1.

Self

THEME: SELF-DISCOVERY
Title: Who?

OBJECTIVES:
1. To be able to gradually recognize their unique identity and special mission.
2. To be able to identify the importance of their friends in their lives as they discover themselves.
3. To be able to offer themselves into the God.

TIME Frame ACTIVITY

Introduction

1. Opening prayer
9:00 AM
· Facilitator asks the students to be silent and assume meditative
position.
· Facilitator leads the prayer prepared and reads the Gospel reading
(Gen 1:26-31).
Orientation

1. Short explanation of the meaning of recollection and the theme/title.

9:15 AM
2. Schedule and House Rules

3. Drawing expectations from both sides

Session 1: Who Am I?/ Name Your Name

Activity I: The meaning of your name

a) The facilitator introduces himself by explaining the meanings/history

behind his name.

b) The facilitator asks the students to reflect on why their parents gave
that kind of name. Preferably, the students are guided by some written
questions and given several minutes to reflect/write down their answer.
 c) The students are asked to draw and decorate with colors their names
(first name, nick name or last name) on a bond paper.

d) The students are also asked to write down the meaning and the
history of their name on the same bond paper.

Activity II: Sharing

9:30 AM

· Some students are to share the meaning of their names and

drawings.

Processing:

a) Name is the first gift of from our parents. It’s the first sign of love since
they wanted us to be born. It’s our first identity that we are loved. We
don’t earn our name, but someone gives to us this identity.

b) It might be also a curse. Names become our prison as our identity is

determined by the ‘stigma’ of the names. We are free to surrender to
those stigmas or to live up to your original identity.

a) God commanded us to name the creations (Gen 2:18). It is thus our

destiny to name the creation and become the co-creator of God. Naming
is very powerful act since it brings things under our domination. We are
free to use this power to destroy others or to love and give life to others.

Snacks
10:30 AM
Ice Breaker: Break-Break! (c/o Br. Aaron)

a. The students are to sit on their respective chair as they will use their
laps and hands for series of ‘claps’.

b. The facilitator is to give sign with its corresponding ‘clap’ (ex. Break
one for the simples ‘clap’)

c. The students are to compete in their attentiveness in following the sign

given by the facilitator

Session 2: Who Are You?

- Reading of the Bible passages (Gen 2:7-8, 18-25)

Activity I: Your Friend’s Face

a) The students are to prepare a bond paper and coloring materials.

11:00 AM
 b) The students are group by two, preferably close friends.

11:00 AM c) The students are asked to draw the face of their friend and narrate the
story of their friend.

Activity II: Sharing

· Some students are to share their experiences on the first activity.

Processing
a) We are created in the image and likeness of God who is trinity. Thus,
we are created as communal/social being. We cannot live without other
people.
b) We are incomplete and God created an equal helpmate to discover
who we really are. It is in relation with other persons that we discover who
we are deeper.

c) True friendship is not relation of domination and control, but of

freedom and hope. We don’t impose our own image/ideas to our friends
but rather let them grow in their own identity.

Lunch
12:00 PM
Ice Breaker: Break-Break!

1:30 PM

Session 3: I Am who Am
1:45 PM - Reading of the Bible passages (Gen 2:7-8, 18-25) or (Mat 16:13-18)

Activity I: Our Story in God (Guided Sharing).

a) The facilitator shares his vocation story to set the mood and offer
inspiration.
b) The facilitator gives questions to ponder on:
I. Who do people say about me?
 II. Who I am actually?
III. What is the great experience that changes my life and
greatly shapes my identity?
IV. How do I see God working in this experience?
c) The students are to be given enough time to reflect on the questions.

d) The students are asked to share their answers in group sharing.

Activity II: Candle and Flower
a) The facilitator introduces the 4 magic words (I love you; thank you; I
am sorry; Help me)
b) The students are to be given candle and flower

c) The student is to give the candle/flower to the person that is ‘special’

to him/her as they say the magic words to his/her special friend.

Processing
a) In God, that we find our true identity (in his image and likeness) and
destiny (“You are mine”).
b) Our stories are caught in the story of God. We find the meanings and
fulfillment of our stories in Him.
Activity III: Letter Writing
· The students are to write a letter to God.
· They may color or decorate their letter.

Recapitulation and Conclusion

· The facilitators are to remind the students of the whole activities and
the values they could instill.
· The facilitators are to close the recollection with the word of
2:15 PM
thanksgiving and prayer.

2:45 PM
Holy Eucharist
3:00 PM

2. Family

THEME: FAMILY
Title: Facebook Family
OBJECTIVES:
1. To be able to recognize their roles/place in their family in relation to other family members.
2. To be able to identify the importance of their friends in their lives.
3. To be able to bring themselves and their family into the presence of God.

ACTIVITY

TIME Frame Introduction

1. Opening prayer
2. Getting to know each other
· The facilitators introduce themselves in creative way.
8:30 AM
· The facilitators try to get some information and expectation from the
students.
Orientation

1. Short explanation of the meaning of recollection and the theme/title

2. Schedule and House Rules
8:45 AM
3. Drawing expectations from both sides

Session 1: My Family Time Line

Activity I: Drawing a Family Time Line.

a) The students are asked to draw and color a family time line one sheet
bond paper.

b) The students are to identify and fill up “one box” in the time line with
the information on one family member. Ex: one box of the father
containing information about the date-place of birth, favorite movies,
habits, works, special events and how the student relate with the father.

c) After finishing their drawings, the students are to post and display
9:00 AM their drawings on the wall of the classroom.
Activity II: Sharing
· Some students are to share the meaning of their drawings.
Processing
· The facilitator is to gather the points of their sharing.
· The facilitator is to give the important values of first session:
· Everyone has a special place in the family
· Everyone has a unique role in the family

· The students know that they are accepted and loved by their family.

Snacks
10:15 AM
Ice Breaker: Break-Break!
 a. The students are to sit on their respective chair as they will use their
laps and hands for series of ‘claps’.
b. The facilitator is to give sign with its corresponding ‘clap’ (ex. Break
one for the simples ‘clap’)
c. The students are to compete in their attentiveness in following the sign
given by the facilitator

Session 2: Real Chatting

Activity I: Duet Sharing
a) The students are to find a friend (preferably close one)
b) The group is to chat and intimately share something about their
family.
c) Guide question (optional):
a. What happen in your family now?
b. What is the ideal family for you?
10:45 AM
c. Who is your favorite? (father, mother, grandmother, etc.)
d. Special events in the family life?

Activity II: Sharing

· Some students are to share their experiences on the first activity.

· The students are to tell something about their partner.

Processing
· The facilitator is to gather the points of their sharing.

· The facilitator is to give the important values of second session:

· Everyone has a special story to share with others and as we narrate

our story, we also shape other people’s stories.

· How important it is to trust our friends as we discover ourselves

Lunch
12:15 AM
Ice Breaker: Moko-Moko Dance

1:15 PM

Session 3: Emmanuel: The Lord is with us

1:20 PM Activity I: Letter from God
· The facilitator read a special letter from God to the students.
Activity II: Letter from a Parent

· The facilitator read a special letter from a parent to the students

 Activity III: Word of God on Your Wall
a) The students are to choose a bible passage that would strikes them
most.
b) The students are to write and decorate that passage on one piece of
short bond paper.
c) The students are assigned to give that passage to their parents

Activity IV: Reconciliation

· The students are taught the 4 Magic Words:
i. Thank you
ii. I love you
iii. I am sorry
iv. Help me.
· He/she is to give the candle to someone ‘special’ in the group and
say to him/her one of the magic words. The next student who receives
the candle will submit his/her letter and do the same process done by the
previous student.
Processing
· The facilitator is to gather all the letters.
· The facilitator is to give the important values of third session:
· We do not have only relationship with other human beings, but also
with God.
· We are created in the image and likeness of God.
· He always eager to love us and listen to us (thus, we write Him a
letter)

Recapitulation and Conclusion

· The facilitators are to remind the students of the whole activities and
the values they could instill.
· The facilitators are to close the recollection with the word of
thanksgiving and prayer.
· The facilitators are to help the students to dispose themselves before
attending the Holy Eucharist

Preparation before the Holy Eucharist

2:40 PM
 2:45 PM
Holy Eucharist
3:00 PM

3. Friendship
THEME: FRIENDSHIP
Title: Facebook Friends

OBJECTIVES:
1. To be able to gradually recognize their unique identity and special mission through their friends.
2. To be able to identify the importance of their friends and friendship in their lives as they discover themselves.
3. To be able to enjoy the friendship with God, the true Friend.

ACTIVITY

TIME Frame Introduction

1. Opening prayer
· Facilitator asks the students to be silent and assume meditative
position.
· Facilitator leads the prayer prepared.
9:00 AM
2. Getting to know each other
· The facilitators introduce themselves in creative way
· The facilitators try to get some information from the students.
Orientation

1. Short explanation of the meaning of recollection and the theme/title (to

help understanding, the facilitator can us the facebook analogy: facebook
account: sign up, information about self, profile, pictures, etc.
9:15 AM 2. Schedule and House Rules
3. Drawing expectations from both sides

Session 1: Your Symbol/ Your Profile Pictures

Activity I: Drawing of your symbol/your profile pictures

a) The students are asked to pair themselves (preferable close friends)

b) The students are asked to draw and color any symbol that would
represent his/her partner, and draw his/her partners’ face on one sheet
bond paper

9:30 AM
 c) The students are to identify the symbol which would represent his/her
partner
d) After finishing their drawings, the students are to post and display
their drawings on the wall of the classroom.
9:30 AM Activity II: Sharing
· Some students are to share the meaning of their drawings.
Processing
· The facilitator is to gather the points of their sharing.
· The facilitator is to give the important values of first session:
· Your true friend sees you as one who has a special identity (even
thought the symbol might be the same)

· Your true friend will help you identifying and fulfilling your unique.

· The students know that they are in continuous self-discovery.

Snacks
10:30 AM
Ice Breaker: Break-Break!
a. The students are to sit on their respective chair as they will use their
laps and hands for series of ‘claps’.
b. The facilitator is to give sign with its corresponding ‘clap’ (ex. Break
one for the simples ‘clap’)
c. The students are to compete in their attentiveness in following the sign
given by the facilitator

Session 2: Online Games

Activity I: Team Building.
a) On Board.
b) Samson, Tiger and Delilah.
c) Bring the Stick Down.
d) Group yourself
11:00 AM e) Group and follow the sign
f) The Paper Bridge
Activity II: Sharing

· Some students are to share their experiences on the first activity.

Processing
· The facilitator is to gather the points of their sharing.

· The facilitator is to give the important values of second session:

· Everyone has a special role in the group and contribute uniquely to

the group’s dynamics.

· How important it is to trust our friends as we discover ourselves.

Lunch
 Lunch
12:00 PM
Ice Breaker: Break-Break!

1:30 PM

Session 3: Emmanuel: The Lord is with us (Beyond the Facebook)

1:45 PM Activity I: Magic Puzzle Making.

a) The facilitator introduces the 4 magic words (I love you; thank you; I
am sorry; Help me)
b) The students are to be given a piece of puzzle as they say the magic
words to his/her special friend.
c) They are to complete the whole puzzle.
d) The facilitators are to see to it that the students will complete their
puzzle within the allocated time frame.
Activity II: Sharing

· Some students are to share their experiences on the first activity.

Processing
· The facilitator is to gather the points of their sharing.

· The facilitator is to give the important values of second session:

· As we discover ourselves, we discover God in each one of us.

· We are created in the image and likeness of God.
· He always eager to love us and listen to us (thus, we write Him a
letter)

Activity III: Letter Writing

· The facilitator reads the letter from Jesus
· The facilitator reads some replies to the letter.
· The students are to write a letter to God.
· They may color or decorate their letter.

Recapitulation and Conclusion

· The facilitators are to remind the students of the whole activities and
the values they could instill.
· The facilitators are to close the recollection with the word of
thanksgiving and prayer.

2:15 PM
2:45 PM
Holy Eucharist
3:00 PM
discover themselves.

Key Points

· To get the attention of the students

· To set and prepare the mood of the students

· To have a basic knowledge of the recollection and its goals

· To accomplish the first objective

· To energize the students after break and to dispose them before the
second session

· To accomplish the second objective

· To energize the students after the break and to dispose them before
the third session

· To accomplish the third objective

family members.

Key Points

· To get the attention of the students

· To set and prepare the mood of the students

· To have a basic knowledge of the recollection and its goals

· To accomplish the first objective

· To energize the students after break and to dispose them before the
second session

· To accomplish the second objective

· To energize the students after the break and to dispose them before
the third session
· To accomplish the third objective
n through their friends.
ir lives as they discover themselves.

Key Points

· To get the attention of the students

· To set and prepare the mood of the students

· To have a basic knowledge of the recollection and its goals

· To accomplish the first objective

· To accomplish the first objective

· To energize the students after break and to dispose them before the
second session

· To accomplish the second objective

· To energize the students after the break and to dispose them before
the third session
· To accomplish the third objective
 MATERIALS

· Name tags of the students and the facilitators

· Schedule posted on the classroom.

· White board/board marker/chalk

· Short bond paper

· drawing (crayon) and writing materials

· Masking tape.
· Old newspaper

· Prizes

· 1.5 meter stick

· Stationary paper

· Envelop Puzzle of Jesus (prepared by the facilitators)

· Vigil candle
 Person-
MATERIALS in-
Charge
· Name tags of the students and the facilitators
· CD player

· Schedule posted on the classroom.

· White board/board marker/chalk ·

· Short bond paper (50 pcs.)

· drawing (crayon) and writing materials
· Masking tape. (1 roll for the whole class)

·
· Prizes (optional) · .

· Bond paper (one or two each student)

· Coloring material.
· Medium size candle with base (one for each section)

· The letter from God and parents (prepared by the facilitator)

· Bible (preferably one per student)

· CD player and inspirational background musics.
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 Person-
MATERIALS in-
Charge

· Name tags of the students and the facilitators ·

· Schedule posted on the classroom.

·
· White board/board marker/chalk

· Short bond paper

· drawing (crayon) and writing materials
· Masking tape.

·
 ·

· Old newspaper

· Prizes

· 1.5 meter stick

·
· Stationary paper

· Envelop Puzzle of Jesus (prepared by the facilitators)

· Vigil candle