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Treasure Hunt (For VBS or Youth Group)

Food for Thought, Games, 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year C
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Treasure Hunt is a really easy activity to do either indoors or outdoors. And your older VBS or youth ministry students will enjoy it as much as the younger ones.

Do One of the Corporal Works of Mercy

Food for Thought, Divine Mercy Sunday - Year B, Lent, 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A, 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
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The gospels show us that Jesus reached out to those in need. His life is a model for how we should interact with others. One way to do this is through the Corporal Works of Mercy. Consider looking at these and doing one with the Catholic youth in your life. #service #charity #mercy #LoveOneAnother

Lenten Activities: Visit a Garden and Pray

Food for Thought, 5th Sunday of Lent - Year C, Palm Sunday - Year B, Good Friday, Holy Thursday, Lent, 2nd Sunday of Lent - Year A
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Christ went to pray at the Garden of Gethsemane. It is a prayer of total surrender to the Father’s will.  So as a Lenten activity, go to a garden and think about the Garden of Gethsemane. Take your children and teenagers and teach them how to pray as Jesus did.

Go to a Prayer Labyrinth

Food for Thought, Lent, 3rd Sunday of Lent - Year B, 2nd Sunday of Lent - Year A, 7th Sunday of Easter - Year A, 4th Sunday of Lent - Year C, 3rd Sunday of Easter - Year A
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A prayer labyrinth is a circle with a path in it which you walk while you pray. The purpose of the labyrinth is to facilitate prayer.  Several Catholic retreat centers in our area have prayer labyrinths on their grounds. They can be really effective for some youth with Autism or ADHD.

St. Joseph, Husband of Mary

Food for Thought, St. Joseph, Husband of Mary
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Friday, March 19

March 19 is the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Joseph was a just and holy man, chosen by God to be the foster father of Jesus. St. Joseph is the patron saint of fathers, carpenters, immigrants, happy death, the Catholic Church, and more.

How the Scout Law Relates to the Ten Commandments

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In the Ad Altare Dei religious emblem program for Boy Scouts, one of the exercises is to compare the Ten Commandments to the Boy Scout Law.

Train Construction

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In this activity, youth build a train from ordinary items which would normally be recycled or thrown away. This goes well with a theme of how we are all connected or how Jesus pulls us through the hard times in our lives.

Grace, Love, and Fellowship

Food for Thought, Trinity Sunday - Year A
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Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the holy ones greet you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

Stephen Colbert Sings and Dances “The King of Glory”

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This is just a fun video of Stephen Colbert singing the traditional hymn “The King of Glory” and doing a very awkward liturgical dance. Great for humorous introduction to the Feast of Christ the King or for a discussion of liturgy.

Every Knee Shall Bend, Every Tongue Confess

Food for Thought, Palm Sunday - Year B
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Because of this, God greatly exalted him and bestowed on him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bend, of those in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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