays, having a regular confession). Note: The speaker should give focus on the sacraments that the youth can receive and mentions the other sacraments. The explanation below is just a reference forthespeakerontheSevenSacraments. ThefollowingaretheSevenSacraments a. Baptism We were baptized in order to be saved. (John 3:5). The original sin is forgiven.WebecomechildrenofGodandmembersofthechurch.
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b. Reconciliation (John 20:2223) All of us need the sacrament of penance, because all of us aresinners.(1John1:89).Wecannotsaythatthereisnoneedtoconfessoursinsto the priest, and that we can confess our sins straight to God (Matthew 16:19). Penanceremitsallsins,andgivesusthesanctifyinggrace. c. HolyEucharist (Mark 14:2224) We receive the body and blood of Christ. We are in communionwiththeChurchandwereceiveeternallife. d. Confirmation (Acts 2:14 and Acts 19:6) We receive the Holy Spirit and become soldier of Christ.
e. Marriage (Matthew19:5)Covenantoflovebetweenamanandawoman. f. HolyOrders (Luke22:1920)WhenwereceivethevocationfromtheLordweshouldhave thecouragetoabandoneverythingandfollowHim. g. AnointingoftheSick They will lay their hands on the sick, who will recover (Mark 16:18) Confers thesacramentalgraceonthesickperson. (Thespeakercallsonthetwosharers) III. CONCLUSION GodcallsustolivealifethatispleasingtoHim.Helovedusfirst,Hehasalready diedforus,HehasgivenusHisHolySpirit,butevenmore,Hegivesustoolsthatwecan use to grow in our relationship with Him. The challenge is left to us. . ."will we respond tothatcall?" We'renotsayingthataftergivingthroughthisyouthcamp,we'llbelivingperfect Christian lives. We'll be probably fall but it's standing up those matters most. After all, it'sfaithfulness,notsuccessthatGodwants. Goddiedforus,nowit'stimeweliveforHim.
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever remains in me and I in Him will bearmuchfruit,becausewithoutmeyoucandonothing.John15:5
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PARENTSDIALOGUE
Ask parents to spend 30 minutes alone with their children. Ask them to begin the dialogue by giving/readingtoeachotherthelettersthattheyprepared. DiscussionStarter: a. Readtheletters b. Verbalizewhatisintheletter c. Askforgivenessfromeachother d. Expressgratitudetoeachother Note: It is advisable to insert a time where the participants will be able to share their experiencesinthecamp
PRAYOVER
1. After the dialogue, the team leader explains the pray over session. Ask parents to go to theirchildrenandprayoverthemusingthisprayer. Note:Chooseaparentandachildfromtheparticipantstoleadtheprayover. (Youmayasktheparentstofirstsaytheirownprayersfortheirchildrenandthenrepeat aftertheprayerbelow). PRAYERFORCHILDREN Godhasgivenyoutome,/(nameofchild)/asagift/toloveandtoguide./Iwishall good thingsfor you./ Forgive me for any hurts that I may have given you./ As I forgive you/ of the hurts you may have given me./ I now call upon you God's blessings./ May the Lord bless you and keep you./ May the Lord make His face shine upon you/ and be gracious unto you./ MaytheLordliftupHiscountenanceuponyou/andgiveyoupeace.Amen. 2. Theparticipants/childrenwillnowprayovertheirparents. a. (To the participants) We believe that the people who love you the most are your parents. But as they have striven in their own way, to express this love they may havemademistakes.Often,ourresentmentsstemfromthis.
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b. If we are to live a Christian life, we must first ask the Lord to heal these hurts betweenourparentsandourselves. c. Ask participants to pray over their parents. (Follow the same format that was done whentheparentsprayedovertheirchildren). PRAYERFORPARENTS God has given you to me, / (Papa and Mama or Dad and Mom) / as my guides in His place/ here on earth. / I know that you love me / and in your love / you may have committed mistakes/thathurtme./Iforgiveyouforthese./Iwantyoutoknow/thatIloveyou/andask for forgiveness/ for all the hurts/ I have given you./ May God bless you in everything you do./ ThisIpray/inthenameofJesusChrist/myLordandSavior./Amen.
DEDICATIONCEREMONY
NOTE: Theteam leader will conduct the dedication ceremony. This portion is done immediately after the PrayOver Session of the Parents and Child/children. The parents will be asked to witnesstheirchild/childreninthededicationceremony. I. "LivingouttheChristianlifeisnoteasy.Weneedanenvironmentthatcansupportusin this.ItisintothisthatYFCwouldliketohelp." II. "Many of us through God's grace, and with the help of the brothers and sisters have been helped in our commitment to Christ because of the environment we have in YFC. Wewouldliketoinviteyoutojoinuswherewecancontinuesupportoneanother." A. ReadfirsttotheparticipantstheYFCStatementofCommitment.(InsidetheYFCID) B. AYFCIDwillbegiventoalltheparticipantsbytheserviceteam. C. The Music Ministry will play one reflection song while the participants go through theYFCStatementofCommitment. D. After they read the entire Commitment once, the team leader will ask the participants to recite the Commitment (you may do this by reading a line at a time andaskingthemtorepeatafteryou). III. Some participants may feel discouraged to join YFC upon hearing the difficult demands of the Statement of Commitment. This happens when living out this commitment perfectly is perceived to be a prerequisite in becoming a member. It should be made clear that the Statement of Commitment is simply a goal. To agree with this Commitmentmeanssupportingoneanotheraswetrytoachievethisgoal.
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TheCovenantofaYouthforChristMember
1. IamspecialbecauseIamason/daughterofGod. 2. MyfamilyisGod'sgifttome. 3. Itismyprivilegetobestudyinginmyschool. 4. IbelongtothebiggerfamilyofCFCYouthforChrist. 5. Godhasaspecialpurposeinallowingmetobeborn/liveinthiscountry Icommittoloveandservemycountrywithallmyheart. Iwillhonorourculture,ourtraditionsandourvalues. Iwillgivethebestofmyselftobringoutthebesttomycountrymen. I commit to being a champion of the poor and inspire my family, friends and areasofinfluencetobethesame. Iwillstrivetopreserveandprotecttheenvironment. I will relate in love and loyalty to the brothers and sisters from other schools, cities,provinces,statesandcountries. IwillservetheLordinYFCinwhateverwayIcan,whenever,wherevertheLord choosestocallme. IwillfollowthedirectionsofmyeldersandleadersinYFC. I will show love and loyalty to the Lord and to my school by being a good student. Iwilltakeresponsibilityinmystudies. Iwillrespectschoolauthorities. Iwillservemyclassmatesandbuildgoodrelationshipsinschool. I will love, honor and respect my parents in spite of whatever state or circumstancestheyarein. I believe that my blood brothers and sisters are God's gift to me. I will strive to growinunityandunderstandingtowardsthem. Iwillbeasourceofhealingtoanyfamilybrokennessorhurts. IwillspendtimeinprayerwhereIcangrowinloving,honoringandservingHim. IwilllearnandgrowinlivingouttheseidealsandprinciplesofmyLordJesus. I believe that my body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. I will not dishonor the Lordthroughdrunkenness,drugsorimmorality. IwillparticipateactivelyinthelifeofmyChurch.
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IV. The speaker or the team leader presents participants to parents explaining that their child/childrenhavejustmadetheircommitmenttoliveaChristianLife.Theteamleader will encourage the parents to support theirchild/children in thecommitment theyhave made. Note: Haveanappropriatesongplayedatthistime.(E.g.WelcometotheFamily) V. DiscussthecultureofCFCYFC: 1. YFCbrothersandsistersgreeting: Sistertosister patontheback/cheektocheek Sistertobrother patontheback Brothertobrother patontheback 2. ShowproperrespecttoyourYFCcouplecoordinators 3. Wearing your official YFC identification card (I.D.) in all YFC activities or any CFC communityrelatedactivity. VI. SHARING (Fromtheparticipants,parentsandserviceteam) VII. PRAISEFEST VIII. ANNOUNCEMENTS HHgroupings NextActivity
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YOUTHCAMPMANUAL ANNEXES
SAMPLECAMPINVITATIONLETTER
January12,2006 DearParents, Christ'sPeacebewithyou! Your child has been invited to a Youth Camp scheduled on __________________ to be held at _________________________. The Youth Camp is the entry point to the CFC Youth for Christ (YFC) program of Couples for Christ. It is an experience which will afford your child the opportunity to know Jesus Christ in a personal way and build Christian friendships with other young adults in the High School and College levels. This will be achieved through a program consisting of talks and sharings by young adults as well as funfilled activities utilizing the talentsandskillsoftheparticipants. The success of this program largely depends on your involvement especially after the camp. In this regard, we would like to share with you and the other parents more features of the YFC program through the parents orientation scheduled on _______________________ to be heldattheYouthCampvenue. The camp fee of ________ will cover complete board and lodging and camp materials. Please let us know if there are any financial constraints, so we can make arrangements for your child aheadoftime.RegistrationfortheYouthCampwillbefrom___________to_________ofthe firstday. Yourchildrenareenjoinedtobringclothingprovisionsgoodfortwonightsandtwodays.Also, ifdesired,yourchildrenmaybringadditionalsnacks.Kindlyaccomplishtheattachedreplyform and information sheet so we include your child in the list of participants. We are looking forwardtoseeingyouandyourchild(children)atthecamp. ThankyouandGodbless! YoursinChrist, _____________________________ YFCChapterHead _____________________________ CFCChapterCoordinator
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REPLYSHEET
A.FORYOUTHPARTICIPATIONINCAMP (Pleasecheckone) I/Wegrantpermissionforourchild(children)toattend Nameofchild(children) Age __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ I/Weregretthatourchild(children)cannotattendforthefollowingreasons: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ B.FORPARENTSORIENTATION (Pleasecheckone) MotherandFatherwillattend Fatheronlywillattend Motheronlywillattend Guardianwillattend ____________________________________________________________ FATHER'SSIGNATUREMOTHER'SSIGNATURE (Overprintedname) (Overprintedname) Ifnotlivingwithparents, ________________________________ GUARDIANSSIGNATURE (Overprintedname.Staterelationshiptoparticipant) Address:_______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________Tel.#:_____________________
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INFORMATIONSHEET
Sector/Cluster/Chapter/Area:___________________________________ YouthCampDate :___________________________________ I.GeneralInformation Name:_______________________________________Nickname:___________ (Surname)(Givenname)(m.i) Address:______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ Homeno.:___________Mobileno.:_____________Email:___________Birthday:_________ School/GradeorYearlevel/Course:_________________________________________________ SpecialSkills(ex.Playingmusicalinstruments,dancing,singing,etc.):_____________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ OtherSeminars/RetreatsAttended:(extracurricular,religious,etc.) ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ II.MembershipinSchoolandParishOrganizations: ORGANIZATION POSITION/NatureofService ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ III.Indicateillnessthatwillrequirespecialattention: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ IV.ParentalInformation NameofFather :_____________________Occupation:________________ NameofMother:________________________Occupation:________________ Organizationsofparents:(IfmembersofCouplesforChristindicateArea/Chapter). Father:_________________________________________________________ Mother:________________________________________________________ Personstonotifyincaseofemergency Name Relationship Phone _____________________________________________________________________________
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YOUTHCAMPCHECKLIST
Cluster/Chapter/Area: ___________________________ YouthCampDate: ___________________________ A. VENUE:___________________________________________ Tel.#_______________________ Address:(Includemapifneeded): ________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 1.CampFee: _________________________ 2.NumberofParticipants: _________________________ 3.FoodProvisions: _________________________ 4.ContactPerson: _________________________ Tel.#: _________________________ B. MATERIALS 1. Songbooks/Songsheets 3. FirstAidandmedicine 4. Bell 2. Whiteboardw/markeror Blackboardw/chalkor 5. EmergencyLights overheadprojector 6. SoundSystem/microphones a. Registrationmaterials: 7. YFCCovenantIds 8. YouthCampManual b. Informationsheets 9. HolyBible c. Officialreceiptandcash box 10. Crucifix 11. Candles d. Pentelpens,ballpens, paper 12. NoveltyTable e. Envelopes 13. YouthCampCompletion Report f. Tape 14. Others g. Scissors h. Stapler i. YouthCampIDsfor participants C. SERVICETEAM TeamLeader: ________________________________________ AssistantTeamLeader: ________________________________________ CampServants: ________________________________________ CoupleCoordinator(s): ________________________________________
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Talk1: Talk2 Talk3 Talk4: Talk5:
SPEAKERS 1. 2. 1. 2. 1. 2. 1 2.
SHARERS
RegistrationTable Brothers Sisters _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ Facilitators:(ratiotoparticipantsis1:5) BROTHERS AGE SISTERS AGE MusicMinistry: 1. _____________________ 2. _____________________ 3. _____________________ 4. _____________________
5. 6. 7. 8.
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Confession: Priest(s): ____________________________ Whowillpickuppriest? ____________________________ Address: __________________________________________ Phone#: ____________________________ HolyMass: Priest(s): ____________________________ Whowillpickuppriest?: ____________________________ Address: __________________________________________ Phone#: ____________________________ Commentator: _____________________________________ Offerers: _____________________________________ IstReading _____________________________________ 2ndReading: _____________________________________ CollectionBasket(2): _____________________________________ _____________________________________ C. OTHERS 1. NearestDoctor: Phone#: Address: 2. NurseinCamp: Phone#: _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________
3. Program/EntertainmentNight: Emcee(s):____________________________________________ Bonfiresetup: PersoninCharge:___________________________ Firewood food matches
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PARENTSORIENTATIONTALKOUTLINE
Note: The Parents Orientation talk is conducted on the first day of the Youth Camp. Presence of the parents/guardian should be checked and confirmed by the Couple Coordinator assigned in thecamp. MainObjective: 1. For the parents to have a better understanding of the mission and vision of CFC Youth forChrist 2. Tobeinformedofthedynamicsandactivitiesfollowingthecamp. ParentsForumSchedule: I. OpeningPrayer tobeleadbyCFCYFCCoordinator II. BriefhistoryYFC How it started, Four Fs: Fun, Friendship, Freedom and Faith, mission and vision,etc. III. Sharewhattheirchild/childrenwillexperienceduringthecamp IV. YFCSharer allowoneYFCserviceteammember/FTWtosharebrieflytheirexperiencein YFC V. Followup Informtheparentsabouttheactivitieshappeningonthenextcomingdaysof the camp and the various post camp activities such as Household meetings, assemblies. They should also be asked to write a letter to their children which they will bringonthelastdayofthecamp. VI. Q&A openforumforparentstoaskquestions VII. Closingprayer ServiceteammemberorFTWtoendinprayer
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TONGUESWORKSHOPOUTLINE
Verse:Cor.12GiftsoftheHolySpirit Acts2Pentecost Note: The Team Leader/ Fulltime worker/ MV / KASANGGA member can give the tongues workshop.Thisshouldbeconductedbeforethe4thsession. GiftofTongues I. Introduction Share the Story of The Upper Room Experience in Acts 2. The apostles prayed in Tongues and received the power of the Holy Spirit. After that the rest was history, they made a difference in this world. With the leading of the Holy Spirit through the apostlesthewholeworldknewChrist.Doyouwanttomakeadifferencewiththepower of the Holy Spirit? In this Workshop may we just humble ourselves like a child open to receiveaGift.Itsuptoyou! II. WhatisGiftofTongues? 1. SpiritualGiftthatwasfirstusedduringthePentecost(TonguesofFire) 2. ThekeyforyoutousetherestofthegiftsoftheHolySpirit 3. Aprayerthattheevilonecannotunderstand 4. Direct Prayer to God (Praying in Tongues is praying in the Holy Spirit it also means prayinginGod) III. HowtoPraytheGiftofTongues 1. LikeaGiftweshouldopenitanduseit a. Ask(Askforitindeepandsincereprayer) b. Believe(BelievethattheLordwillgive)readMatt7:7 2. ComebeforehisPresence 3. PrayusingnonverballikeWords(ex.RepeatingAlleluia.....) IV. Worship ExhortthemintoworshipwheretheycanprayinTongues SuggestedFlow:
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1. 2FastPraiseSongs(Suggestedsongs:Godisenough,RedeemingLoveetc.) 2. 2SlowWorshipSongs(Suggestedsongs:SpiritofthelivingGod,Igivemyalletc.) V. Processing Youcanaskthemtoshareafter Differentexperiences,feelingbutoneHolySpiritwhomovedus Youmightalreadyopenityoumightnot.InhistimeGodwillallowyouto prayanduseit. Afterthisliketheapostlesitstimetocelebrateandmakeadifference.
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GUIDELINESINTHEPARENTSAREABRIEFING
(ThisshouldbeconductedbytheCoupleCoordinator) On the last day of the camp, the parents of the participants are advised to come. While the last talk is given in the session hall the parents are also gathered in a separate room, preferablyinaroomwheretheywillnotbeseenbytheirchildren.Thefollowingwillbedonein theParentsroom. Note: As the parents arrive, the facilitators will have to collect the letters to their children. Be readytoprovidesomepenandpaperstothoseparentswhohaveforgottentowrite. Before starting, the team leader should have collected all the letters from the participantstotheirparents. I. OpeningPrayer II. ReviewofwhathappenedsincethestartoftheYouthCamp (Citesignificantobservationandsharinginthecamp) III. Checkthelettersoftheparentstotheirchildren IV. Explaintothemwhatwillhappennextandwhytheirpresenceisimportant A. Dialoguewiththeirparents DiscussionStarter: 1. Readtheletters 2. Verbalizewhatisintheletter 3. Askforgivenessfromeachother 4. Expressgratitudetoeachother B. Prayover C. DedicationCeremony(invitationtoYFC) V. Entertainsomequestion (Whilewaitingforthecuetodistributetheletterstotheparents)
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PREYOUTHCAMPREPORT
PROPOSED Date: SECTOR/CLUSTER/CHAPTER: e.g.North1A TeamLeaders: CoupleCoordinators: ExpectednumberofParticipants: SERVICETEAM: CampServants: Facilitators: MusicMinistry: Registration: Logistics: Speakers: Talk1 Talk2 Talk3 Talk4 Talk5 Venue:
Budget: TimeStarts: PreparedBy: NotedBy: _______________________ ________________________ TeamLeader CoupleCoordinator ApprovedBy:__________________
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YOUTHCAMPCOMPLETIONREPORT
ChapterArea DateofYouthcamp ChapterCoupleCoordinator YouthCampVenue (indicateaddressandcontactnumber) ContactNumbers Address ChapterYouthHead TotalNo.ofParticipants
CoupleCoordinatorsPresent: Name OfficiatingPriest: Name ServiceTeamEvaluation TeamHead CampServant preparations generalservices Facilitators PrayerWarrior
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ProgramCommittee Speakers sharers Creatives(ifany) beforethetalk games ENight MusicMinistry Secretariat disseminationof information idsandkits Security ParentsOrientation Others FollowupActivities Activity CovenantOrientation FirstChapterAssembly (otheractivitiese.g.family focused)
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Facilitators: Gender Male
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THEYOUTHCAMP HANDBOOK
TEAMLEADERSGUIDE
AHANDBOOKFORALLYOUTHCAMPTEAMLEADERS
CONTENT TheSessions,ActivitiesandTheirPurpose YouthCampOrientation Worship A. WhatisWorship B. WorshipFormat GuidelinesintheParentsAreaBriefing Formstofillup A. PreYouthCampReport B. YouthCampCompletionReport
Chapter1: Chapter2: Chapter3:
Chapter4: Chapter5:
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CHAPTER1
TheSessions,ActivitiesandTheirPurpose
I. OrientationSession Setsthetoneforthecamp. Clarifiesexpectationsandthehouserules. II. Talk1:GodsLoveandHisPlanforUs Makes the participants aware of the truth that God loves them. The talk also leavesthemwiththechallengetorespondtothislove. III. CommonPrayerTime Allows the participants to experience what its like to have a personal prayer time. After a brief explanation of this activity, one or two songs may be sung to make theparticipantsseetheimportanceofsingingingivingworshiptoGod. For reflection, the participants may be asked to read scripture readings that will help them recall the first talk (i.e. John 3:16; Psalm 139: Jeremiah 6:16). Ask the participantstowritedowntheirreflections. ExplainACTSduringthecommonprayertime. Note: It is during this time that the In His Steps Prayer Journal should be introduced. IV. Talk2:WhoisJesusChristtoMe? Makes the participants aware that Jesus is alive in our lives, that he is someone we can know in a personal way and that He is inviting us to have a personal relationshipwithHim. V. Talk3:Repentance,Faith,HealingandForgiveness Helps the participants become aware that sin and hurts in our lives become obstaclesinexperiencingGodslove.Thetalkhelpstheparticipantsrealizethata personal relationship with Jesus can only happen when we first admit and becomesorryforoursins,repentandforgivethosewhohavehurtus. Activity 1: The Leader asks participants to write down the things that they want to giveuptoGod(sins,thepeoplewhohavehurtthem,peoplewhomtheyhavehurt) Activity2:TeamLeaderleadstheparticipantstomake2lists(listofpeoplewhohurt them&listofpeoplewhomtheyhurt).Theyarethenledtoforgivethoseinthefirst list and asked forgiveness for the second list. After that, the participants may be
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encouragedtowritealettertotheirparentsforthesamepurpose.Theteamleader shouldmakesurethatthisletteriscompletedduringthethirddaysprayertime. VI. TheTeamMeeting TheTeamLeader leadstheteaminworshipandintercession givesfeedback givesinputsfortheBaptismsession leadsprayerforempowerment VII. Talk4:ReceivingthePoweroftheHolySpirit Introduces to the Youth the power of the Holy Spirit they once received in their baptism at birth, to strengthen and guide our lives and clarifies how we can experiencethispowerpersonallyduringourpersonalencounterChrist. VIII. EntertainmentNight(Pure,Clean,FunEntertainment) Theprogramisusedasatimeofcelebrationaftertheparticipantshavereceived the Holy Spirit. This also becomes a good venue for building strong and lasting friendshipamongtheyouth. Encourage both participants and service team to prepare presentation numbers that are brief and wholesome. For this evening, the curfew is often set to a later time. IX. CommonPrayerTimeforthethirdday Reiteratestheimportancethattheprayertimemustbemadeintoadailyhabit. Thereflectionactivityforthisprayertimemaybeusedtofinishtheparticipants letterstotheirparents. X. Talk 5: Growing in the Spirit, Dedication to the Life and Mission of CFC Youth for Christ. Equips the participants with the knowledge of how to grow in their relationship withGod. The session should be conducted in a prayer meeting format (there should be full worship before the session). This further imparts the YFC culture to the participants in showing what an assembly is like. It is in this session that the reading of letters, participants dialogue with parents, praying over each other andinvitationtoYFCwillhappen.
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CHAPTER2
YouthCampOrientation
OrientationDynamics I. Goals A. Toofficiallywelcometheparticipants B. TosettheexpectationsintheYouthCamp C. ToknowcertainattitudestotakeinthewholedurationoftheYouthCamp D. TointroducetheServiceTeamoftheYouthCamp II. Guidelines A. Thiswillbegivenbeforethefirstsession B. Since this is the first gathering of the participants, it should be delivered in a light andfriendlyatmosphere. C. All the service team members should be present when they are introduced and shouldbewearingtheirIDs. D. The orientation will be given by the speaker while the camp servants will be called uponforthehouserulesandotherpracticalreminders. OrientationOutline I. Welcometheparticipants A. Maketheatmospherelightandjoyful.(Giveajokeasanicebreaker,havesetof gamestobreaktheiceforalltheparticipants. B. Make it your goal to help everyonebuild friendship by the end of the camp. You may ask the participants to mingle for a minute or two for them to get to know eachother. C. WelcomingRemarks: 1. IntroduceyourselfastheTeamLeader, 2. Introducetheteam, 3. Explanation of terms: What is it that they are getting into? What is YFC (YouthforChrist),aYouthCamp? II. Expectations A. Whattheparticipantsmayexpect 1. Meetnewfriends 2. Havefun 3. KnowmoreaboutGodandgrowclosetoHim 4. Give a general picture of what the camp will be like (e.g. fun, friends, talk...etc.)
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[Note: A lot of people have different expectations about this Camp. Some may know that its something like a Life in the Spirit Seminar. Some expect to cry or have an emotional experience while some may have no expectations at all. Others may expect to come to great revelations or may expect to be helped in making big decisions. Although, these may happen, these are not the goals that we are aiming for. Rather, if they come out of this Camp being able to say that theyknowGodalittlebitmore,thattheyareclosertoHimevenmorethen,they havereachedthegoaloftheCamp.] B. Attitudestotake.(Whatweexpectfromtheparticipants) 1. Godbroughtyouhere. WhateverreasonsyouhaveitwasGodwhobroughtyouhere.He wantstodosomethinginyourlifeduringtheCamp. 2. MakethemostoftheYouthCamp. How much you give of yourselves in this Camp, is how much you willreceive. 3. Participate.Don'tanticipate. Don't keep thinking of what might happen next. But rather, participate in the present activity. Pray, when it's time to pray. Sing, whenit'stimetosing.Rest,whenit'stimetorest. 4. Don'tanalyzeorcriticize. Beopentonewthings. 5. ExpectGodtowork. If we truly desire Him and seek Him, we shall find Him. This is God'spromise. III. WhatTheyShouldKnow (At this point, the team leader may pass on the microphone to the camp servant, preferably a youth as well, as one who is being trained for leadership, for the following information.) A. Houserulesofvenueandotherrelatedimportantinformation. (GethouserulesfromretreathouseandCoupleCoordinators) B. Whomtoapproach,iftheparticipantsneedanything 1. Practicalities(e.g.bedsheets,phones,toothpaste) 2. Emergencies(FirstAid) C. It would be helpful to always have a pen, paper/notebook, and a Bible with you duringthesessions. IV. Askeveryonetomoveintothedininghallfordinner.
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CHAPTER3
WorshipduringtheCamp
WhatisWorship? Worship is being able to come before the presence of GOD and being able to acknowledgethathealoneisGOD.Wearecreatedtoworshipandglorifyhim.Inglorifyinghim we sing songs of praise and worship. As said by St. Augustine he who sings praise twice. We canJumpanddancelikeDavidashecelebrateGodsloveinthebookofPsalm.Wecanraiseup ourhandsaswesurrenderourlivesinprayer. WorshipFormat TheFollowingistheusualformatofworship: I. Exhortation.Thefollowingcanbeusedasexhortationpoints: A. WhathappenedintheprayoverisagiftfromGod. Itisanintimateexperiencewith theHolySpirit. B. Despite our sinfulness He did not hold back his blessing and grace to us and will neverwillbecauseHelovesussomuch.Hewantsustocontinueto: 1. BeunitedwithHim 2. Beanewbeing 3. Havethepowertoserve II. SignoftheCross III. Short Prayer. The worship leader will give an opening prayer that the Holy Spirit will continuetoworkinthenextminutesofworship. IV. Firstfastsong. V. SimultaneousPraising.ThisiswherewehonorGodandacknowledgeHisgreatness. VI. Secondfastsong. VII. Simultaneous Worship. Worship is when we start saying how we feel and when we begin to truly realize Gods greatness. In this level, people start to offer themselvestoGodsayingIbelongtoyou,mylifeisyours. VIII. Slowsong. IX. Singing in the Spirit. The worship leader will encourage the participants to use the Gift ofTonguewhichsome/fewofthemhavereceivedwhentheywereprayedover. X. Gospel Reading and Prophesy. This is the part where, the worship leader will read or willasksomeonetoreadtheGospelwhichisGodswordfortheday. XI. Thanksgiving Prayer. The worship leader will express his gratefulness to God for the success of the youth camp especially the prayover session, for the gifts of the Holy Spirit,fortheparticipationofeveryoneinthecamp,andothers. XII. Stating our Petitions. The worship leader will lift up the concerns and requests to God specifically the continues work of the Holy Spirit in the camp, that the new gift receivedfromtheHolySpiritwillbetakencareof,andothermatters. XIII. Concludingprayer.
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CHAPTER4
GuidelinesintheParentsAreaBriefing
(ThiswillbeconductedbytheCoupleCoordinator) Onthelastdayofthecamp,theparentsoftheparticipantsareadvisedtocome.Whilethelast talkisgiveninthesessionhalltheparentsarealsogatheredinaseparateroom,preferablyina room where they will not be seen by their children. The following will be done in the Parents room. Note: Astheparentsarrive,thefacilitatorswillhavetocollecttheletterstotheirchildren.Bereadyto providesomepenandpaperstothoseparentswhohaveforgottentowrite. Before starting, the team leader should have collected all the letters from the participants to theirparents. I. OpeningPrayer II. ReviewofwhathappenedsincethestartoftheYouthCamp III. (Citesignificantobservationandsharinginthecamp) IV. Checkthelettersoftheparentstotheirchildren V. Explaintothemwhatwillhappennextandwhytheirpresenceisimportant VI. Dialoguewiththeirparents DiscussionStarter: A. Readtheletters B. Verbalizewhatisintheletter C. Askforgivenessfromeachother D. Expressgratitudetoeachother V. Prayover VI. DedicationCeremony(invitationtoYFC) VII. Entertainsomequestion (Whilewaitingforthecuetodistributetheletterstotheparents)
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PREYOUTHCAMPREPORT
PROPOSED Date: SECTOR/CLUSTER/CHAPTER: e.g.North1A TeamLeaders: CoupleCoordinators: ExpectednumberofParticipants: SERVICETEAM: CampServants: Facilitators: MusicMinistry: Registration: Logistics: Speakers: Talk1 Talk2 Talk3 Talk4 Talk5 Venue:
Budget: TimeStarts: PreparedBy: NotedBy: _______________________ ________________________ TeamLeader CoupleCoordinator ApprovedBy:__________________
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YOUTHCAMPCOMPLETIONREPORT
ChapterArea DateofYouthcamp ChapterCoupleCoordinator YouthCampVenue (indicateaddressandcontactnumber) ContactNumbers Address ChapterYouthHead TotalNo.ofParticipants
CoupleCoordinatorsPresent: Name OfficiatingPriest: Name ServiceTeamEvaluation TeamHead CampServant preparations generalservices Facilitators PrayerWarrior
ContactNumbers
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ProgramCommittee Speakers sharers Creatives(ifany) beforethetalk games ENight MusicMinistry Secretariat disseminationof information idsandkits Security ParentsOrientation Others FollowupActivities Activity CovenantOrientation FirstChapterAssembly (otheractivitiese.g.family focused)
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FACILITATORSGUIDE
AHANDBOOKFORALLYOUTHCAMPFACILITATORS
TABLEOFCONTENTS Chapter1: Chapter2: DiscussionGroupGuide OneononeGuide A. Guideline B. 9GiftsoftheHolySpirit PrayoverGuide RolesofFacilitators A. PreYouthCamp B. PostYouthCamp
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DiscussionGroupGuide
Group discussions take place after the first talk and after the second talk. This allows further understanding of Gods message; especially through personal sharings within the group. I. TheProcessingofSharing A. Beginwithashortprayer. B. Introduceeachotherinthegroup. C. Make the participants comfortable / Establish rapport first before dwelling into thediscussion.Also,stresstheconfidentialityofsharingswithinthegroup. D. Proceedwiththediscussion,havingtheassigneddiscussionstartersasguide. E. Endwithashortprayer.(Youmayalsoaskoneofyourgroupmatestolead). II. DiscussionStarters A. Talk1:GodsLoveandHisplanforUs 1. Have a getting to know activity and/or create a name for the group, a chant oragesture/clap,etc. 2. ShareanexperienceorareaofyourlifewhereyoufeltmostlovedbyGod. B. Talk2:WhoisJesusChristtoMe 1. WhoisJesustoyou? 2. What can you do to respond to Jesus invitation of having a personal relationshipwithHim? III. SomeTipsinleadingyourgroupdiscussions. A. You are not expected to know all the answers to their questions. If you cant answer the question, tell them that you will ask somebody then get back to them. B. Wearenottheretoconvincethembutsimplyleadthemtothetruth. C. AvoidusingChristianjargons. D. Keepthediscussiononthetopic. E. Budget your time. Make sure all participants will be given an opportunity to shareinthetimeallottedtoyourgroupsharing. F. Strive to make the participant comfortable with you. Hang around them as muchaspossible. G. Showconcernforyourparticipants. H. Intercedeforeachofyourparticipants. I. Listen to all the talks and sharings even if youve heard these many times already.Youwillalwayslearnsomethingnew. J. Beagoodexampletoyourgroup.Participateinallactivities(e.g.singing).
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CHAPTER2
OnetooneGuide
I. GOALS A. Clarifyquestionsconcerningthesessions. B. Knowtheparticipantsprayerconcerns 1. Relationships 2. God 3. FamilyandRelatives 4. Friends 5. Personalissues(vices,studies,andplansinthefuture) 6. OtherConcerns C. FindoutfactorsthatmayhindertheparticipanttoreceivetheHolySpirit. 1. UnrepentantAttitude 2. FeelingofUnworthiness 3. Pride 4. Doubt D. SeeiftheparticipantwillmakeapersonaldecisiontoacceptJesus.
II. THENINE(9)GIFTSOFTHEHOLYSPIRIT A. Wisdom is not just good practical judgment or common sense or a high degree of knowledge.ThewisdomthatisoftheSpiritiscenteredonJesus.Itisconcernedwith the best way to live. It is God's guidance on how to live as a Christian. (Mark 10:20, 1Cor1214,Luke18:22) B. Knowledge is not just knowing a lot of things through study or experience. Knowledge that is of the spirit is the fruit of revelation, founded on faith, and synthesized by Christian experience. This is more of doctrinal teaching and ability to speak an understanding of a truth of the mystery of Christ. (Read how Paul understandsthemysteryofChristinEph1,Eph3:23) C. Faith is not just an intellectual belief in God, but a confident assurance in God which allows us to move forward without any doubt at all. The charismatic gift of faithseemstobeaspecialgiftofprayer.PrayingwithaGodgivenconfidencewhich produce extraordinary results. Its knowing that what one asks for will be given. (Matt8:10,Matt15:22) D. Healing is the supernatural ability to effect a cure of physical or other human illness through prayer. It s a variation of miracles but it is more limited because healing focuses on restoring the physical body back to health. This gift enables the
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person to be Gods instrument in bringing about the wellbeing of another, on one ormorelevel,spiritual,psychologicalorphysical.(Act5:15,19:12). E. Miraclesisthesupernaturalabilitytoperformmiraculousact,actsthatarenotthe result of any known natural law or agency but are caused by divine intervention. This enables the person t0 be Gods instrument in either an instant healing or in someotherpowerfulmanifestationofGodspower.(Acts8:68,9:3643,13:812). F. ProphecyisthegiftbywhichapersonisusedbyGodtospeakonhisbehalf.Itisa gift when God manifest to man His own thoughts so that a may be given for the individual or for a group of individuals, or for the community. (Acts 13:13, 21:10 13). G. Discernment is the gift by which a person can recognize the spirit behind a particular situation. This enables the person to know the source of an inspiration or action, whether it came from the Holy Spirit, his own human spirit or from the evil spirit.(Acts5:110,8:2024,16:1619). H. Tongues is a gift by which a person is able to utter words or sounds which are not known or understandable to his human intellect, to deliver Gods message for the community.(Acts10:4447,19:6) I. Interpretationisacompaniontothegiftoftongues,whenusedforprophecy,and is necessary so that those who hear may understand, and so be enlightened. It is when a person, after the use of the gift of tongues, gives the general meaning of what the person has said, or a response to what has been said. Interpretation can alsobeusedprivatelyincombinationwiththegiftofprayertongues.(1Cor14:5,13, 27,28) III. TheProcessofconductingOnetoones. A. Greettheparticipantandaskhowhe/sheisdoinginthecamp. B. Startwithaprayer C. Go through with the onetoone session, keeping in mind the goals (mentioned earlier). D. Explain the 9 Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Ask the participant what gift/s he wants to receive. E. Askparticipantsforanyspecialprayerhe/shewantstoincludeintheprayover. F. Explainwhatwillhappenduringtheeveningactivity. G. Closeitwithaprayer IV. SomeTips A. Before the whole session, pray for each participant in your group. Be open to the Lordsleading(Hewillgiveyouthewisdomtoconducttheonetoones).
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B. Be aware of the time. We aim for quality time, taking into consideration each participantinthegroup. C. Keepthesessionlightjustlikehavingarelationalconversationwithafriend. D. In case you are having hard time remembering what you have talked about. Take note every important detail after the onetoone by writing it in a piece of paper. Avoid writing while conversing with each other so that eyetoeye contact is maintained.
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CHAPTER3
PrayoverGuide
I. FORMAT A. AskparticipanttoconfesswithhisownlipsthatJesusisLord. Askhimtojoinyouinaprayerortobegintheprayerhimself B. SpontaneousPraising WorshipandglorifytheLordwiththeparticipant C. PrayerforProtection Lord Jesus, we ask You to cover us with Your Most Precious Blood and MotherMarysMantleofProtection. D. BindingandCasting;Infilling In Jesus name, bind and cast any negativity (vice, addiction, sin) that he/shehas(e.g.anger,fear,lust,envy,anxiety,pride,doubt,etc.). Thenprayforinfillingofthepositivecounterpart(e.g.faithwhentheres doubt;humilitywhentherespride). In the Mighty Name of Jesus, we take authority and gather all the evil spirits around us, above us and below us. We bind and cast them at the footofYourCrosstobegoneforever.AndweasktheHolySpirittofillthe void that the evil spirits have left behind. We pray for protection against anybacklashfromtheevilone. E. LiftingofConcerns Prayfortheconcernsoftheparticipant. F. BaptismoftheHolySpirit;PrayerfortheGiftsoftheHolySpirit Father, we now ask You, in Jesus name, to pour upon (name of participant) Your Holy Spirit, so that he/she may receive new life. We alsoaskYou,inJesusname,togranthim/herthegiftoftonguesandany othergiftthatYouwanthim/hertoreceive. Encouragetheparticipanttoprayintongueswithyou. G. ClosingPrayers Prayerofthanks PrayerforastrongChristianlife OurFather,HailMary,GloryBe
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II. TIPS A. BaptismoftheHolySpiritdoesnotdependontheamountoftimeyoupray.5to 10minutesisenough. B. RememberthatitisGodwhosendsdownHisSpirit,notyou. C. Beawareofwhatishappening(keepyoureyesopen). D. It is the participants prayer. You are merely guiding him/her and praying with him/her. E. In case of disturbances (i.e. demonic oppressions), pray for and claim for Gods peaceinthenameofJesus.Dontpanic. F. FeelfreetoaskforhelpfromyourcouplecoordinatorortheTeamLeader. G. If you do decide to go for help, ask one of your prayer partners to do it. Do not leaveyourparticipantatanytimeduringbaptism H. Ask for support from the CFCYFC family during baptism. You must have prayer warriorsduringthissession.
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CHAPTER4
RolesofFacilitators
I. PREYOUTHCAMP A. From the list of expected youth camp participants, one member from the YFC chapter is assigned to a group of participants. He/She is the future facilitator of this group in the youth camp. The facilitators are the primary contact of the participants. B. Weeksbeforetheyouthcamp,itis expectedthattheyhavegoneoutasagroup justtobefamiliarizewitheachother. C. The facilitator makes sure that the parents receive the invitation letter for the youthcamp. D. The facilitator makes sure that the parents attend the parents forum bringing withthemtheYouthCampInvitationReplySlip. E. The facilitator sees to it that everybody in their group will attend the youth camp. II. POSTYOUTHCAMP A. Thefacilitatornowbecomestheofficialhouseholdheadofthegroup. B. The household head schedules a household meeting at least 1 week after the camp. C. The household head makes sure that his/her lower household attends the welcomepartyinthenextchapterassembly. D. The household head conducts a regular household meeting twice a month at theirmostconvenienttime. E. Thehouseholdheadshouldstartmonitoringtheattendanceoftheirmembersas soonasthefirsthouseholdisconducted. F. Onetoonesshouldstartimmediatelyafterthefirsthousehold. G. The household head checks the attendance of his household in the YFC pastoral formationtrack H. Incaseoftransitionto otherchapter/program/area,thehouseholdheadseesto itthattheinformationsheetishandedovertothenewcouplecoordinators.
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1. SignoftheCross 2. PrayertotakeAuthority All: In the name of Jesus we take authority an we bind all powers and forces in the air, in the ground, in the water, in the underground, in the netherworld, in fire. You are the Lrd over all the entire universeandwegiveyouthegloryforyourcreation.Inyourname we bind all demonic forces that have come against us. Our families,ourcommnityCFC,ourministryYFCandwesealallof us with your mantle of love to discourage the enemy. St. Michael and our guardian angels, come defend us , our fmailies, our community CFC, our ministry YFC in the battle against all evil ones that roam the earth. In the name of Jesus, we bind and command all the power and forces of evil to depart right now, awayfromouehomesandourlandandwethankYouLordforyou arefaithfulandcompassionateGod,Amen. 3. Read:Psalm104orSing:WorthyistheLambandEnterIn 4. PsalmPrayer Leader: God, You created the whole world to show your poer and overflowing love. Send forhe your grace in our hearts and renew the fac eof the earth by Your word that we may sing your praises inachantofeternalresurrection. Leader: BlessedaretheeyesthatseewhatYousee All: AndtheearsthathearwhatYouhear. 5. Read: Psalm 144 or Sing: Blessed be the Lord my Rock or Ascribe Greatness or Crown HimLordofLords. 6. PsalmPrayer Leader: God, You have created heaven and earth. You are the sanctificaion of the saints and the justification of repentant sinners.ReceiveusintothecommunityofYoursaintsthatwemay eternallypraiseYou. 7. MarianPrayer Leader: HeavenlyFatherwethankyouforgivingusMaryasourMotherof Yoursonandourmother.Aswepraythisrosaryonherhonor,we dedicate our families, our ongoing youth camp, our community CFC, and our ministry YFC to her motherly care and protection. Thorugh her prayer and intercession, may we grow closer to your Son Jesus and may the spirit of unity, peace, and a desire for reconciliation grow among us. Like Mary, may we constantly ponderinurheartsthegreatmysteryofyourloveforusandseek to do your will in all things Give us, like Mary, the insiughts and awareness to recognize the needs of our brothers and sisters and thecouragetorespondtothoseinneed.Toseekthetruthandto
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work for justice that all men may come to know what it means to beyourchildren.MotherMaryprayforus. 8. PrayerfortheYouthCamp Leader: Father, through the Immaculate Conception pf the virgin, You prepared a worthy place for Your Son. IN view of the foreseen death of Your Son, You preserved her from all sin. Through her intercession, grant that we may also reach you with clean hearts throughourongoingYouthCampspeciallyto: a. Our invited partcipants, that they may find new life rediscovering yourSon; b. OurSpeaker,_______________________defendhim/heragainstthe treacheries and deception of Satan and help him/her by giving the wisdomandknowledgetoimpart; c. Our brothers/sisters as part of the Service Team, that they will be foreverbeclothedwithgracesofservanthood; d. To our facilitators, grant them the grace to become effective workers inyurvineyard; e. Toourfamiliesandlovedoneswhomwehaveleftathome,thatthey willbeunderourprotectionandcare. 9. Pray:TheHolyRosarywithreflection Note:RefertothenextpagesfortheHolyRosaryGuide 10. Sing:TeDeumorAstheDeer 11. DivinePraises All: BlessedbeGod,blessedbeHisHolyName BlessedbeJesusChrist,trueGodandtrueman BlessedbethenameofJesus,blessedbehisSacredHeart BlessedbeHismostpreciousblood BlessedbeJesusintheHolySacramentoftheAltar BlessedbetheHolySpirit,theparaclete BlessedbetheHolyMotherofGod,MarymostHoly Blessedbehermostholyandimmaculateconception Blessedbehergloriousassumption BlessedbethenameofMary,virgin,andmother BlessedbeSt.Joseph,hermostchastespouse BlessedbeGodandHisangelsandsaints. 12. Sing:TheMagnificatorLetUsExaltHisNameTogether 13. PsalmPrayer Leader: Lord Jesus Christ, good shepherd of the church, You anoint with the oil of salvation and who are born again in the Fountain of
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baptism. Gove them repose in verdant pastures and spread your tablebeforethem Leader: Lord Jesus Christ, formidable is your power and wonderful is Your Holiness! By your cross You have destroyed the sting of death. Enlighten and Strengthen all who suffer that they may sing Your praisesforever.
14. Sing:Psalm139 15. LsiteningtotheLord Leader: SpeakLordyourservantislistening,youhavethewordsofEternal Life ReadingoftheGospel 16. PrayerfortheSpreadoftheGospel All: God our Father, You will to all men to be saved and come to the knowledge of your truth. Send workers into your great harvest that the Gospel may be preached to every creature and your people gathered together by the word of life and strengthened by the power of the sacraments may advance in the way of salvation and love, we ask you this through Jesus Christ Your Son who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Sprit, one God forever andever.Amen. 17. ConcludingPrayers Leader: Christ can save forever those who approach God through Him since He livesalwaystomakeintercessionforthem,believingthiswesay: All: Lord,rememberyourpeople. Leader: As we are now having our Youth Camp, we call on the Son of Man to blessthisundertaking. All: Lord,rememberyourpeople. Leader: Our speaker and team leader that they may become your anointe spokespersonconveyingyourwisdomandknowledge. All: Lord,rememberyourpeople. Leader: Lord,remembertheServiceTeamitisinthemthatYourpresence dwells All: Lord,rememberyourpeople. Leader: Guideourfamiliesandlovedoneswhomwehaveleftbehindthat theymaybesafealwaysinYourgraceandblessings. All: Lord,rememberyourpeople. Leader: Lord allow us to continue the Youth Camp by continually protecting this place, giving us the perseverance to press on with thiscampandthestrengthtofighttemptation. All: Lord,rememberyourpeople.
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18. SimutaneousPraisingthen1slowsong 19. SimutaneousSingingintheSpiritthen1slowsong 20. Prayer Leader: As your people lift our voices to You, Father. We know the evil of ourways.SowepraytobefaithfulthroughthehelpofYourSpirit and happy under your protecting hand. This we asl Through our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son,w ho lives and reigns with You in the unityoftheHolySpirit,oneGodforeverandever.Amen. Leader; TheLordblessusandkeepus!TheLordlethisfacetoshineupon usandbegracioustous!TheLordlookuponusandkindlygiveus peace! All: Amen. 21. SignoftheCross
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PRAYINGTHEHOLYROSARY
TheSignoftheCross:InthenameoftheFatheroftheSonandoftheHolySpirit.Amen The Apostles' Creed: I believe in God the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary,sufferedunderPontiusPilate,wascrucified,diedandwasburied.Hedescendedintohell; the third day He arose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and seated at the right handofGod,theFatherAlmighty;fromthenceHeshallcometojudgethelivingandthedead.I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness ofsins,theresurrectionofthebody,andlifeeverlasting.Amen TheOurFather:OurFather,whoartinheaven,hallowedbeThyname:Thykingdomcome:Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread: and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation: but deliverusfromevil.Amen. The Hail Mary: Hail Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, andblessedisthefruitofthywomb,Jesus.HolyMary,MotherofGod,prayforussinners,now andatthehourofourdeath.Amen Glory Be to the Father: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. Asitwasinthebeginning,isnowandevershallbe,worldwithoutend.Amen. The Fatima Prayer: "O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Your Mercy". The Hail, Holy Queen: Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy! our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourningandweepinginthisvalley,oftears.Turn,then,mostgraciousAdvocate,thineeyesof mercy toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus; O clement,Oloving,OsweetVirginMary. Additionalprayers "O God whose only begotten Son has purchased for us the rewards of eternal life, Grant that we beseech Thee while meditating upon these mysteries of the Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary, we may both imitate what they contain and obtain what they promise, throughthesameChristourLordAmen."

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MYSTERIESOFTHEHOLYROSARY
Monday and Saturday
1stTheAnnunciationoftheAngeltoMary
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of
Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel came in unto her, and said: "Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lordiswiththee:blessedartthouamongwomen".Andwhenshesawhim, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. And the angel said unto her:" Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great,andshallbecalledtheSonoftheHighest"...AndMarysaid:"Beholdthehandmaidofthe Lord;beituntomeaccordingtothyword".Andtheangeldepartedfromher.(Luke1,2638) Oh Mary with Your "yes" You have opened heaven's ways, You have achieved the will of the Father. You will be blessed for ever: Your intercession is heard in Heaven, because You have accepted God's plan. Let us pray that we can say "yes" to the Father in every instance He ask it ofus.MaryhelpustobehumbleandobedienttoGod'swill. 2ndThevisitationofMarytoSaintElizabeth Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda. And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.Anditcametopass,that,whenElisabethheardthesalutationof Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost and she spoke out with a loud voice, and said: "Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb". ... And Mary said: "My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold,fromhenceforthallgenerationsshallcallmeblessed.Forhethatismightyhath donetomegreatthings;andholyishisname"...(Luke1,3949)
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Mary goes to visit Elisabeth: She carries God to Her cousin, for the love of Her brothers and neighbours. Lord help us to carry Christ to others, like Mary did. Let us ask Mary the gift of burningcharity. 3rdThenativityofJesusinBethlehem
Andsoitwas,that,whiletheywerethere,thedayswereaccomplishedthat
she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes,and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherdsabidinginthefield,keepingwatchovertheirflockbynight.And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them: "Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrappedinswaddlingclothes,lyinginamanger".(Luk2,612) InfantJesusinthemanger.Mary,JosephandtheshepherdsadoreHim.LetusalsoadoreChrist, the Son of God, in the silence of our soul and from the depth of our heart. Let us ask Mary to makeusloveJesusmore,andalsothegiftofpovertyofspirit. 4thThepresentationofJesustotheTemple
And when the days of her purification according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; AndtoofferasacrificeaccordingtothatwhichissaidinthelawoftheLord, A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons. And, behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was upon him. ...When the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him after the custom of the law, Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said: "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: For mine eyes have seen thy salvation... A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel." And Joseph and his mother marveled at those things which were spoken of him.AndSimeonblessedthem,andsaiduntoMaryhismother:"Behold,thischildissetforthe fallandrisingagainofmanyinIsrael;andforasignwhichshallbespokenagainst;(Yea,asword shallpiercethroughthyownsoulalso,)thatthethoughtsofmanyheartsmayberevealed."(Luk 2,2235)
WeneedtopayattentiontothevoiceofGod,todiscernHiscallandacceptthemissionHegave us. After the Simeon prophecy, Mary takes into Her Heart the wound of sorrow, but in the silenceSheacceptsthewillofHerFather.
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5thThefindingofJesusintheTemple
NowhisparentswenttoJerusalemeveryyearatthefeastofthePassover.
And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the customofthefeast.Andwhentheyhadfulfilledthedays,astheyreturned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. But they, supposing him to have been in the company,went a day's journey; and they sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking themquestions. And all that heard him wereastonished at his understanding and answers. And when they saw him, they were amazed: and his mother said unto him: "Son, whyhastthouthusdealtwithus?Behold,thyfatherandIhavesoughttheesorrowing".Andhe said unto them: "How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?" And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayingsinherheart.(Luk2,4151) LetusthinkofhowmanytimeswehavebeenfarfromJesus;fromthatJesus,whowithsomuch love has died for us. Let us meditate that in the difficulties of life the only safety is finding Jesus andneveragainleavinghisgreatlove. Tuesday and Friday 1stTheAgonyofJesusinthegarden
Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith
untothedisciples,Sityehere,whileIgoandprayyonder.Andhetookwith himPeterandthetwosonsofZebedee,andbegantobesorrowfulandvery heavy.Thensaithheuntothem:"Mysoulisexceedingsorrowful,evenunto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me". And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying: "O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt". (Mat 26,36 39). And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as itweregreatdropsofbloodfallingdowntotheground.(Luk22,44) In the forsaking prayer to the Father, Jesus found strength, trust, and an angel was sent to comfort Him. So Jesus will be our comforting angel. It's as He said to us: " Why do you worry in
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your difficulties? Be strong in me; look to your God in your most troubled hour, and you will be triumphant."LetusasktoforsakeourselvestoGod,toalwaysdoHiswill. 2ndThescourgingofJesusatthepillar
Whenthemorningwascome,allthechiefpriestsandeldersofthepeople
took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor. And Jesus stood before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying: "Art thou the King of the Jews?" And Jesus said unto him: "Thou sayest". And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing.ThensaidPilateuntohim:"Hearestthounothowmanythingsthey witness against thee?" And he answered him to never a word Pilate saith untothem:"WhatshallIdothenwithJesuswhichiscalledChrist?"Theyall say unto him: "Let him be crucified!" And the governor said:" Why, what evil hath he done?" But they cried out the more, saying: "Let him be crucified!" (Mat 27). And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him,tobecrucified.(Mar15,15) Howmanypains,howmanytorments,andhowmanywoundsonthebodyofJesus?Howmuch bloodfallstotheground,whileHistormenterslaugh,insulthim,andgathertheirstrengthtohit the innocent body of Jesus again? Let us ask to accept every insult for the love of our Lord, and alsoatrueregretforoursins. 3rdTheCrowningwithThorns
Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and
gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying:" Hail, King of the Jews!" And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put hisownraimentonhim,andledhimawaytocrucifyhim.(Mat27,2731) Think of the indignity, outrage, pain, and humiliation that Jesus suffered. They stripped Him of every dignity; He was treated as the guilt of our worst sins. He seems to say to us: " Why do you despair when you suffer? Is that the way you love me? Meditate about my passions and find in them great riches." Let us ask the gift of patience to accept all humiliations,thinkingofhowJesussufferedforus. 4thTheCarryingoftheCross
And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian,
coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might
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bear it after Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women, which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said: "Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children. For, behold, the days are coming, in which they shall say, blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck". ... And there were also two other, malefactors, led with him tobeputtodeath..(Luk23,2632) Even if He had suffered just for you, Jesus would have accepted such pains; great is His love for you.AlongtheroadtoCalvaryJesusseesMary,HisMother.Canweimaginethemomentwhen theireyesmet?OhhowHerHeartmusthaveached.LetuspraytoMaryforthegracetoalways acceptourcross,sothatsheandJesusmaybearit. 5thThecrucifixionanddeathofJesus
Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister,
Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother:" Woman, behold thy son!" Then saith he to the disciple: "Behold thy mother!" And from that hour that disciple took her unto his ownhome.(John19,2527) Jesus wishes to see us close to His Mother; He wishes that, like children, we keep our hand in the hand of Mary. That is what He wants. He asks us to look to the heavenly Mother that is depending on her. He asks that we accept Our Lady as our true Mother, who will ignite in us a fervent love of Her Son. Mary, we trust in You, take us and put us in the refuge of Your Immaculate Heart, heal with Your humility our pride, that so often takesusfarfromGod.
Wednesday and Sunday 1stTheResurrectionofJesusChrist
In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the
week,cameMaryMagdaleneandtheotherMarytoseethesepulcher.And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. And the angel answered and said unto the women: "Fear not ye! For I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. He is not here. For he is risen,ashesaid".(Mat28,16)
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TherisenJesushasprovedthatman,togetherwithHim,canhavepoweroversinandtherefore death. Jesus, help raise us, deliver us from sin, from evil, give us Your light, gives us Your joy. Rekindleinsideusthelove,thefaith,thehopefulness,andthegiftofprayer.LetusaskMaryfor thegiftofanunshakeablefaith. 2ndTheAscensionofJesustoHeaven
And as they are speaking these things, Jesus himself stood in the midst of
them, and saith to them, "Peace to you"; being amazed, and becoming affrighted; they were thinking themselves to see a spirit. And he said to them, "Why are ye troubled? And wherefore do reasonings come up in your hearts? See my hands and my feet, that I am he; handle me and see, becauseaspirithathnotfleshandbones,asyeseemehaving."Andhaving said this, he showed to them the hands and the feet. ... "And, lo, I do send the promise of my Father upon you, but ye abide ye in the city of Jerusalem till ye be clothed with power from on high." And he led them forth without unto Bethany, and having lifted up his hands he did bless them, and it came to pass, in his blessing them, he was parted from them, and was borne up to the heaven. (Luk 24,3651) Jesus, You have not deserted Your apostles in anguish, but have given them the joy of knowing Jesus "glorified" over 40 days . After Your Ascension, You granted to all those who seek You the gift of recieving You in the Eucharist. Through Mary we trust in you. Mary, give us the gift of hope. 3rdTheDescentoftheHolyGhost
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one
accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushingmightywind,anditfilledallthehousewheretheyweresitting.And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speakwithothertongues,astheSpiritgavethemutterance.(Act2,14) Jesus, infuse us with the Comforter, the Holy Ghost, enlighten us with the lightofYourSpirit,withHisstrengthenterinthedeepestpartsofourhearts and heal us. Deliver us; fill up our hearts with Your love. Make us apostles of Yours, dear Lord. Let us ask Mary the gift of true love, the gift of prayer from the heart. "Come Holy Spirit, come by means of the powerful intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,YourwellbelovedSpouse."
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4thTheAssumptionoftheBlessedVirginMaryintoHeaven
BlessedartthouofthemosthighGodaboveallthewomenupontheearth;
and blessed be the Lord God, which hath created the heavens and the earth,whichhathdirectedtheetothecuttingoffoftheheadofthechiefof our enemies. ... Thou hast done all these things by thine hand: thou hast donemuchgoodtoIsrael,andGodispleasedtherewith:blessedbethouof theAlmightyLordforevermore.Andallthepeoplesaid,sobeit.(Jdt13,18 20;15,10) Now that Mary is raised into heaven, she prays for her sons and daughters, those sons and daughters Jesus lefther when He was on the cross. Mary, pray for us, You know our fears, take us into Your Heart, the Heart of a Mother. Help us now and in the time of our deathtobewithYouinHeaven.WeaskofyouadevotiontoYourImmaculateHeart,wherewe maytakerefugeintimesoftrouble. 5thTheCoronationoftheBlessedVirginMary,QueenofHeavenandEarth
Thereappearedagreatsigninheaven:awomanclothedwiththesun,with
themoonunderherfeet,andonherheadacrownoftwelvestars.(Rev12, 1) Let us trust in Mary, Let us call to Her, let us love her, and let us confide in her,becauseshegivesheralltous.WehaveaMotherinHeavenwhoisalso a Queen; thus we need to turn to her with full faith and hopefulness. If we askforsomethingwhileprayingtheHolyRosary,itwillbegrantedtous.Ask her for the gift of prayer, a prayer of the heart, said only for love, a love for her and Jesus. Let us also ask for a consistency of prayer, to always be joined to Her Heart, and thereforetotheHeartofJesus.
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Thursday
1stTheBaptismofJesus
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be baptized by John. But
John tried to deter him, saying, "I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?" Jesus replied, "Let it be so now; it is proper for us to do this to fulfill all righteousness." Then John consented. As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that momentheavenwasopened,andhesawtheSpiritofGoddescendinglike a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whomIlove;withhimIamwellpleased.(Mt3,1317) The Baptism in the Jordan is first of all a mystery of light. Here, as Christ descends into the waters, the innocent one who became sin for our sake (cf. 2Cor 5:21), the heavens open wide and the voice of the Father declares him the beloved Son (cf. Mt 3:17 and parallels), while the Spiritdescendsonhimtoinvesthimwiththemissionwhichheistocarryout. 2ndTheweddingofCana
On the third day a wedding took place at Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother
wasthere,andJesusandhisdiscipleshadalsobeeninvitedtothewedding. When the wine was gone, Jesus' mother said to him, "They have no more wine." "Dear woman, why do you involve me?" Jesus replied, "My time has not yet come." His mother said to the servants, "Do whatever he tells you." Nearby stood six stone water jars, the kind used by the Jews for ceremonial washing, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to the servants, "Fill the jars with water"; so they filled them to the brim. Then he told them, "Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet." They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside and said, "Everyonebringsoutthechoicewinefirstandthenthecheaperwineaftertheguestshavehad too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now." This, the first of his miraculous signs, Jesus performed in Cana of Galilee. He thus revealed his glory,andhisdisciplesputtheirfaithinhim.(Jn2,112)
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Another mystery of light is the first of the signs, given at Cana (cf. Jn 2:1 12), when Christ changes water into wine and opens the hearts of the disciples to faith, thanks to the interventionofMary,thefirstamongbelievers. 3rdTheproclamationoftheKingdomofGod "The time has come," he said. "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believethegoodnews!"(Mk1,15) The preaching by which Jesus proclaims the coming of the Kingdom of God,callstoconversion(cf.Mk1:15)andforgivesthesinsofallwhodraw near to him in humble trust (cf. Mk 2:313; Lk 7:47 48): the inauguration of that ministry of mercy which he continues to exercise until the end of the world, particularly through the Sacrament of Reconciliation which he hasentrustedtohisChurch(cf.Jn20:2223). 4thTheTransfiguration
About eight days after Jesus said this; he took Peter, John and James
with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three sheltersone for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah." (He did not know what he was saying.) While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him." When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept thistothemselves,andtoldnooneatthattimewhattheyhadseen.(Luk9,2835) The mystery of light par excellence is the Transfiguration, traditionally believed to have taken place on Mount Tabor. The glory of the Godhead shines forth from the face of Christ as the Father commands the astonished Apostles to listen to him (cf. Lk 9:35 and parallels) and to prepare to experience with him the agony of the Passion, so as to come with him to the joy of theResurrectionandalifetransfiguredbytheHolySpirit.
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5thTheinstitutionoftheEucharist
While they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take it; this is my body." Then he took the cup, gave thanks and offeredit to them, and they all drank from it. "This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many," he said to them. "I tell you the truth; I will not drink again of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God." (Mk14,2225) A final mystery of light is the institution of the Eucharist, in which Christ offers his body and bloodasfoodunderthesignsofbreadandwine,andtestifiestotheendhisloveforhumanity (Jn13:1),forwhosesalvationhewillofferhimselfinsacrifice.
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