Monday, February 9, 2015

Sacramental Retreat Ideas & Activities





fargodiocese.org- Sacramental Preparation Retreats
Retreats in Preparation for the Reception of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, Confirmation and First Eucharist

teacherspayteachers.com- Reconciliation Retreat - A Day to Prepare for the Sacrament
This is a complete retreat day with everything you need for sacrament preparation for Reconciliation/Penance. It includes games, a play, activities, notes to parents, and prayers. Use this in your Catholic school classes, Religious Education, or Home School. (26 pages)

oscvurriculum.com- Children’s Reconciliation Retreat This is a half-day retreat for children. You should conduct it close to the time of the celebration of the Sacrament. If you have fewer than 15 children you may want to do the activities in consecutive order.

catechesisinthethirdmillennium.wordpress.com- Forgiveness Day – 2nd Grade Retreat
This past Saturday our parish had their annual “Forgiveness Day” for the students who are preparing to receive their First Reconciliation next week. It was from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. Students rotated through 8 different stations each focusing about an aspect of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

catholiccincinnati.org- Youth Retreat Resource Manual
Practical tools, guidelines, principles and policies for youth retreat providers.

pastoralplanning.com- Get Ready! Get Set! The final retreat and rehearsal for parents and their children for First Holy Communion

slideshare.net- RCIA Reflection Retreat
A retreat for candidates and catechumens preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation in the Catholic Community

loyolapress.com- Retreat and Spirit Day Activities

raceforheaven.com- A Confirmation Reader Retreat
This book is intended to supplement a young Catholic’s preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation by providing a basic doctrinal review of the sacrament as well as prayer experiences—a nine-day read-aloud retreat/novena.

ehow.com- Catholic Confirmation Retreat Activities

kimberleyrec.weebly.com- Confirmation Retreat Ideas
Scroll down for Confirmation Retreat booklet (teacher), Confirmation Retreat booklet (student), Confirmation retreat liturgy

faithfirst.com- Preparing for Confirmation
A Confirmation Retreat (page 29 – 35)





Sunday, February 8, 2015

What Can Teens Do For Gospel For The Mass Activities?








Here are a few suggestions for the older students.

1. Crossword puzzles at joanyedwards.com or 4catholiceducators.com (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John crossword puzzles).

2. Have each student write down some questions with answers about today’s gospel or anything that happened during Mass. Then break the students into teams and have each student from one team ask the other questions. The team with the most points wins. Maybe a prize for the team with the most points?

3. Journals
- Have each student write down what the gospel was about.
- Introduce a topic to get the students thinking about controversial or interesting ideas related to today’s gospel.
- Ask the students what words in the gospel captured their attention and why. Direct them to put themselves into the time of the reading, telling you everything they are experiencing. Next, ask them to imagine he/she is one of the people in the reading. What does he/she think and feel?

4. Break the students into groups and have them make a game for other students to play about the story/topic.

5. Break the students into groups and have them make a worksheet or puzzle to demonstrate their understanding of today's gospel. They can exchange what they did with the other group and do the activity.

6. Have the students make a time-line of what happened in the story using pictures or words. They can even make a comic strip.

7. Have the students come up with a skit about the story or topic. They can also use puppets and make them. They could even perform this for another class.

8. Have each student use a Venn diagram to compare characters/topics. The catechist can even do this on the board with the class.

9. Have the students come up with a craft or activity about the story/topic.

10. Make a worksheet, puzzle, quiz, etc. for the students to do. Worksheet, Puzzle, Quiz, Makers that are FREE and online.


Does anyone have other ideas that they can share?