This is a great way to get to know each other a little more by connecting with their memory and experience within their family. Spend time sharing experiences and memories [...]
This is a great way to engage parents and help build community among them. Let the youth decide on and cook a meal while all of the parents hang out [...]
This has proven to be a great team bonding activity and parents are typically grateful for this type of formation as well. We've compiled a list of ideas just on [...]
Ask the priests if they would like a meal brought to them one evening and have your group cook it for them and bring it over.
Meet with a priest to go through what a family typically will go through when they experience death in their family and need to prepare a funeral.
These types of questions can be found online very easily. Would You Rather questions often generate some good simple discussion and give opportunity to see a more human side of [...]
A simple activity where one person sits in the middle of the group and the group can ask them anything. Be sure to sure step in if questions become inappropriate [...]
Our baptism day is our birthday in the Church. Have all of the youth research the day they were baptized and find simple ways to celebrate each time someone has [...]
Have the members of the group learn about the role of Godparents, spend time talking about their relationship with their Godparents, and commit to some time of connecting or reconnecting [...]
A simple search online will give you many ideas of simple activities you can do that will help bond your group together. We've also include many in our library (of [...]
You can have more than six, but not seven people. This game is unique in that the group will work together to win. The goal of the game is to [...]
Keeping yourself in check as a leader is one of the most important aspects of leading a small group. I've created a self evaluation tool that works well for any [...]
This is where you have a several course meal but you get each course at a different location. Have each family volunteer to host your group for one part of [...]
Seriously! Just walk around joyfully singing carols in the neighborhood.
Make a sheet of 4-6 Christmas carols and set a plan to visit either houses you know or don’t know. Knock on the door, ask if you can sing a [...]
Doing so makes an individual more familiar with how God speaks and gives us a greater confidence in our knowledge of the faith. Click here for some ideas on how [...]
Make time at the end of each meeting to close in prayer and invite members to share their intentions. After an intention the person can say “we pray to the [...]
In order to serve most freely we must understand the boundaries in place that are there to protect and guide us and the young people involved. Every parish and/or diocese [...]
Inviting parents into your thoughts and planning for your group is a great way to engage them in considering what their child needs in regard to formation. Being transparent will [...]
Make a plan from the beginning of how you intend to communicate with parents. Whatever you do from the start will be considered the norm.
