Youth Group Weekly Activities
Hello everyone!
We surely miss you and miss our Friday gatherings!
Hope you are well, staying safe and healthy. And of course following the safety rules :).
We are thinking of you, trying to find a way to connect.
We will post weekly on our website a page full of fun activities and challenges that we can share and play together.
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Lent is a time of preparation for Easter, The resurrection of Jesus Christ. The forty days of Lent are an opportunity to change our daily lives and become closer to God.
Sunday 29 March is the beginning of the Fifth week of lent, we have attached this week' calendar, Share with us how did you follow Jesus steps. Tag us with your pictures or videos. we want to see your Saturday drawings too!
Make A Prayer Chain - Online Challenge!
It is a very simple game, we will play it differently this time! We will play it online and we should not break the chain!
Each one of us will create his own chain, take a picture, post it online and tag one friend and JTKYouth account on Facebook or Instagram.
The one tagged should do the same and tag someone else and of course JTKYouth group.
let's see how many chains we can do!
We will later on post all your pictures in one album so you know how many chains we were able to do!
Let's see who will start the chain?????
The Holy Gospel According to St. Mark the Evangelist (10: 32-45)
At that time Jesus took the Twelve, and began to tell them what would happen to him, saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and the Scribes; and they will condemn him to death, and will deliver him to the Gentiles; and they will mock him, and spit upon him and scourge him, and put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.” And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to him, saying, “Master, we want thee to do for us whatever we ask.” But he said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?” And they said, “Grant to us that we may sit, one at thy right hand and the other at thy left hand, in thy glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking for. Can you drink of the cup of which I drink, or be baptized with the baptism with which I am to be baptized?” And they said to him, “We can.” And Jesus said to them “Of the cup that I drink, you shall drink; and with the baptism with which I am to be baptized, you shall be baptized; but as for sitting at my right hand or at my left, that is not mine to give, but it belongs to those for whom it has been prepared.” And when the ten heard this, they were at first indignant at James and John. But Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that those who are regarded as rulers among the Gentiles I lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it is not so among you. On the contrary, whoever wishes to become great shall be your servant; and whoever wishes to be first among you shall be the slave of all; for the Son of Man also has not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Movies to watch
Bible Stories for Toddlers (The Story of Easter)https://www.youtube.com/embed/zQeU6gZzHT4?index=3&list=PL5aPdmniG3y-_qvFOcrjT81gwbbF3htd0&start=34
The Story of Jesus for Youthhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/4ERy98wuO8o?start=1450
Reflection!
What do you think Jesus did and experienced in the wilderness for those 40 days and 40 long nights? (Jesus went directly from his baptism to the wilderness before he began his ministry. He was actually driven into the wilderness by the Spirit. He was there for a purpose: to prepare for what was to come: to prepare for his ministry and his journey to the cross and the resurrection. So he fasted, prayed, and prepared as he got away from everything.
During Lent, we are invited to follow Jesus and enter the wilderness to prepare ourselves for times of testing and to become more aware of how God is present in our lives and around us. It is a time to simplify our lives, and to look at ourselves and our lives and reflect on how our lives have and can have meaning in the world. We are all constantly a work in progress, and Lent (entering the wilderness) is a time for us to return to God.
Prayer
O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down the walls that separate us; unite us in bonds of love; and work through our struggle and confusion to accomplish your purposes on earth; that, in your good time, all nations and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Crafts
DIY Palm Sunday Leaf - Be ready for Sundayhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/j0BhERE0bnkhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/TA-CpZPpA0g
Have a great Week Guys! Can't wait for your tags!
See you soon +++