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

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)

• CREATION – Reading: Genesis 1: 1-5 (In the beginning…)
• Show video clip of the First Story of Creation (7 min)
• Discuss using video discussion questions (pg 1)
• ADAM AND EVE – Read Finding God pg. 16
• Show video clip of the Sin of Adam and Eve.
• Discuss using video discussion questions (pg 2)
• CAIN AND ABEL – Read Finding God pg. 17
• Show video clip of Cain and Abel (6 min)
• Discuss using video discussion questions (pg 3)

REFLECT (10 mins)

• Reflect on the words of the hymn How Great Thou Art as we listen to/watch video clip of Carrie Underwood singing the hymn.

RESPOND (10 mins)

•  Students complete BLM T-309 “Consequences Story” and finish for homework (also, Homework Notification Sheet goes home to have students bring in a Rosary next week to mark the Month of the Holy Rosary)
• Closing Prayer, bless selves with Holy Water upon leaving.

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