9/17/2014 - DP - Session 1 - Life is Choices

Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:9

Catechism Reading: Paragraph #27

Class Opening Prayer

Welcome

Thank You for making the CHOICE to attend tonight.  Hopefully you will see from tonight's class that this will be different than any of your previous CCD Classes.

Leaders introduce themselves: Name, Parent of, Favorite Restaurant Meal (Mr. Lauderbaugh, Mrs. Gies, Mrs. Beer, and Mr. Krystofik)

Students introduce themselves:  Name & Favorite Restaurant Meal


What did you think about the Veggie Tales video?

We grow and mature physically; God also calls us to grow spiritually. 

Confirmation is a significant milestone on our spiritual growth journey that began at our Baptism and does not end until we die. So, just as you prepare for this milestone of confirmation in your spiritual growth, you have also reached a milestone, called Middle School, in your physical growth and maturity. 

This is why you do not react to the Veggie Tales video now in the same way you did when you were five. You are not the same person you were when you were five. You expect to be treated and talked to differently than you were when you were five. At the same time...parents, teachers, and other friends and family members expect more from you now than they did when you were five. 

That is why we, your leaders, will be expecting more from you in terms of your behavior.  We don't have a lot of rules but we do have a few very important ones: 
1) No phone or electronics use in class unless it is to answer a call from your parents. Your phone may set where you can see it but you are not to be using it unless it is your parents contacting you or we are on break. 
2) We will respect everyone by giving our attention to the leaders and fellow students when they are talking to the group and will not be having private conversations with other classmates. 
3) We will respect others by not making fun of questions or answers that others ask or give.

As long as everyone follows these few important rules we will all have fun while we are studying, learning, and preparing for your confirmation.

Introduce the Decision Point program

Will prepare you for confirmation and guide you to be the best person you can be.

App for your Android, iPhone or iPod Touch

Decision Point - Session 1 - Life is Choices

Decision Point Opening Prayer:







Decision Point Closing Prayer

Other Discussion Items
  • Service Hours
    • What did you do this week to help someone else?
Open Q&A

Action Items
  • Load the Decision Point App on your Phone or iPod Touch
  • Re-watch the videos from session 1
  • Watch the Videos from session 2 that we will be discussing next week
  • Consider all of the decisions you make this week...Did each of your decisions help to "make you a better you"?


Class Closing Prayer
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