PAPAL VISIT JANUARY 2015 FORMATION PROGRAM Designed for small group settings at the neighborhood/BEC, chapel, parish, diocesan levels Objectives:

1) To be informed and to know more about the Pope/Papal Visit 2015 2) To reflect at a personal and communal level the meaning and the challenges presented by this Papal visit 3) To experience community dialogue, prayer and solidarity 4) To introduce the 2015 Philippine Conference on New Evangelization ( PCNE)

Session Flow THE POPE (1.5 hour session)

THE POPE AND THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (1.5 hour session)

THE POPE AND THE PHILIPPINE CHURCH

(Recollection Format,4 hrs, November, Christ the King)

THE POPE AND US ( Session and Christmas

Fellowship, December, 4 hrs)

Life Quiz Bee among small groups: basic info about the Pope

Popular Stories about Pope Francis, e.g. giving a sandwich and a seat to his Swiss guard, etc.

Role play: The Pope is coming to the Philippines, what do you want him to see? Write in placards...

Singing Advent/Christmas Songs Intro Christmas as blessed time

*Word of Life **TEACHING

*`Do you love me` ...John 21: 15-17 - use silent meditation and response **Office of Papacy

*Jesus washing disciples` feet (John 13: 4-15) - use Vigan Lectio Divina ** Evangelii Gaudium

*Whatever you do to the least...Mt. 25: 31-46) - prayer meeting format or Sac. of Reconciliation ** Theme of Papal Visit : Mercy and Compassion

*Beatitudes (Mt.5: 1-12) - use Text Map ** Theme of PCNE: Blessed are You!

Live What impresses you about the Pope? How does he inspire you as a Catholic?

Think of a person with whom you would like to share the joy of the Gospel this week.

(See Prayer Ritual above) How do you become a blessing to others during this Christmas season?

Prayer Praying for the Pope Bible is passed around in silence, each person having a few seconds to show through a gesture reverence and commitment

(See Prayer Ritual/Sacrament of Reconciliation above)

Take the `blessed` phrase that you chose for bible sharing and place under the crib