Saturday 26/04/14 15:46 PM - Phaolô Trọng Trí

On Easter’s Sunday 20.04.2014, with the permission of Father in-charge of the parish children, the catechist board together with deacons of Ba Thon DonBosco order has organized a camp day named “Easter carols” to children of Confirmation block.

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The camp is opened at 09h15 and chaired by the Assistant Father Dominic Nguyen Van Ngoc. After the dance with similar subject “Easter carols” is the first part: the big game of “Passion and Resurrection”.

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In this game, children have occasion to re-see the roads being experienced by the Christ and being described in the Holy Triduum; they experience to some extent His sufferings and humiliation through the Christ costume.  

The most interesting thing is they can get access with characters in Bible such as the master priest  Caiaphas, the governor  Pilate, the captain, the Angel in the empty old grave, two disciples of Emmaus village…disguised by deacons of DonBosco order and the catechists. Aside from the disguise, at each station, there are games with penalty and reward relating to the review of biblical factors being read in the Holy Week, for example to make the cross and bring it to each station; to be “crossed” and “be beaten”…

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This factor helps greatly children join the games with a novelty, an enthusiasm, a suddenness and a wholehearted participation without forgetting the factor of faith education.

We – the program organizers – are happy since almost children achieve the targets set in the big game; thanks to their catechism knowledge on Christ’s passion and resurrection and they understand the living behavior in the Easter which is the affirmation and profession of Christ’s resurrection from the dead’s world.

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At 11h30, after 5 teams have consecutively found “Jesus the Christ” at the final station “Emmaus village”, they had 15 minutes of break prior to lunch and rest.

From 11h45 to 13h30 children have free activity time in the parish boundary such as karaoke singing; rest taking; picture taking or talking, getting team activity with deacons and members of catechism board before entering part two in the afternoon.

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After the gathering whistle at 13h30 are lively Indian dances as a heating start to make children be ready to join the game of catechism quiz. The purpose of this competition is to help them review their learned knowledge through the theoretical form, at the same time train the teamwork spirit in parallel with personal skills demonstration.

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The game is divided into 2 rounds: round 1 – test answering under the type of game show: golden bell ringing and round 2 – chasing pictures and getting words.

Round 1 question source almost is taken from the salvation history of Confirmation block and questions on the Jesus Christ, especially the part of Passion and Passover. Beside there are puzzling questions aim at helping children to train and face challenge. It is surprising there is one child of Confirmation 1B class has successfully overcome 20 questions of the program.

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At the round of “chasing pictures and getting words”, teams consecutively come out and see the pictures being shown in the screen and in 60 seconds, they must find out what the meaning of these pictures. The answers are diversified, it may be the title of Christ, Mother Mary, Saints or the name of Sacraments, the liturgical rites…

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The diversity and the intricacy when there are only two or three pictures which may relate to many different words with similar character, then this competition requires children to have a sharp brain with a teamwork sense apart from their catechism knowledge.

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After the competition of catechism quiz is the afternoon snack, prior the movement game start. In this part, our target is to help children bring into play to the utmost their flexibility, health, deftness and teamwork spirit.

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All funs have the end. At 16h of the same day, we gather with children in the parish conference room to recapitulate together point and find out the winner team in the camp day.  A day where children play wholeheartedly and now they calm down to listen to the Father in-charge saying some words to end the camp day. After that teams gather together to distribute spoils got from games and come home.

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Though the camp is ended but we realize the enthusiasm and ardor still remain in their faces. There still are mistakes, hindrances during the camp process but it does not matter, the tiredness is eased to some extent when we bring to the children one really helpful day which may be not deserved when speaking materially – but in the spiritual sense the recommended lessons are completely valuable.

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We pray the Risen Lord to always take care and keep the children in Your affectionate hands…

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