Entering the Stories of Genesis (Creation, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel)

Joe Paprocki Intermediate Grades, Scripture

For Monday evening’s session, we will begin exploring the stories of Genesis, beginning with Creation, Adam and Eve, and Cain and Abel. I’m going hi-tech for this session, showing a number of brief video clips from YouTube. Here’s the plan.

BIG IDEA: God creates something from nothing and sin has consequences.

Preliminaries (15 mins)

  • Students enter and write down prayer intentions
  • Procession to set up prayer center
  • Opening Prayer ritual

Engage (10 mins)

  • Show video clip of magician making doves “appear” (3 min)
  • Talk about how magicians create the illusion of doing something that only God can do: create something out of nothing
  • Introduce the Book of Genesis and how it begins with God creating something out of nothing.

Explore (30 min)

REFLECT (10 mins)

RESPOND (10 mins)

 

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Joe Paprocki, DMin, is National Consultant for Faith Formation at Loyola Press, where, in addition to his traveling/speaking responsibilities, he works on the development team for faith formation curriculum resources including Finding God: Our Response to God’s Gifts and God’s Gift: Reconciliation and Eucharist. Joe has more than 35 years of experience in ministry and has presented keynotes, presentations, and workshops in more than 100 dioceses in North America. Joe is a frequent presenter at national conferences including the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the Mid-Atlantic Congress, and the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership. He is the author of numerous books, including the best seller The Catechist’s Toolbox, A Church on the Move, Under the Influence of Jesus, and Called to Be Catholic—a bilingual, foundational supplemental program that helps young people know their faith and grow in their relationship with God. Joe is also the series editor for the Effective Catechetical Leader and blogs about his experiences in faith formation at www.catechistsjourney.com.

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