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A. Description
The Senior Kids Camp is the formal entry point for kids ages 9 to 12 years old to
be members of the CFC Kids for Christ (KFC) ministry. This is a two-day live-in camp
usually conducted during summer and/or school break. It is an experience where the kids
can have fun, and at the same time hear and see the Word of God being proclaimed by the
YFC Youth for Christ (YFC) servants in ways that they can appreciate.
It is in this camp where the "Senior Kids" experience God proclaimed by their YFC
brothers and sisters who were just like them a few years ago, and who they can now
look up to as models.
In this camp, they can make friends as they play games, share experiences, and
entertain one another in a wholesome Christian environment. Here, they can discover and
be encouraged to develop their gifts and potential for leadership as they are exposed to
their peers and to the youth who are actively serving them as speakers, facilitators, games
coordinators, and others.
B. Goals
The objectives of this Camp are as follows:
1. To introduce Jesus to the kids, making them realize that God has a special place for
them in His heart, and that He loves them very much even if they are still very young.
2. To enable the kids to respond to God's love through a healthy and fun environment of
prayers, songs, activities and fellowship among peers and friends.
3. To give them a sense of identity as member of CFC Kids for Christ where they can
share and expect Christian love, unity, and support from one another.
4. To expose them to their older brothers and sisters in the YFC, joyfully using their
talents to serve them, inspiring them to look forward to joining CFC Youth for Christ
when they grow older.
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The service team for the Senior Kids Camp must be composed of YFC members,
Couple Coordinators and other CFC members or parents of the participants.
The YFC Service Team is crucial to the success of the camp. Young children
are very impressionable, and learn more from what their elders do than from what
they say. It is therefore important that good role models be used to serve the
children. There should be at least 10 YFC representatives from whom the following key
position shall be delegated:
Two CFC couple coordinators will oversee the whole camp: 1 Service Team Head and
1 Assistant Service Team Head. Other couple coordinators must be assigned to the
registration team.
Please note that the team composition, as suggested, may not be ideal or adequate to
be able to accomplish and achieve targeted goals of the camp, considering the needs for
kids' safety, security and supervision. Additional volunteer parents and/or YFC
representatives therefore, are expected to gladly assist in the administrative functions,
but are willing to be on live-out status for purposes of cost savings.
The campsite must have a wide and clean environment where children can play and
walk around safely and a place where bonfire can be done. It must have separate
bedrooms for boys and girls and can accommodate the participants and service team. It
should have adequate supply of water and electricity and clean toilet and bathroom
facilities. The venue must also have canteen/mess room, recreational facilities and a
means of communication must also be available.
Day 1
8:00 a.m. Arrival and Registration
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8:45 Gathering/Teaching of Songs
9:00 Opening Song and Short Prayer
9:15 Games
9:45 Topic 1: God Loves Me and He Wants Me to be Happy
10:15 Snacks and Group Dynamics
10:45 Gathering/Teaching of Songs
11:00 Topic 2: Jesus Will Show Me How to Love God
11:30 Group Dynamics
12:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30 Gathering/Teaching of Songs
1:45 Game
2:00 Topic 3: God Will Always Forgive Me Because He Loves Me
2:30 Group Dynamics
3:00 Snacks
3:15 Gathering/Teaching of Slow Songs
(preparation for reflection)
3:30 Reflection and Writing of Letters
4:30 Play Break/Swimming
6:30 Dinner
8:00 Bonfire and Program
9:30 Informal Fellowship/Getting Ready for Bed
10:30 Lights Out
Day 2
6:30 a.m. Wake-up
7:30 Breakfast
8:30 Gathering/Teaching of Songs
8:45 Morning Praise and Common Prayer
9:15 Game
9:30 Topic 4: The Holy Spirit Will Help Me to be Good Always
10:00 Letter giving and Dialogue
10:30 Pray-over Ceremony (with parents)
11:00 Holy Mass, Dedication of KFC, Distribution of
ID/Commitment Cards and Volunteer Sharing
12:30 p.m Lunch
Important Notes:
The schedules written in this manual are guides for the Senior Camp Service
Team. If circumstances call for a different schedule, the team should be flexible enough to
follow where the Holy Spirit leads.
For the Play Break on Day 1, be sure to provide alternative activities for children
who will not be able to participate on the major activity. For example, for children who
were not allowed by parents to swim, they can have a cooking activity or art activity, etc.
You may also ask the children to write something about the Senior Kids Camp.
Example, What is the most memorable thing that happened to me during the Kids
Camp? This may be done before the mass.
The time for dedication of KFC and the distribution of KFC lD and Commitment
cards may be done within the mass. Note that it is only in the Senior Kids Camp that the
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child will be given a commitment card, as this is not given out to the participants of the
Junior Kids Day for kids ages 4 to 8 years old (See separate manual for Junior Kids Day.)
1. The team leader strives to be a person of vision. He sees that the Kids Camp is not
an end in itself but rather the beginning of a process of growth.
3. The team leader is alert. He watches the children for clues. (Children get
discouraged when the learning game seems too difficult. Children get restless and
fidgety if the games are too easy.)
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5. The team leader strives to have a heart for God and His people.
a. He listens to the Lord: prepares spiritually before the camp; continues to
Consult and intercede to the Lord throughout the camp.
b. He has a feel for the people: mingles and relates with the team; mingles
and relates with the participants.
c. He loves the people he serves.
1. Each Kids Camp has two team leaders; one for the boys and one for the girls.
a. The male team leader leads the sessions: leads prayers, worship; introduces
speakers and sharers; wraps up, summarizes, emphasizes points for clarity; sits in
front; listening to each talk.
b. The female team leader is there to respond to the needs of the girls and provide
input in planning and conducting the camp.
c. Both team leaders work in consultation with each other to unify and provide focus
for the team.
d. They should both be prepared to give any of t h e four ta lks.
e. They make sure that the camp schedule is followed.
1. Be humble. Try to answer all the questions of the children. Don't be afraid to admit to
a child that you don't know the answer to the question.
2. Be encouraging. Always focus on what they can do instead of what they can't do. Be
generous in praising them for every little good thing they do. This will give them the
courage to try harder and feel good about themselves.
3. Don't compare the children. Children are all special. Bring out the uniqueness of
each child by paying special attention to them when they participate and by
encouraging those shy ones to speak or to play with the others.
4. Enjoy serving the children. Children can easily detect negative emotions. Your
enjoyment in working together at learning new activities and games will build healthy
emotion, and can nourish the child's self-esteem. Always keep a smile on your face. It is
an honor and a privilege to be serving those closest to God's heart.
5. Be prudent with words and actions. The kids look up to you as role models.
Children are very observant. They learn things not just with you say but more
importantly with what they witness or hear from you.
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1. Purpose of Mingling
a. Allows you to relate to the participants/team.
b. Evangelistic.
c. Builds friendships.
4. Purpose of Humor
a. Makes the children listen to/enjoy the session
b. Establishes rapport with audience.
c. Makes a point easy to remember.
***Be wary with the jokes. Avoid negative humor like toilet/brown and green jokes.
5. Purpose of Games
a. Makes sessions enjoyable.
b. Makes activities participative.
c. Energizes the camp.
d. Stimulates and reinforces learning.
F. The Sessions:
There are 4 sessions namely:
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Spirit to guide and help them in their walk to Jesus.
ii. Through the activity the kids will be given the opportunity to be prayed for by
their parents and to be able to share their experience with them.
The talks should be short, very simple, and informal. Visual aids - such as pictures or slide
shows may be used to sustain the interest of the children in listening to the topics
being discussed. Remember that the attention span of children is very short. The
sharing/personal testimonies must be alive and exciting.
G. TIME TABLE
3 months before the camp The KFC Couple Coordinator in chare should start
scouting for possible venue of the kids camp,
negotiating fees and availability of the venue
requirements stated above.
2 months before the camp The KFC couple coordinator finalize the important
details of the camp and sends out letter of
invitation. They also start forming the team that
will help them with the camp
2 weeks before the camp All materials are sourced and gathered.
Additional service meetings are scheduled as
needed.
1 week before the camp Final detailed walk-through of the whole kids
camp. A run-down of all materials is conducted.
Actual materials are checked and modified, if
necessary.
V. Expanded Outlines
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TOPIC 1: GOD LOVES ME AND HE WANTS ME TO BE
HAPPY
I. Introduction
Who is God?
(Ask anyone who they think God is. They could recite it out loud or you can ask them to
try to draw a picture how they perceive God to be.)
After this simple activity, affirm their description about God who is powerful, wise, and
who created everything.
God loves each and every one of us. He created a ll of us. Without Him, we would not
be here. He gives us beautiful things and all the things we need. (Tell them to close
their eyes and imagine the things God gave them that make them happy. After a
minute, you can ask them the things God gave them and take note of them.)
The trees
The sky
Our pets
Our parents
The air we breathe and the water we use
He gave us LIFE.
Yes, the most beautiful gift he gave us is our LIFE! He also gave others life so that we
may enjoy the things He made for us. He gave us our parents, our brothers, and
sisters. He gave us every one that we love.
God did not just give every one that we love; He also gave His most precious son,
Jesus, to show us how much He loves us and to save us.
God loves us and wants us to be happy. Our parents are there to take care of us. Our
brothers and sisters are there to help us. Our friends are there to play with us.
God gave us gifts and talents unique to us. God also assures us that we will have
a good future ahead of us.
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IV. Conclusion
If God loves you, do you love God? How can you show you love God? Let
us pray to God. (Invite them for a short prayer. Tell them to repeat after
you).
"Lord,/ thank you for creating so many things for me./ Thank you for the
trees,/ the animals./ the mountains./ and the air./ Thank you./ for giving
me life./ Thank you/for my parents./ brothers and sisters,/ and friends. I
know/ that you love me/ and want me to be happy./ I also want to love you /
and make you happy./help me to be good/ so I can show you my love./Amen.
Materials: Marshmallows
Tooth picks
Dynamics:
Give each small group plenty of marshmallows and toothpicks.
Ask them to make something that God gave us using the marshmallows
and toothpick. Encourage them to work as a team.
Interview them later what arc the things that they created. After that
they can eat the marshmallow.
3. I am Blessed!
Materials: Pen
Paper
Dynamics:
Ask each participant to write in the paper 10 things that they
consider as Gods blessings to them. Give them 5 minutes to do
this. After that ask them to share in their group what they wrote.
Ask the children to draw the things they consider as Gods
blessings to them.
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TOPIC 2: JESUS WILL SHOW ME HOW TO LOVE GOD
Materials: List of the Events in the Bible or Mysteries of the Holy Rosary
Dynamics:
1. Divide the participants to smaller groups with equal number of members.
2. The game master will say, Paint Me a Picture of (chosen mystery or event in
the bible). The groups will be given 1 minute to arrange themselves
accordingly. Then the game master will say Freeze.
3. Judges will go around and ask each group to explain their formation. The
judges will choose 1 winner.
I. Who is Jesus?
(Just like the first topic, ask them who Jesus is and take note of their answers.)
Whenever we celebrate Christmas, Who's birthday is it? Yes, Jesus was born on
Christmas Day. Jesus is the Son of God. God sent Jesus to us to show us how to
love God.
He loved to play with his friends and did not fight them.
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"He is the friend of all."
"He is the Son of God."
"We love Jesus!" and "Let's follow Him!"
God loves us so much that He sent us His Son Jesus. God wants us to
love others just like Jesus did when he was here on earth. Let us love God by
loving and following his Son Jesus Christ. Let us pray:
V. Sharing
God is good to us. But He is hurt when we do bad things. We cannot say
"I love God" if we are not good. That is why he wants us to be good boys and
girls always. If we say sorry for the wrong things we've done, God will always
forgive us.
Read beforehand the story of the Prodigal Son. Then narrate the story to
the kids in an interesting way, emphasizing that God is like the father who
forgives the sin if we say sorry. Story telling with visual aids (drawing or
powerpoint presentation)
III. We can show our love for God by turning away from sin.
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A. Some examples of sin.
answering back to our parents
not obeying our parents
lying, stealing, cheating
saying bad words, swearing
looking at bad pictures
hurting others
by being selfish, stubborn
Remember the Prodigal Son. No matter how big our sins are, God will
forgive us because He loves us. Jesus is always here to help us be sorry for our sins
and come before His Father. Let us be sorry for all our sins and allow Jesus to wash
us clean from all our sinfulness.
After writing their letters to God, the children will write a letter to their
parents expressing their love and gratitude for them. They may include
asking for forgiveness for their mistakes or wrongdoing. These letters will
be given to their parents during the last session.
The facilitators should make sure that each child is able to write to God.
I. We have a Helper!
(Ask them if they know of any super hero who "helps" people.)
Just like these super heroes, do you know that there is someone greater
than them who's always ready to help us? Do you know that there is someone who
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is always with us who helps us to be good? He is called the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is God's own Spirit. God sent the Holy Spirit to guide and
help us. We cannot see Him. But He is always present. He is with us, everyday,
every hour, every minute, and every second. When we pray to Him, He gives us
the strength to be good and avoid sin and other bad things. We can also ask help
from Him when we are sad and troubled. He listens to us always. He makes us love
God even more!
Do you know that we can receive the Holy Spirit? Yes, we can. But we need
to pray with someone and ask God to fill us with His Spirit.
Before we can receive the Holy Spirit, we must first show God that we love
Him and the people He gave us. As an expression of our love for God and the people
He sent us we must:
2. Show/demonstrate our love for our parents, brothers and sisters, and
friends.
Respect our parents (asking for their blessing pagmamano, kissing
them, listening to what they tell us)
Be kind to our brothers and sisters
God will be pleased if we show our love for these people
He wants us to be obedient and loving
III. Conclusion
God loves us. He sent Jesus to be our friend. He is now sending His Holy
Spirit to guide, strengthen us and to help us. Let us be ready to receive Him in
our lives.
Instruct the parents to stay beside their child after this talk. The parents can
invite their kids to a place where they can start exchanging letters and having the
dialogue. (It is assumed that the parents have been oriented earlier about their letter to
their children and the dialogue that expresses love and forgiveness. They should also
encourage their children to receive the Holy Spirit and pray for their concerns during
the pray-over.)
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The Pray Over Session
Gather the participants with their parents in the session hall. Make sure that
the parents are standing beside their children.
Tell the kids to sit with their hands on their lap as a sign of receiving. After
settling down, remind the kids to be prayerful, asking God to send his Spirit to them.
Ask the music ministry to play a slow song previously taught earlier. After the song,
the parents will lay their hands over their children and pray over them. Make sure
they are oriented of the pray-over process:
1. Praising
2. Pray for the child's concerns.
3. Ask the Holy Spirit to come to their child
4. Thanksgiving prayer
5. Close with Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be.
Worship
After everyone has been prayed-over, exhort the kids to thank God for the Holy Spirit
in them. The way to show it is through a series of songs and prayer called, a worship. The
process is as follows:
1. Teach them to voice their praises (Thank you Lord, I love you Lord, I praise you!)
2. Explain the raising of hands as a way of telling God "You are great!"
3. Start the worship with a fast song, then praising, then a slow song.
4. After the singing, lead the assembly in a simple thanksgiving prayer to God for
sending His Spirit to them.
5. Close the worship with a Glory Be. (A song is optional).
Appendix A:
Information Sheet
I live in ______________________________________________________________.
and you can call me at ______________________ or email me through
____________________________________.
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My dads name is ___________________. He is a _______________ by profession and you can
reach him at _______________________.
God has blessed me with different talents and skills. They are _____________________
__________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________.
Appendix B:
Parents Orientation
Goals:
1. To explain to the parents the process that their children have gone through
during the Senior Kids Camp and to help the parents understand its purpose.
2. To brief the parents on their role during and after the Senior Kids Day.
3. To encourage parents to become actively involved in their areas KFC program.
Talk Outline:
Brief parents on what their kids went through
A. The gospel was introduced to your kids in ways they can understand and
appreciate.
1. God Loves Me and He Wants Me to be Happy - inculcates to the kids how
much God loves them by allowing them to recognize the blessings He gave
them to show that love.
2. Jesus Will Show Me How to Love God - allows the kids to get to know Jesus
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and His examples on how to love the Father.
3. God Will Always Forgive Me Because He Loves Me - presents to the kids the
reality of Gods mercy and forgiveness and how they can be reconciled with God
and to the people that loves them.
4. The Holy Spirit Will Help Me to be Good Always - helps the kids realize that
God sent the Holy Spirit to guide and help them in their walk to Jesus. Through
this activity the kids will be given the opportunity to be prayed for by their
parents and to be able to share their experience with them.
Conclusion
A. In a few minutes, your children will be welcomed into the Kids for Christ Program
1. They will officially be called members of CFC Kids for Christ.
2. Follow-up activities and monthly assemblies will be conducted in order to
help your child grow in community life.
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B. The KFC program is dependent on your support, just as your child is dependent
on you as his parent to provide for his physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
You are as much a part of KFC as your child is.
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