Daily Lessons
We’ll post the lessons and pertinent information for each 9am morning session here as the week progresses:
Monday: Our theme is “Experience It”! Faith is something that we experience. In our Christianity we use language like “encountering Christ,” which emphasizes the idea that we are called to be in a relationship with God. Relationships develop and form in real, tangible experiences.
Click the images to download our outline for the day or to view the recorded Zoom session. (We recorded it at 1.5x, so it goes pretty quickly, although our voices sound strange.)
Tuesday: Our theme is “Observe It”! If our goal is to get to Heaven, then we should probably model ourselves after those who are already there: the Saints! Today we explore the saints, including:
- What is a Saint?
- How Does One Become a Saint?
- Heroic Virtue
- Communion of Saints
- Our Favorite Saints
Click the images to download our outline for the day; the or to view the recorded Zoom session will also be posted sometime after the 9am meeting. (We recorded it at 1.5x, so it goes pretty quickly, although our voices sound strange.)
Wednesday: “Know It” – We started the week with encountering Christ through an experience in nature. Today we observed how the Saints have demonstrated heroic virtue. Tomorrow we focus on the importance of knowing your faith. In short, we believe that God gave us the mutually beneficial gifts of faith and reason, that they each support the other and we should use both of them.
Click the images to download our outline for the day; the or to view the recorded Zoom session will also be posted sometime after the 9am meeting. (We recorded it at 1.5x, so it goes pretty quickly, although our voices sound strange.)
Thursday: Practice It
Suffering doesn’t end in a pandemic, and neither does our faith. Rather, as Christians, we dive head-first into the trouble in order to offer the loving mercy of God to all of those in need.
Today, we will discuss and challenge you to practice your faith! Specifically, we encourage you to do some Works of Mercy, social-distance style, especially to comfort those who suffer.
Click the images to download our outline for the day; the or to view the recorded Zoom session will also be posted sometime after the 9am meeting. (We recorded it at 1.5x, so it goes pretty quickly, although our voices sound strange.)
Virtual Leadership Camp
We are preparing young people to serve in their own family, parish, and diocese as disciples of Jesus Christ. First and foremost, we focus on their own evangelization and discipleship. We do this through the Sacraments, daily prayer experiences, lessons, and small group discussions about spiritual development, leadership, and formation.
Each day will be organized around an intentional theme. Our presenters during the morning session will introduce it, then each young person and small group will be given daily challenges to explore that theme in engaging, relevant experiences that can be done individually or with a small group of people, while observing social distancing guidelines of course.
Read the Handbook for more detailed information.
AGE:
-This program is for high school youth (grades 9-12). We welcome families and sibilings to participate in our daily sessions and our Tuesday/Thursday night activities. Only high school youth will be assigned to a small group.
DAILY PROGRAM:
-30 min. morning session on Zoom (live & recorded)
-30 min. small group on Zoom (scheduled by consensus of the group)
-90 min. of various activities (e.g. prayer, daily challenges etc.)
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES:
-Tuesday Night “Skit Night & Talent Show” via pre-recorded videos and livestream
-Thursday Night Closing Liturgy
COST:
-Free
TECHNOLOGY:
-Ability to participate in a Zoom conference meeting (video or phone)
We will be using various social media and online platforms (e.g. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Zoom, etc.) and encouraging young people to share their experiences.
Due to the nature of this experience being conducted primarily online, when you allow your child(ren) to participate, you are giving permission to the Diocese of Helena to publish photos, art work, recordings, etc., of your child(ren).
Young people do not necessarily need to have any specific account or technology, although the ability to participate in a Zoom call (video or voice) and to download daily .pdf documents are necessary for minimum participation.
Living Rosary: Young people and youth ministers from across the Diocese of Helena created this Living Rosary as a part of the Virtual Leadership Camp! Check it out and pray with us.