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YOUTH CAMP MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. ORGANIZING A YOUTH CAMP ....................................................... 1
The Youth Camp ……………….……………………………………….……….............................................. 2
Challenges ………………………………………………………………….............................…….................... 2
Youth Camp Objectives ……………………………………………………........................................…...... 2
Important Conditions ………………………………………….............................................................. 3
Practical Considerations ……………………………………………………............................................... 4
Service Team Roles and Responsibilities………………………..…………......................................... 5
General Schedule of Activities………………………………..……………….......................................... 7
Chapter 1:
Organizing a
CFC Youth for Family and Life
Youth Camp
The Youth Camp must not be seen merely as a three-day experience where the Youth can have fun, true as it may be, but
it must also be seen in the light of its over-all objectives, to fully appreciate its value and to make the most out of it. We
should realize that the Youth Camp is not an end in itself. It is not just for amusement that will give the Youth something
to do during the summer or semester break, but rather it is the beginning of what will hopefully be a lifetime commitment
to God for them.
The Youth Camp is a venue where the Youth can form lasting friendships with one another, as well as, share ideas and ex-
periences in a fun and wholesome environment, where Christian values are openly talked about and actively practiced.
In the Youth Camp, participants will hear about God’s great love proclaimed by other youth like them. They will be exposed
to other youth who will serve them as speakers, sharers, facilitators, game coordinators, etc. Seeing other young people
like themselves speaking of God’s great love, taking on leadership roles and serving others will eventually encourage them
to do the same.
CHALLENGES
For the Youth Camp to be successful, it is important for the team to be aware of the challenges that they will face.
1. Many participants may go to the Youth Camp because they were forced or pressured to. Many may think that the ac-
tivities are dull, boring and a complete waste of time. This is why it is important to make a great first impression. The
first night should look, sound and feel exciting and interesting to sustain their attention.
2. It takes a while for the participants to warm up to new faces. Keep in mind that in the Youth Camp, the participants
will be meeting a lot of people for the first time. Having a warm and friendly Service Team to greet and accommodate
them when they arrive will help them feel at ease and welcome.
3. Some of the participants will be difficult. Never discount the possibility that some of the participants may have seri-
ous addictions to drugs and alcohol. Others may come with a defiant attitude, while others may be harboring serious
resentments towards their parents or other people. This is why responsible couple coordinators should always be pres-
ent at all times during the Youth Camp.
4. Some participants may find it difficult to commit themselves to the Lord, to YFL, and to the whole new lifestyle offered
to them. They may find it difficult to give up a lot of their attachments, some of their friends and what they are already
used to do. This poses a challenge for the service team, which must assure them of their support and that there really
is nothing to fear.
3. To help the participants experience healing and reconciliation with the immediate members of their families, espe-
cially their parents.
4. To make the Youth Camp a fun, exciting and life-giving experience to the participants.
5. To give the participants the opportunity to make new friends in a fun and wholesome environment.
6. To expose the participants to young people of their age who find joy and fulfillment in serving the Lord, and in serving
them.
LONG-TERM OBJECTIVES
1. To make the Youth Camp the start of a life-long process of renewal and transformation in the life of the participants.
2. By joining YFL, the participants are placed in a support environment where they can be sustained in their Catholic
lives.
3. By joining YFL, the participants can sustain and develop the friendships that were established during the Youth Camp.
4. By joining YFL, the participants can be supported in their renewed relationships with God, their family and their
peers.
5. To develop the talents of these participants and create a desire in them to use such gifts in serving the Lord.
6. Hopefully, the positive experience of the Youth Camp will remain a special memory that the participants may look back
to and draw strength from throughout their lives.
7. To bring the participants back to the Church and for them to recognize that one of the best ways to grow even more in
their relationship with the Lord is by serving in their respective parishes.
IMPORTANT CONDITIONS
Given the above objectives, both short and long-term, it is important to make the following conditions in planning and
conducting YFL Youth Camps.
1. The Youth Camp is the entry point into CFC Youth for Family and Life. It is not an ‘end in itself’ type of an activity. Hence,
it should not be conducted if there is no intention to invite the participants to grow further in YFL.
2. The children of non-CFC FFL members are very much welcome to attend the Youth Camp. However, there must always
be a continuous and steadfast effort to invite the children of CFC FFL members to attend the Youth Camp.
3. The suggested venues of Youth Camps are retreat houses or camp areas where there are fewer
a. It is possible to use school facilities during semester and summer breaks, and for the food to be catered by CFC FFL
members of an area if this will significantly reduce the cost of the Youth Camp.
b. It is possible to raise funds within the CFC FFL chapter or area, to help lessen the Youth Camp fees of those who do
not have the means to pay the full amount in the Youth Camp.
c. The normal rule in any CFC FFL activity applies to the Youth Camp that no one should be deprived of experiencing
the Lord in any official activity just because he or she does not have the means to pay.
4. Ensure that the participants have their parents’ consent in attending the Youth Camp and that their parents are willing
to participate in the Youth Camp activities, such as writing letters to their children and attending the Parents’ Forum,
when required. If swimming, hiking and other such outdoor activities are possible, special written consent from the
parents of the participants and service team are required.
• A Parents’ Forum must be conducted before the Youth Camp, in where the service team may be able to explain the
objectives, activities, schedule, rules and provisions within the Youth Camp, as well as mention areas of concern in
which the parents can extend their support.
5. Normally, the service team members serving in the Youth Camp are usually not expected to pay for their accommoda-
tions. But, if they have the means, and they would like to help, their payments are welcome.
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
1. The initiative to organize the Youth Camp starts with the area’s YFL couple coordinators.
a. They begin by getting the approval of their CFC FFL area head.
b. They survey their area and come up with a list of prospective participants.
c. They work out the details, such as the possible schedule and venues of the Youth Camp.
d. They form the service team of YFL members that will serve in the Youth Camp. The team includes the team leader
and his assistant, speakers, facilitators, music ministry, and camp servants.
2. In the Youth Camp, the couple coordinators allow the Youth Camp team leader and his assistant, as well as the mem-
bers of the service team, to lead the activities. The couple coordinators stay ‘behind the scenes’; ready to provide sup-
port, assistance, direction and protection for the service team, when needed.
3. Members of the service team that normally stay in the accommodations with the participants are the couple coordina-
tors, the team leader and his assistant, the camp servants, the facilitators and the music ministry. YFL members who
are not part of the service team are not supposed to stay in the accommodations.
Note: It is very important that the facilitators stay in accommodations with the participants because
they need to get-to-know and bond with them.
6. A No Smoking and No Drinking rule will strictly be enforced for the duration of the Youth Camp. Everyone is expected
to abide by this rule, including the service team and the couple coordinators.
7. No participant will be allowed to leave the Youth Camp without the expressed consent of the parents. If a participant
manages to sneak out of the venue, the parents shall be informed immediately.
8. It is important that the Youth Camp is well documented. Someone may be assigned to document the Youth Camp, and
the pre and post Youth Camp activities as well.
9. At all times, during the Youth Camp, there must be a pair of prayer warriors, praying the rosary and interceding for
the Youth Camp, especially during sessions. The whole service team could take alternate turns in being the assigned
prayer warriors.
10. There is no need for unnecessary dramatic effects during the Baptism / Pray-over session. Participants need not be
in white. There is no need to turn the lights of the session half off; in fact the Pray-over session must be conducted
in a well-lighted area. Crucifixes, rosaries and candles need not be placed in Pray-over stations, but a crucifix must be
placed in the session hall.
11. The couple coordinators must accomplish and submit a Youth Camp completion report after the Youth Camp. The
Youth Camp completion report contains such details as the total number of Youth Camp participants, date and venue
of the Youth Camp etc. (see appendices)
12. There must be a scheduled post-Youth Camp welcome party for the participants after the Youth Camp. All the area’s
YFL members, especially those who were not part of the Youth Camp service team, are invited to the party to welcome
and meet the participants. A Lord’s Day celebration may be done prior to the party.
4. Camp Servants
• They have completed the YFL 1-year basic pastoral formation for the COMMUNITY circle.
• They take care of the practical aspects of the Youth Camp, such as providing logistical needs.
• They ensure that the Youth Camp house rules are followed.
• They do the wake-up call every morning.
• They prepare for the Holy Mass by assisting the couple coordinators.
5. Facilitators
• They have completed the YFL 1-year basic pastoral formation for the COMMUNITY circle.
• They lead the discussion groups during the Youth Camp.
• They conduct the one to one sessions and pray-over sessions of the participants.
• They act as a peer guide to help the participants.
• They MUST undergo the Household Leaders Training after the Youth Camp to prepare them for their role as the
household leaders of their Youth Camp discussion groups.
6. Music Ministry
• They provide the music required during the Youth Camp for worships and praisefests, gathering and reflection
songs etc.
• They prepare the song sheets or the song lyrics that will be projected on screen.
PM
5:00 - 5:30 : Service team meeting
5:30 - 6:30 : Arrival / registration
6:30 - 6:45 : Gathering / Teaching of songs
6:45 - 7:00 : Orientation of participants (by team leader)
: Orientation of parents (by couple coordinators)
7:00 - 8:00 : Dinner
8:00 - 8:30 : Gathering of participants / Teaching of songs
8:30 - 8:35 : Opening prayer
8:35 - 8:45 : Energizer / Games
8:45 - 10:00 : Session 1: GOD’S LOVE AND HIS PLAN FOR US
10:00 - 10:30 : Discussion groups
10:30 - 10:35 : Announcements / Closing song (if desired)
10:35 - 11:00 : Informal fellowship
11:00 : Lights out
DAY 2
AM
6:00 - 6:30 : Wake up call
6:30 - 7:30 : Breakfast
7:30 - 8:00 : Common prayer time (include reflection)
8:00 - 8:15 : Gathering participants / Opening song and prayer
8:15 - 9:30 : Session 2: WHO IS JESUS CHRIST TO ME?
9:30 - 10:00 : Discussion groups
10:00 - 10:30 : Break
10:30 - 10:45 : Gathering of participants/ Opening song and short prayer
10:45 - 11:25 : Session 3: REPENTANCE, FAITH, FORGIVENESS AND HEALING
11:25 - 12:00 : Activity and Confession
12:00 - 1:00 : Lunch
PM
1:00 - 5:30 : One to ones / Letter writing to parents / Rest
5:30 - 6:30 : Service team meeting with worship
6:30 - 7:30 : Dinner
7:30 - 8:00 : Gathering of participants / Opening prayer
8:00 - 8:45 : Session 4: RECEIVING GOD'S GIFT: THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
8:45 - 9:00 : Commitment to Christ ceremony
9:00 - 10:00 : Pray-over session
10:00 - 10:15 : Group worship
10:15 - 10:30 : Closing exhortation
10:30 - 11:00 : Preparation for Entertainment night
11:00 - 12:00 : Entertainment night
12:00 : Informal fellowship
DAY 3
AM
7:00 - 8:00 : Wake up call
8:00 - 9:00 : Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00 : Common prayer time / Letter to parents writing activity
10:00- 12:00 : Sports and Games
12:00- 1:00 : Lunch
1:00 - 1:15 : Gathering of participants / Teaching of songs
1:15 - 1:30 : Worship
1:30 - 2:00 : Session 5: GROWING IN THE SPIRIT
: PARENTS FORUM
2:00 - 2:15 : Dedication
2:15 - 2:45 : Dialogue with parents
2:45 - 3:00 : Sharing from participants
3:00 - 3:10 : Closing remarks/ songs
3:10 - 3:30 : Preparation for Holy Mass
3:30 - 4:30 : Holy Mass
4:30 - 5:00 : Pack-up
5:00 : Home Sweet Home
Note: T he schedules written in this manual are guides for the Youth Camp service team. If circum-
stances call for a different schedule, the service team should be flexible enough to follow as the Spirit
leads.
Chapter 2:
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 forgive us. And, if we come before Him and place our lives at His feet,
our restlessness ends and we begin to experience a new life with Him. It is this message, which the talks in the Youth Camp
seek to share.
Some of the sessions in the Youth Camp have more than one basic Gospel truth included. These truths sometimes even
overlap across two or three sessions. The sessions are given in this way and order so as to help bring the participants
through a process through which they can make a real and sincere decision to live a life pleasing to God
The speaker should be able to realize that each session, 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."
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 to effectively help the participants make a decision to know,
love and serve Jesus Christ.
FINAL TIPS
1. Adults are discouraged from giving the sessions in the Youth Camp.
We have to recognize the fact that, it is easier for 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 adults speak to the youth, a natural barrier
often stands between them and the young people they are speaking to. These speakers represent to the participants,
their parents -parents who may have damaged relationships with their children. As a result adult speakers then begin
to lose their effectiveness in sharing the Gospel to the youth.
The world needs witnesses, not teachers. Most Youth Camp participants have heard the same message we speak time
and time again. But what will make these sessions different is when they realize that what we are saying is true and
concrete, because we have actually experienced it.
Feel free to share jokes from time to time, but never to the point of letting the participants, forget the truth and im-
portance of your message.
Often jokes can even be used of as a means to drive at a certain point. In the same way, anecdotes and stories are good
means of explaining or stressing certain points in your session. Make use of stories. The youth like listening to stories. If
it is possible to make the points of your outline flow from one story to the next, all the better. Stories keep the interest
of young people and allow them to remember the points that you have made.
You are speaking of a truth, which all men thirst for, including the youth. Therefore speak with conviction, because it is
him or her who will benefit from what is being said in the Youth Camp more than anyone. Speak of the joy of knowing
Christ. Speak of the gift that God wants to give. The gift that you yourself, are beginning to experience; a new life with
Christ, knowing what Saint Augustine mentioned is truth for yourself and everyone else, "Our hearts are restless, until
we rest in you, Oh God."
Specific Objectives:
At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
• Understand that God loves them immensely.
• Share on how God’s love is manifested in their personal lives.
Methodology
• Talk Proper - 20 to 30 minutes
• Sharer - 5 minutes
• Discussion Group - 30 to 45 minutes
Sharer
YFL member who will share an experience where he / she felt God’s love and how he / she responded to it.
Expanded Outline
I. Introduction
Note: The ‘Crazy Dream’ activity is done so that the speaker may have an amusing way of making the partici-
pants realize God's tremendous love for them. Just as the participants may have their own ‘crazy dreams’ their
own nearly impossible hopes of things that are better, God has His own seemingly impossible dream for us, ‘a
plan for a future and a hope’ in union with Him. It is this plan for us that may be used to introduce God's love
to the participants.
1. Ask the participants to think about their greatest ambition or craziest dream. They may write or illustrate it on a piece
of paper. Give them 30 seconds to do this. Allow 3-5 persons to share.
(Referring to the ‘crazy dreams’ of the participants) All of us have our own crazy dreams, but even God has his own ‘crazy
dream’ for us. I say this, because like many others, our dreams may seem far out, hard to believe. But then again, He is God,
and nothing is impossible with Him. Let's see what God's crazy dream is.
Note: The speaker must illustrate creatively, reflect and share the essence of Isaiah 65:17-25.
This is God's crazy dream, His plan for us, "a plan to give us a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11). This is all because of
His great love for us.
• Plans for your welfare, not for woe. God is always after our wellbeing, our happiness and safety.
• 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 everything in it is positive and desirable.
You may have your own reasons for being here. (E.g. your friends are here, you want to meet new friends, your parents
forced you or you are truly seeking God)
I believe God brought you here, to hear about His love, and His plan in your life.
You may be asking. “If God loves us so much, why are our lives and situations so different from what He says are His plans
for us?
1. Show the disparity between God's plan (Isaiah 65:17 25) and the situation around us.
a. When our first parents chose to disobey, and rebel against God's commands, they chose to turn away from God
the source of all life. In doing 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, and even death. (Gen. 3:1-21)
b. Even today, whenever we choose to go against God, (or the authorities He has placed over us, e.g. parents, govern-
ment and school authorities), we continue to choose the suffering and death that our first parents chose. (Romans
6:23)
But God did not end it at that. God wants us to experience the fullness of life but we continue to follow our own prefer-
ences. 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 He offers. Instead, He
decided that His love and His mercy should prevail.
2. Finally, He chose to send His only Son to die for us because He did not want to see us suffer in our sin and die forever.
(John 3:16) The speaker at this time shows the video “The Bridge”.
NOTE: Make use of the diagram to illustrate how Jesus Christ bridges the gap that sin creates between God
and man.
“God loves every one of us as if there was but one of us to love.” - St. Augustine
God has a seemingly insane love for us; a love that would suffer even death on a cross. Even if you were the only one who
needed to be save, God would do it all for you. Let us respond to this love. Let us decide to love God back.
Note: One way to challenge the participants to respond to God’s love is by telling them to seek God during the Youth Camp
and to participate in all activities.
Discussion Starters
1. Share an experience or area of your life where you felt most loved by God.
2. How can you respond to God’s love for you? (Make specific resolutions)
Specific Objectives
At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
• Accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
• Describe their relationship with Jesus Christ.
Methodology
• Activity - 15 minutes
• Talk Proper - 20 to 30 minutes
• Sharer - 5 minutes
• Discussion Group - 30 to 45 minutes
Sharer
YFL member who will share on his / her personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Activity
Requirements:
• Pre-set flashcards
a. These flashcards should be visible from afar.
b. These should contain the logos of different popular brands along with their taglines. (E.g. Adidas, “Impossible is
nothing.”)
c. The logo shall be printed in front, while the tagline shall be printed at the back of the flashcard.
d. All brand logos must be familiar to the youth.
e. Sample brands and their taglines:
f. Adidas – Impossible is nothing
g. Metrobank – You’re in good hands
h. Rexona – Never lets you down
i. Gatorade – Thirst quencher
j. Nokia – Connecting People
• Process:
The participants will be divided into their Youth Camp discussion groups. The speaker will flash the different brand
taglines to the participants and each group will try to guess the brand it pertains to. Every correct answer earns a point
for the group. The speaker may give a prize after the game.
When we realize how great God's love for us is, many of us genuinely want to respond to Him by loving Him back and living
a life that is pleasing to Him.
However, it is very difficult to live a life that is pleasing to God, if we lack an essential aspect; a personal relationship with
Jesus Christ.
Living a Christian life by our own strength is impossible. Only the strength we have in Jesus Christ can allow us to do it.
• Born some 2,000 years ago in the town of Bethlehem, Judea; in the poor country of Palestine.
• During His 3 years of public life, He challenged the authorities and was tried on charges of rebellion and blasphe-
my. He was put to death at the age of 33.
Like most religious leaders in His time, Jesus should have faded into oblivion, forgotten in the pages of history. Yet no
other person has affected history as much as He did.
• He split History in two (B.C. - Before Christ, and A.D. Anno Domini or Year of our Lord).
• No other person has had as many books and stories written about him. The book that tells His story, the Bible, has
been the No. 1 bestseller, of all time.
• Until today, Jesus of Nazareth is the most controversial, most popular, most revered and most respected person
that ever lived.
There are so many things said about this man. What was He really like?
2. Jesus as He claimed to be
He took upon Himself qualities that belonged only to the person of God.
“In the beginning there was the Word. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the
beginning. All things were made by him, and nothing was made without him.” - John 1:1-3
The Greek of ‘word’ is logos, meaning any kind of communication. It could be translated to “message.” It means
Christ because Christ was the way God told people about himself.
This is a characteristic that only one person can claim to have - God. Nature seemed to believe Jesus and rec-
ognize this authority. When He was in a boat with His disciples, a strong wind blew and filled the boat with water.
His disciples were afraid and woke him. Jesus gave a command to the wind and the waves, they stopped, and it
became calm (Luke 8:22-26).
c. He forgave sins.
The people during Jesus’ time strongly believed that only God had the authority to forgive sins (Luke 5:21). When
a paralyzed man was lowered from the roof where Jesus was teaching, He immediately forgave the man’s sin
because of his faith. When the Pharisees and teachers of the Law heard this, they began thinking to themselves:
“Only God can forgive sins”. Knowing what they are thinking, Jesus said, “But I will prove to you that the Son of
Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” (Luke 5:24). Then he commanded the man to stand up, take his mat
and go home.
d. He performed miracles.
• He healed the sick - Jesus made the blind see, the lame walk, the deaf hear, the mute speak, the possessed be
free, etc.
• He fed the hungry - Jesus fed thousands of hungry people in more than one occasion, by the miraculous mul-
tiplication of bread.
• He raised the dead - He raised Lazarus, the servant of the soldier, the only son of a widowed woman, etc.
Jesus being God is an awesome truth. We can be sure that He is stronger than all of our biggest fears. But what is even
more astonishing truth is that Jesus, despite being God, is not a distant God. He felt the things we feel every day. He can
relate to us, perfectly. He is closer to us than you think.
Note: It is not necessary for the speaker to expound on the following examples further, especially when there
is time constraint. The speaker may just enumerate these events in Jesus Christ’s life where He was completely
human (feeling pain, thirst, sadness, etc.) to establish the point that Jesus also felt how we feel and that He
understands us completely.
a. Like us, He also became tired (John 4:6). Jesus sat on a well because He was tired from His long trip from Judea to
Galilee.
b. Like us, He also got thirsty (John 19:28). Jesus felt his mouth and throat dry from hanging on the cross for six
hours.
c. Like us, He also wept (John 11:35). When His friend Lazarus died, Jesus wept for the loss of a loved one.
d. Like some of us, He also felt alone (Matthew 26:40). His apostles fell asleep while Jesus was praying in the Garden
of Gethsemane. It was a crucial time for Him because it is the last minute before He will be arrested. But in this
important time of His life, the apostles slept when Jesus asked them to pray for Him.
e. Like some of us, He was also misunderstood (John 8:27). When Jesus was describing where He was going before
His death, people did not understand.
g. Like us, He also felt stressed (Matthew 14:13). Upon hearing the news that John Baptist had died, Jesus went to
a lonely place but a large crowd followed Him. He felt sorry for them and healed their sick. The demands of the
people overtook his need to grieve.
h. Like some of us, He was also betrayed (Mark 14:10). Judas sold Jesus to the Pharisees.
i. Like us, His friends also denied Him (Luke 22:60). When Peter was following Jesus during the trial, He denied Jesus
three times as Jesus had predicted.
j. Like some of us, He was also called names (Matthew 12:24). When Jesus drove out a demon from a man who could
not talk and see, the Pharisees said He used the power of the ruler of demons to force demons out.
Jesus felt how you feel. He experienced all of these things to tell us that He completely understands us. He is a God that can
relate to your sorrow, shame, sickness and pain. He is a God that is strong enough to trust and near enough to call unto.
He can be a friend, a brother, a counselor, a healer etc.
All the claims that Jesus Christ made concerning Himself are so great that we need to stop and seriously consider these.
Our acceptance or rejection of these claims will greatly affect us.
a. If we reject all the claims that Jesus made and believe them to be false, then we should just forget Christianity
altogether and even correct the great hoax that has deceived people for 2000 years.
b. But if deep down we accept all Jesus’ claims and believe them to be true, then we really cannot ignore Him like
most people do in their lives.
We must find a way to relate to Jesus as the Mighty God and as the risen Savior that He really is. We will have to follow Him
as Lord and accept that personal relationship He offers us today.
(Personal Testimony: 3-5 minutes) The speaker should give a brief sharing on his/her personal relationship with Jesus
Christ.
V. Conclusion
Note: The speaker will show again the flashcards used in the game earlier. However, the taglines will no longer be used
to describe the brands that they represent; instead they will be used to describe Jesus Christ. (E.g. Jesus is like Adidas…
Impossible is nothing with Him. Jesus is like Rexona… He never lets you down etc.) This will further strengthen or enhance
what had been discussed in Session 2, in relation to Jesus Christ being a personal God.
God loves you. That's pretty good news, but it gets even better. Not only does He love you, but He wants to have a
friendship with you. (John 15:13-15)
DISCUSSION STARTERS:
1. How would you describe your relationship with Jesus Christ now?
2. Who is Jesus Christ to you? What can you do to respond to His invitation of having a personal relationship with Him?
Specific Objectives
At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
• Express their realizations of past wrongdoings.
• Decide to repent from sin, turn to a renewed faith in Jesus Christ and forgive those who have caused them hurts in the
past.
Methodology
• Talk Proper - 20 to 30 minutes
• Sharer - 5 minutes
• Activity - 20 to 30 minutes
Sharer
YFL member who will share on his / her past struggles with sin or how with God’s grace he / she has now overcome
these.
Expanded Outline
I. Introduction
We have heard that Jesus Christ is all that He claimed; possessing all authority in Heaven and Earth, a powerful God who
performs miracles and forgives sins.
But besides all claims, we see that He is also a personal God. We have heard how He understands us deeply and how He is
closer to us than we think. We learned that He himself invites us into a personal relationship with Him.
In this session, we will learn how we can respond to His love and invitation.
Jesus Christ began His preaching ministry with these words, "The right time has come and the Kingdom of God is near!
Turn away from your sins and believe in the Gospel." (Mark 1:15), or repent and have faith. He used these words because
repentance and faith are the first steps we need to take to truly respond to God's love and His invitation for us.
1. Repentance
Sinfulness in our lives and the hurts we've experienced are hindrances in coming to Jesus Christ and receiving His spirit.
This is the reason why He called those who came to Him to repentance.
• The Greek word for repentance is ‘metanoia’, which literally means a change of mind.
Hence, Repentance is a decision to turn away from sin and look towards God.
Some people believe that repentance is sincere only when you despise yourself because you are a hopeless
sinner.
• Feel regret
Sometimes repentance is brought about due to the negative consequences of what was done and the regret
that comes after, not because the sin was evil. (Feeling sorry you were caught cheating in an exam. If you
weren't caught you wouldn't have been as sorry).
Some people think that true repentance can only happen when we are able to rid ourselves of the tendency
to sin. But that will never happen. What we can do, however, is to say no to temptation.
This is also the reason why many Catholics don't go to Confession, saying, "Why will I confess when I'm just
going to sin again?"
All of these may be effects of Repentance but are not repentance in itself. All of these focus on feelings; Repen-
tance is much more objective and concrete than feelings.
• Rebelliousness: to parents, authorities and society, such as answering back, vandalism etc.
Note: Give examples that are appropriate to the Participants. The speaker should be able to explain why these
sins are actually wrong. These sins have been so widely accepted that people do not see them as immoral any-
more.
• Honesty - call sin a sin. (Some say sin is a growth experience or that cheating during exams is sharing)
• Humility - Admit you fell into sin because you are weak and that you need God to overcome your sins.
• Hate the sin - Hate sin and not the sinner. If you hate sin you'll stay away from it and you won't make any jus-
tifications for doing it (“I am just human" or "somebody else made me do it").
• Have a good confession. - Go to confession and ask God for forgiveness. Confession allows us to be humble,
showing God that we need Him.
2. Faith
a. We need to place our faith and trust in Jesus Christ, believing that when we come to Him in repentance, He will
conquer all our sinfulness and that He will forgive us and heal us of our sins.
“To have faith is to be sure of the things we hope for; to be certain of the things we cannot see”. (Heb 11:1)
b. The kind of faith that we are talking about is primarily shown in Matthew 14:22-33.
When Jesus Christ told Peter that he could walk on the water, although he knew it was humanly impossible,
he still believed. In the same way, when Jesus Christ promises that He will save us from our sins, we should
believe that He can and He will.
The same kind of faith is also seen in Matthew 8:5-13. When a Roman Officer approached Jesus Christ and
told Him that his servant was lying at home paralyzed and suffering dreadfully, Jesus Christ said that He would
come to his house to cure his servant. At this, the Roman Officer expressed humility saying “Lord, I am not
worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word and my servant will be healed.” The Roman Officer,
who has the authority to command a hundred men, expressed faith in the power of Jesus’ mere word. Jesus
said to him, “You may go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.”
• Faith is more than mere feelings. Faith is taking action because faith without action is dead.
Peter acted in spite of fear. He was scared of drowning, and yet he still took the first step out the boat. He
believed in what Jesus Christ said that faith is not a feeling but rather a decision that we should make. Faith is
deciding to put our trust in Jesus Christ.
The same kind of faith is also seen in Mark 5:25-34. A woman afflicted with hemorrhages (large discharge of
blood) for twelve years had heard about Jesus Christ and came to see Him. She said, “If I can just touch his
clothes, I will be healed. “ Then, she touched Jesus’ cloak. Jesus affirmed her act of faith afterwards when He
said “Dear woman, you are made well because you believed. Go in peace; be healed of your disease.” The
woman acted on her faith by touching Jesus Christ’s clothes.
Note: Repentance and Faith go together. We cannot have one without the other.
1. Forgiveness
In the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant found in Matthew 18:21-35, it is said that the kingdom once had a king who
decided to settle accounts with his servants. We are the servants in the story. We have debts to the king who is God in the
form of our sins. The parable tells us:
a. God is a forgiving God. He forgives those who confess their sins and genuinely ask for forgiveness. (Matthew
18:26)
b. God is a compassionate and kind God. He is willing to forgive us even if we cannot repay for our sins. (Matthew
18:25-27)
We are also being asked to forgive those who have sinned against us.
And when God forgives us, He never makes any record of our wrong doings, He sees us as new creations. He will cleanse
us and heal us from all the wrongs we have done. (1 John 1:9)
2. Healing
We all know that Jesus Christ is a great healer. He cured many illnesses and diseases during His ministry here on Earth. Up
to now, He still heals people. He heals us from our sinfulness and our hurts from our past experiences. Jesus Christ fully
understands that we need healing from our sinfulness and hurts because these are obstacles from totally receiving God's
grace.
a. Healing Occurs:
• When we humbly approach God for healing. (Matthew 8:5-6, Mark 5:27)
• When we put our faith in Him. (Matthew 8:8, Mark 5:28)
• When we ask for forgiveness – because God forgave our sins, we also learn how to show great love for others.
(Luke 7:47)
• When we forgive – when we forgive others, we gain inner peace, we thus gain inner healing.
• When we serve others – when we focus on helping others “heal” instead of focusing on ourselves.
• Healing will not be complete if we haven't forgiven ourselves and those who have hurt us.
Forgiveness and healing also go together; we cannot have one without the other.
Note: The speaker may call on 1-2 sharers at this point to share about Repentance, Faith, Forgiveness or Heal-
ing.
IV. Conclusion
God wants us to experience the fullness of life in His love, by knowing Him personally. However, our sins and hurts block
much of His blessings for us.
Jesus 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 forgive and strengthen us and bring us healing.
Only then can we fully receive God's blessing, His Holy Spirit which strengthens us and allows us to live lives truly pleasing
to God.
Activity
Requirements:
• Pens
• Pieces of paper
• Priest(s)
Process:
After the session, on the piece of paper provided, ask the participants to list down all their sins and all the people they
have hurt, or have hurt them in any way. Then, the team leader leads them to a short prayer; asking God for forgiveness for
the sins they have committed and healing for all the hurts they have. The team leader must mention in the prayer that the
participants are letting go of these things that they have written down, and are lifting these up to God. This symbolizes the
rejection so all the sins they have written, and their closure from all the hurts they hold from other people. The participants
are then asked to throw away the piece of paper into a trash bin placed in front of the session hall. Keep the activity simple.
There is no need for any dramatic effect.
However, it is important to emphasize to the participants that real forgiveness from God for the sins they have committed
can only be attained through confession. Thus, after the activity, the participants are then asked to go to confession. Only
in extreme cases where there are no priests available, the speaker must encourage the participants to still have confession
after the Youth Camp.
Note: After the participants have confessed, they are asked to write a letter for their parents. The facilitators
must encourage the participants to express in the letter how much they really love their parents and to ask
forgiveness for any hurts that they may have caused them.
Specific Objectives
At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
• Continue being open to receiving the power of the Holy Spirit.
• Worship in the Spirit.
• Appreciate the importance of the gift of tongues and exercise it.
Methodology
• Talk Proper - 20 to 30 minutes
• Baptism / Pray-over - 60 to 90 minutes (It depends on the number of participants)
• Worship (2 fast songs and 1slow song only)
• Closing Exhortation
Expanded Outline
I. Introduction
If you compare the Christians of today with the early Christians, you will find that they were very much different.
a. Christians today:
Christians today can't seem to live as they should; they seem weak and they lack conviction. (Give examples / il-
lustrate)
b. Christians before:
The Christians in the early Church possessed certain strength and boldness of character. They had this power that
attracted many from all races and walks of life to join this group of mere fishermen, slaves, Gentiles and Jews.
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 but it was the Power of the Holy Spirit; the same Spirit that con-
tinues to fill and transform the lives of so many Christians today.
a. Misconceptions:
b. The Holy Spirit is God, the 3rd Person in the Blessed Trinity.
God promised a spirit that will enable all men to follow Him. He promised to give men "A new heart and a
new Spirit...”
This story illustrates to us what the power of His Holy Spirit can do.
When we receive the power of the Holy Spirit, we begin a personal and intimate relationship with God.
God’s word becomes alive in us as we read scripture. We hear Him speaking to us in our hearts and we
experience Him touching our very lives.
• A new nature (Galatians 5:22 - 23)
As we grow in our personal relationship with God, He slowly molds us into His likeness, removing the self-
ishness in our hearts, making us more loving, more like Jesus.
• Power to serve (Acts 1:8)
God’s Spirit empowers us to serve, giving us the boldness to speak His words and making us willing to face
the challenge of bringing others closer to Him despite the many difficulties and trials we may face.
Note: In sharing the 3 points above, the speaker should share his own experiences of these 3 points.
Note: The speaker must narrate this passage in his own words
Praying for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit may not be exactly like this event but we can take certain points from it
to help and guide us in receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.
These are gifts that God gives to help us in our Christian lives:
• Prophecy
• Healing
• Wisdom
• Knowledge
• Miracles
• Faith
• Discernment
• Praying in Tongues
• Interpretation of Tongues
Note: The speaker must briefly explain each Spiritual Gift. This explanation does not need to be detailed as the
facilitators should have already explained it to the participants during their one to ones.
It is a gift of prayer - It is a prayer that only God can understand and only we can speak. Because of this
spiritual gift, one’s soul is able to communicate what it really wants to express to God.
This spiritual gift pleases God. We humble ourselves when we pray in a language we don't understand.
This total humility pleases God.
The gift of tongues becomes a doorway to the other spiritual gifts. It allows us to access and use them in
a better manner.
Note: The speaker must state that all the spiritual gifts are important and must not highlight too much
the gift of Tongues.
We should believe that when we ask for God's Holy Spirit, He will surely give it.
Everyone is unworthy, what the Lord requires is simply a humble spirit that approaches Him in repentance and
asks for forgiveness.
Pride keeps us from acknowledging our need for God, and asking Him into our lives, but God will keep on
knocking until we're humble enough to ask Him in.
If we're afraid of looking foolish, we must humble ourselves if we are to receive God's Spirit.
Focus on what is true. God promised His spirit and He never breaks His promises to His people.
IV. Conclusion
Note: Our next activity will be the commitment ceremony and pray over session. The speaker must give the
participants a general view of what they can expect.
ACTIVITY:
1. Baptism of the Holy Spirit / Pray Over Session
Our purpose tonight is to ask the Lord for the power of His Holy Spirit that will enable 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. After this, we will pray with one another for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit
a. 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 ourselves in God's Spirit and be empowered as Christians.
• First, we will be having a ‘Commitment to Christ Ceremony’ where you will be given the opportunity to decide
for yourselves if you want to follow Jesus Christ.
• After this, your discussion group leaders will approach you and bring you somewhere more conducive and
private for the pray-over session.
• Process of Praying-over:
• Prayer of Thanksgiving: Your discussion group leaders will thank the Lord for the commitment that you
just made.
• Prayer of Deliverance: Casting out the works of Satan in your life. ("In the name of Jesus, spirit of deceit
we cast you out".)
2. Final tips
a. Relax.
The pray over session, and your decision to follow the Lord, are very important, but don't let this make you anx-
ious. Relax and be at peace, this will make it easier for you to open up to the Lord.
Expecting one particular type of experience might keep you from recognizing God's work in you. God knows you
more than you know yourself. He knows exactly how He should touch you.
In speaking or praying in tongues, just focus on the Lord and praise Him. What comes out of your mouth and how
you praise God is already up to Him.
d. Initiate.
God respects you, and will not force you to praise Him in tongues. You just have to try and initiate praying in a
language you do not know, and then God will inspire you and give you the words to say.
(E.g. Even if God has already inspired you to write a song, the song will never be heard unless you actually pick-
up a guitar, play the tune and write the words. In the same way, you can only begin praying in tongues when you
initiate it.)
• Once you've run out of words to worship God, utter the first syllables that come into your mind and use this
for worship.
• Focus on worshipping God and not the words you use to worship, then let God take control.
3. Commitment Ceremony
a. After the explanation, the speaker asks the participants to meditate about all the sessions, especially Session 4.
b. While the participants are meditating, a meditative song may be played (Lord I offer my life / God alone / Here I
am Lord, Strong Arm)
c. After the song is sung, the speaker asks those who want to make a commitment to Christ to stand up. Then, the
Prayer of Commitment will be recited together.
Leader : Do you believe that Jesus is the Son of God, that He died to free you from sins and that He rose
from the dead to bring you new life?
Leader : Do you choose to follow Jesus as your Lord, to love Him, honor Him and obey Him?
PRAYER OF COMMITMENT
(Ask participants to repeat after you.)
Lord Jesus Christ, / I want to belong to you from now on. / I want to be free / from the dominion of darkness / and the rule
of Satan, / and I want to enter into your kingdom / and be part of your 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, / and I promise to obey you as my Lord.
d. Everyone is then asked to be seated, and wait for their turn to be prayed over.
V. Worship
How great our God is. Our experience in this camp is all about God loving us immensely. Now, our response is to love him
back through praises and thanksgiving. This calls for a celebration of God’s love. We are to worship him.
1. What is Worship?
Worship is being able to come into the loving, healing and mighty presence of God and being able to acknowledge that HE
ALONE IS GOD – loving, healing and mighty! Worship is not about us it is all about Him.
2. How do we worship?
Come before God’s presence focusing on Him alone. We sing praises and thanksgiving to the Lord. (St. Augustine once
said - “He who sings, prays twice.”) First, we utter all our praises to Him spontaneously. Then we sing songs of praise and
worship to God. After doing these, we sing in the spirit and pray in tongues. Afterwards, we voice out our prayers to Him
by following A.C.T.S. flow of prayer-Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving and Supplication.
Feel free to raise your hands, jump, sing aloud, dance pleasing and glorifying the Lord. Cite examples. (E.g. Worship is just
like a concert or serenade for God.)
Note: The Line-up of worship songs should include three songs only - two fast and one slow. Remember that it will be
the participants’ first worship, it should not take long.
• Some may have prayed in tongues, cried or simply felt God's presence. Others may have had a very simple experi-
ence. The Holy Spirit comes to each of us differently.
• 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 what is most important. If you did ask for His Spirit, whatever experience you
had, He surely gave it to you.
• He will never cease in trying to take away the treasure you have just received today.
• Focus on the truth that you now you have God and through all your problems, He will always be there for you.
Simply because He is always by your side, these problems will never overwhelm you.
• All of these things were first explained to you before they were done. Do not expect your friends to understand
you right away.
• 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 you, as Jesus Christ begins to dwell at the center of your life.
• Like any gift, the gift you received tonight can be lost, so you must always use it.
• You committed to follow the Lord, be faithful to that decision.
• Have a daily prayer time where you can experience and get to know God. Your prayer time is when He can slowly
but surely work in your life daily.
“When the Holy Spirit comes upon you, you will be filled with power and you will be witnesses for Me in Jerusa-
lem in all of Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.”- Acts 1:8
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 to us, and by His Holy Spirit we can be faithful to Him.
Specific Objectives
At the end of the session, the participants should be able to:
• Realize that beyond receiving the power of the Holy Spirit, there is a need to grow in it.
• Appreciate each of the tools God provides for growth and start to use them.
Methodology
• Talk Proper - 20 to 30 minutes
• Dedication Ceremony - 20 minutes
• Parent-Child Dialogue - 30 minutes
Expanded Outline
I. Introduction
We heard and did so many good things in this Youth Camp. First, we heard how great God’s love is, and because of this love,
we responded to His invitation for us to have a personal relationship with Him. Furthermore, we lifted up all our sins and
hurts to God, through the Sacrament of Reconciliation, as these are obstacles that hinder us from receiving God’s grace.
Last night, we even received His Holy Spirit. Everyone here, in one way or another, has experienced God's goodness this
weekend. Now, after all these, when we go back to our homes and schools, what is in store for us?
In this session, we'd like to share with you how best to sustain our renewed relationship with God.
We know, undoubtedly now more than ever, that God's love for us is great; that His Holy Spirit is real and that He is truly
within us. God is truly great and all His plans for us are really for our own good.
However, when we leave this venue, what is in store for us, after the Youth Camp? What will happen once we go back and
be with our old friends and classmates? Most of them will certainly not understand what we have gone through this week-
end. They might even brand us as weird, when we share to them our experiences in this Youth Camp.
Because of these reasons, it is very important for our hearts to take on the right posture.
When we leave this place, we should be convicted that what we experienced was truly a gift from God for our sal-
vation. The way to God through Jesus is the only way and we should resist any idea that tells us otherwise.
b. We have God's Spirit. (Acts 1:8)
We must do our part in order for us to grow in our relationship with God. Everything we have heard in this Youth
Camp will be of no help to us, unless we start practicing it in our own personal lives. Hence, we need to invest time
and effort for our spiritual growth
2. Tools for Christian Growth: The Four Spokes
In YFL, we have the different tools needed for Christian spiritual growth. All of these tools are available for us and
would help us nurture the graces we have received and will allow us to receive so much more.
Note: You can illustrate this portion by relating the tools for Christian growth to the four spokes of a wheel. The
wheel’s outer rim represents our Christian life, which draws power from the hub or center of the wheel; which
in turn represents Jesus Christ. The power is transmitted through the four spokes of the wheel. If any one of the
four spokes is missing, the wheel will not function properly.
We need to spend time with God in prayer and we need to read scrip-
tures for us to grow in our relationship with Him.
• Steps to take:
• Decide on having prayer time of at least 15 minutes a day.
• Decide on a specific time of the day, and keep it sacred.
• Find a place where you will not be disturbed or distracted.
• Choose a flow you are comfortable with.
• ACTS: Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving, and Supplication.
• Read the Bible readings for the day
• Use daily prayer journals, devotionals and reflection guides
In our Catholic faith, the intercession of Mother Mary is a very powerful tool. Devotion to Mother Mary is an
essential part of what we believe in. As Catholics, we need to pray the Rosary everyday.
By reading Christian books, magazines and websites we can draw on new insights and learn new things about
God through other people’s personal experiences and reflections.
b. Fellowship
Fellowship refers to everything that YFL members do together. It is being one as brothers and sisters in Christ through fun
and friendship.
For young people like us, we feel the need to belong. Oftentimes, this leads to peer pressure, which could be
either positive or negative.
Here is where we’ll meet true friends who will accept us for who we are and be loyal to us. In YFL, we can ex-
perience positive peer pressure, with friends encouraging us to live our lives according to God’s plan.
YFL is a venue where building strong bonds of friendship and brotherhood are considered as important goals
of its activities like Parties, Household Meetings, Assemblies, Conferences and Mission Trips.
c. Service
Young people are endowed with a lot of gifts and talents that oftentimes are not utilized productively, especially
in serving God. We believe that with God as motivation, young people, like us, will be able to share their gifts and
talents in serving God and others.
• We serve God by the way we live. We give witness to our faith in Jesus Christ; by the way we live our lives.
(James 2:1417)
Be aware of opportunities to share your faith, either through words or actions, to your family, friends, neigh-
bors, and classmates.
• We serve God by fulfilling the responsibilities He gave us in our life; as sons and daughters, as brothers and
sisters, as students, etc.
• We serve God by making our resources and ourselves available for His work.
YFL is an evangelistic and missionary community of young adults. Our mission is to bring God to other teenag-
ers.
By doing this, we develop a sense of mission. We share our time, talent and treasure to make a real effort to
serve God through whatever service; as speakers, facilitators, music ministry etc.
d. Sacraments
We should be aware that another important tool that will enhance our Christian growth is to participate in the
sacraments of the Church. This includes attending Mass on Sundays, having a regular Confession, and receiving
Holy Communion.
In addition, we will also grow in our relationship with God if we serve actively in our parishes as lectors, sacristans,
or as part of the choir.
God calls us to live a life that is pleasing to Him. He loved us first and He even died for us. He even gave us His Holy
Spirit. But more than all these things, God gives us tools for us to grow in our relationship with Him. Now, the ball is in our
hands.
We're not saying that after going through this Youth Camp, we'll be living perfect Christian lives. Chances are, we'll prob-
ably still fail, but it's our decision to stand up again and that is what’s important. God died for us. Now it's time that we live
for Him.
IV. Activity
1. Dedication Ceremony
NOTE: Either the team leader, or the speaker may conduct the Dedication Ceremony. This segment is done im-
mediately after the ‘Growing in the Spirit’ session is given.
As we end our camp today and as we leave this place our prayer is that we will be convicted to live a good Christian
lifestyle. Yet I believe that we can never be able to do it alone because:
• We need an environment that will support us (Mt 13:4-9). Just like the seeds in the Parable of the Sower, CFC
YFL provides fertile soil that we can grow in and where we can develop further as God’s sons and daughters.
• YFL will provide that environment
• The service team is proof that YFL provides such an environment.
• We need a community with a purpose! Christians endure many persecutions and go the extra mile in bringing
people closer to God simply because they are driven by these purposes: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship,
Ministry and Evangelism.
• CFC Youth for Family and Life is driven by the same purposes but translated into
d. Some participants may be discouraged to join YFL upon hearing the YFL Covenant.
• Make it clear to them that the YFL Covenant is simply a goal we all strive for.
• Accepting the YFL Covenant simply means that we will support one another in striving for this goal.
3. I shall be a committed and active member of CFC Youth for Family and Life.
a. After the Dedication Ceremony, the team leader distributes the letter from the parents to the participants.
b. The couple coordinator meanwhile welcomes and entertains the parents of the participants.
c. The team leader presents the participants to their parents and asks them to spend half an hour together.
i. Ask them to begin the dialogue by giving / reading to each other the letters that they had prepared for one
another.
a. After the Dialogue with Parents, the team leader explains the following to the parents of the participants:
Your children have just made their commitment to live a Christian Life. In order to effectively support them in this,
we must seek to remove all those hindrances that keep you apart; hindrances such as hurts and resentments at
home.
b. Then the team leader asks the parents to go to their children and pray over them using this prayer, which the
speaker will read. (You may ask the parents to first say their own prayers for their children and then recite the
prayer below. The YFL couple coordinators should lead the prayer.)
• The children will now pray over their parents. The team leader explains the following to the participants.
The people who love you the most are your parents. In loving you, they may have committed mistakes along the way,
even if they did not mean to. Quite often, these mistakes are the source of our resentments. Now, we will ask God to
heal all these hurts between you and your parents.
• Then the team leader asks the participants to pray over their parents using the prayer below. This time the team leader
should lead the prayer.
4. Welcome Ceremony
a. The service team welcomes the participants to the YFL family by going around and greeting all the participants.
5. What’s next?
We have a responsibility to encourage and support one another. Thus, we make a commitment to grow together
as Christian brothers and sisters.
b. Through Households.
All YFL members belong to smaller and more intimate groups that we call ‘Households’. These Households regu-
larly meet. At the end of this Youth Camp, you will be assigned to a Household.
Activities like, regular household meetings, monthly assemblies, parties, Lord's Day celebrations, family days, WYC,
concerts etc.
Chapter 3:
Appendices
2. Make it your goal to help everyone build friendships by the end of the Youth Camp. You may ask the participants to
mingle for a minute or two for them to get to know one another.
3. Welcoming Remarks:
a. Introduce yourself as the Youth Camp team leader.
b. Introduce all the service team and couple coordinators.
c. Explanation: What are they getting into? What is YFL? What is a Youth Camp?
II. Expectations
1. What the participant may expect in the Youth Camp
a. Meet new friends.
b. Have fun.
c. Know more about God and grow closer to Him.
d. Give a general picture of what the Youth Camp will be like
Note: A lot of people have different expectations about this Youth Camp. Some expect to cry or have an emo-
tional 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 they know God a little bit more,
that they are closer to Him even more Tthen, we have reached the goal of the Youth Camp.
Whatever reasons you have for being here, it was God who brought you here. He wants to do something in your
life during the Youth Camp.
How much you give of yourselves in this Youth Camp is how much you will receive.
Don't keep thinking of what might happen next. But rather, participate in the present activity. Pray, when it's time
to pray. Sing, when it's time to sing. Rest, when it's time to rest.
If we truly desire Him and seek Him, we shall find Him. This is God's promise.
1. Give the Youth Camp house rules and other related important information such as the time of wake-up call, off limits
areas etc.
3. Reminder to always bring a pen, paper/notebook, and a Bible with them during the sessions.
• CFC YFL stands for CFC Youth for Family and Life, it is the youth ministry of Couples for Christ Foundation for
Family and Life (CFC-FFL) for ALL young people from 13-21 years old.
• The Youth Camp is a three days and two nights retreat where young people can hear and experience God
• through various talks, prayers and fun activities.
II. Expectations
1. What the parents may expect their children to experience in the Youth Camp
a. Meet new friends.
b. Have fun.
c. Know more about God and grow closer to Him.
2. Give the Youth Camp house rules that their children will need to follow inside the camp (ex. No smoking and drinking)
and other related important information such as the time of wake-up call, off limits areas etc.
3. In the last session / talk of the youth camp (most likely to be a Sunday) we ask you to please be here at 10:00 am with
a love letter for your children. Your presence and your letters are very important part of the session.
4. End the orientation by thanking the parents for giving you the opportunity to bring the youth closer to God
• CFC YFL stands for CFC Youth for Family and Life; it is the youth ministry of Couples for Christ Foundation for Family
and Life (CFC-FFL) for ALL young people from 13-21 years old.
• The Youth Camp is a three days and two nights retreat where young people can hear and experience God through
various talks, prayers and fun activities. This is the entry point for a youth to be a member of CFC Youth for Family
and life.
Note: A YFL Service Team member could give a 3-5min sharing about the current Youth Camp Experience with
the participants. It should highlight what the participants have been up to inside the camp. The YFL Service
Team member should also share his or her personal youth camp experience and how God change him or her for
the better through the CFC YFL Community.
Hopefully, the positive experience of the Youth Camp will remain a special memory that your children may look back to and
draw strength from throughout their lives.
3. Important reminders
a. It is important for all the parents to understand that the renewal process of their children doesn’t end in the youth
camp but a life-long process.
b. That they are still the prime mover in their children’s spiritual renewal and so we encourage them to be a source
of encouragement to your children in this process of renewal.
c. Support them in being an active member of CFC Youth for family and life.
4. Invite the parents who are non community members to join Couples for Christ Foundation for family and life. An-
nounce the important details regarding the upcoming local Christian Life Seminar. (CLS) Note: Make sure that the local
CFC FFL will have all the contact details of all the non-CFC FFL Members for evangelization purposes.
5. Explain the process of parent and child pray over and dialogue
a. After our forum the team leader will give the go signal for all the parents to their child.
b. The couple coordinator will be leading all the parents to pray over their child.
c. The youth team leader will be leading all the participants to pray over their parents.
d. The parent and child will be given 30min. to have their dialogue at any comfortable place inside or outside the
session hall. They could start the conversation by reading each other’s love letters.
e. Everyone is expected to go back at the session hall for the next activity.
Your child has been invited to a Youth Camp scheduled on October 14 to 16, 2008 to be held at Alpadi Renewal Center,
Alpadi Estate, Antipolo, Rizal. The Youth Camp serves as the entry point to CFC Youth for Family and Life (YFL), the youth
ministry of Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life (CFC FFL). It is an experience, which will afford your child the
opportunity to know Jesus Christ in a personal way and build lasting Christian friendships with other young adults, through
a program consisting of talks and sharings as well as fun-filled activities which utilize their talents and skills.
The success of this program largely depends on your involvement, especially after the Youth Camp. In this regard, we
would like to share with you more features of the YFL program through a Parent’s Orientation scheduled on Saturday, Oc-
tober 8, 2008, 6 pm to 7 pm to be held at the San Antonio de Padua Parish Hall.
The camp fee of Php 650.00 will cover complete board and lodging and Youth Camp materials. Please let us know if there
are any financial constraints, so we can make arrangements for your child ahead of time. Registration for the Youth Camp
will be from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. of the first day.
Your children are enjoined to bring clothing provisions good for two nights and two days. Also, if so desired, your children
may bring additional snacks. Kindly accomplish the attached reply form and information sheet so that we include your child
in the list of participants.
We are looking forward to seeing you and your child at the Youth Camp.
Noted By:
Jess Faustino
San Antonio de Padua Parish
Chapter Head
Couples For Christ Foundation for Family and Life
I/We regret that our young adults cannot attend for the following reasons:
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
B. FOR PARENTS ORIENTATION
(Please check one)
__________________________________ __________________________________
FATHER'S SIGNATURE MOTHER'S SIGNATURE
(over printed name) (over printed name)
________________________________
GUARDIAN’S SIGNATURE
(Sign over printed name. State relationship to participant)
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________ Tel. # : ________________________________________
Greetings of Joy!
On October 14 to 16, 2008, the San Antonio de Padua Parish chapter of CFC Youth for Family and Life (YFL) will hold a Youth
Camp at Alpadi Renewal Center, Alpadi Estate, Antipolo, Rizal. The Youth Camp serves as the entry point to YFL, the youth
ministry of Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life (CFC FFL). It is an experience, which will afford young adults
the opportunity to know Jesus Christ in a personal way and build lasting Christian friendships with other young adults
through a program, consisting of talks and sharings as well as fun-filled activities which utilize their talents and skills.
It would be a great honour if you could join us and be part of this special occasion, from April 14-16, 2008 (please see the
attached program schedule), and in particular, administer the Sacrament of Reconciliation to the participants on the 2nd
day of the Youth Camp, October 15, 2008 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm and officiate the Holy Eucharist for us on the 3rd day
of the Youth Camp, October 16, 2008 at 11:00 am.
Noted By:
Jess Faustino
Chapter Head
San Antonio de Padua Parish
Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and Life
DAY 2
AM
6:00 - 6:30 : Wake up call
6:30 - 7:30 : Breakfast
7:30 - 8:00 : Common prayer time (include reflection)
8:00 - 8:15 : Gathering participants / Opening song and prayer
8:15 - 9:30 : Session 2: WHO IS JESUS CHRIST TO ME?
9:30 - 10:00 : Discussion groups
10:00 - 10:30 : Break
10:30 - 10:45 : Gathering of participants/ Opening song and short prayer
10:45 - 11:25 : Session 3: REPENTANCE, FAITH, FORGIVENESS AND HEALING
11:25 - 12:00 : Activity and Confession
12:00 - 1:00 : Lunch
PM
1:00 - 5:30 : One to ones / Letter writing to parents / Rest
5:30 - 6:30 : Service team meeting with worship
6:30 - 7:30 : Dinner
7:30 - 8:00 : Gathering of participants / Opening prayer
8:00 - 8:45 : Session 4: RECEIVING GOD'S GIFT: THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
8:45 - 9:00 : Commitment to Christ ceremony
9:00 - 10:00 : Pray-over session
10:00 - 10:15 : Group worship
10:15 - 10:30 : Closing exhortation
10:30 - 11:00 : Preparation for Entertainment night
11:00 - 12:00 : Entertainment night
12:00 : Informal fellowship
DAY 3
AM
7:00 - 8:00 : Breakfast
8:00 - 9:00 : Common prayer time / Letter to parents writing activity
9:00 - 9:15 : Gathering / Teach of songs
9:15 - 9:30 : Worship
9:30 - 10:10 : Session 5: GROWING IN THE SPIRIT
10:10 - 10:40 : Dialogue with parents
10:40 - 10:50 : Sharing of participants
10:50 - 10:55 : Final song
10:55 - 11:00 : Preparation for Holy Mass
11:00 - 12:00 : Holy Mass
12:00 - 1:00 : Lunch (if available)
Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________ Telephone#: ___________________ Birthday: _______________________
School / Grade or Year level / Course: ___________________________________________________________________
Special Skills (ex. playing musical instruments, dancing, singing, etc.): __________________________________ ________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Organizations of parents: (If members of CFC FFL; please indicate Parish / District).
Father: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Mother: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
B. MATERIALS
Speakers: Sharers:
Session 1: ______________________________________ _____________________________________
Session 2: ______________________________________ _____________________________________
Session 3: ______________________________________
Session 4: ______________________________________
Session 5: _____________________________________
Brothers Sisters
_________________________________________ _________________________________________
________________________________________ _________________________________________
Music Ministry:
Guitarist(s): ______________________________________________________
Keyboards: ______________________________________________________
Other Instruments: ________________________________________________
Confession:
Priest(s):________________________________________________________
Who will pick up the Priest?: ________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________________________________________________________
Phone # :______________________
Holy Mass:
Priest(s):_________________________________________________________
Who will pick up the Priest?: _________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________ _______________ Phone #: ___________
______________________________
Commentator: _______________________________________
Offerers: _____________________________________________
1st Reading: __________________________________________
2nd Reading: __________________________________________
Collection Basket (2): _______________________________
Emcee(s):_____________________________________
Bonfire set-up:
Person in Charge: ____________________________________________
firewood
food
matches
Arrival to destination
Date: _____________________________________________________________________ Time: ___________________
Terminal: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Receiving / welcoming committee:
Address & Tel.# _____________________________________________________________________________________
Itinerary
Day 1: __________________________________
Day 2: __________________________________
Day 3: __________________________________
Day 4: __________________________________
Day 5: __________________________________
Day 6: __________________________________
Day 7: __________________________________
Day 8: __________________________________
Day 9: __________________________________
Accomplished by:
_____________________________________________
CFC YFL Couple Coordinator
San Antonio de Padua Parish Chapter
• Boys are not allowed in the Girls Accommodations area. Girls are not allowed in the Boys Accommodations
area.
• No Smoking. No Drinking.
• Smile Always!