Youth Curriculum, 10-8-23

Youth & Family is hosting our annual Sunday afternoon at the Pumpkin Patch. Families will meet at Hunter Family Farm on Sunday, October 15th at 1pm and enjoy fall harvest fun with a corn maze, hay labyrinth, wagon rides, jumping pillow, ATV adventure, and more. Costumes are welcome; kids get hot cocoa or cider and a special gift. Look for details in your email.

Curriculum Overview

Youth get acquainted with one of their worries, make it come alive on paper, and then, using their Paradox Mindset, come up with a solution using mindful tools such as acceptance, truth, perspective, and affirmative prayer.

2023 Theme: Living Out Loud!
October Monthly Theme: Playing with Paradox
Week 2 Value: Being Comfortable with Discomfort  

Affirmation: My worries turn into solutions when I’m open to a new perspective.  

Spiritual Lesson: Being Comfortable with Discomfort  

Sometimes, worries can get bigger when we keep them to ourselves or ignore them. It is important to know that feeling worried is natural and can create an awareness that may be necessary to keep us safe. Other times worry is based on a story we make up as we seek understanding of a troubling circumstance. When we learn to accept our worries and search with love and truth in mind, we give ourselves the freedom to use tools to help empower us to seek peace, balance, and perspective.

Active Listening: Book/Music/Video

Book: Ruby Finds a Worry by Tom Percival

Movement: Yoga Warrior Poses

Music: Perspective (live) – CCV Music (lyrics)

Creative Expression –  Making Friends with Worries

Youths describe how worry feels and what happens to their worries when they try certain things to get rid of them. We each draw a picture of a worry we have or had, focusing on the size, color, and shape. We take turns introducing our worries to each other.

Connecting/Spiritual Practice: Whose Worry Is This Anyway?

We place all of the worries from our activity earlier in a box along with some additional worries. Without looking, we choose a worry and act out a way we would help understand and then solve the worry using mindful techniques such as acceptance, affirmation, and perspective with our paradox mindset.