CAPTAIN AMERICA AN EDGE NIGHT ON MODESTY AND CHASTITY SCRIPTURE KEY WORDS MEDIA 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 Chastity SUGGESTIONS Galatians 5:16 Modesty • Free Printable: Captain America Shield Printable CCC SUPPLIES NEEDED (http://thenerdswife. 2337 • Sturdy paper plates com/wp-content/ 2346 - 2347 • Printable cutout uploads/2014/09/DIY-Super- 2521 - 2522 • Red, white, blue paper Hero-Shield.pdf) cutouts • YouTube: “Captain America 2 YOUCAT • Crayons or markers – Steve Visits Peggy (1080p)” 404 • Glue or tape by Marvel Fan 365 2.0 • Captain America shields • Red and blue Solo Cups EDGE NIGHT GOAL ENVIRONMENT The goal of this Edge Night is to use the fun The main colors for Captain America are red, example of Captain America to help the youth white, and blue. Decorate liberally with these understand chastity and modesty, two fruits of colors using balloons, streamers, American fags, the Holy Spirit. and banners. Put up some large Captain America shields around the room by cutting out a large EDGE NIGHT AT A GLANCE red circle of paper, then a smaller white one, then The Edge Night begins with some fun Captain an even smaller red one, and then a small blue America themed games during which the youth circle with a white star in the middle and layering OUTLINE will have a chance to make their own Captain them on top of each other. Have Core Members America shield. The Proclaim uses the example bring in any Captain America materials they may of Captain America to help teach the youth about have and put up movie posters, printouts of the modesty and chastity. The youth will then have character, and anything else you can fnd. At the a chance to discuss the importance of these front of the room put up large signs with the fruits during the Break. The Edge Night ends with words modesty and chastity written on them. Eucharistic Adoration and a closing prayer for an For more ideas on decorations or themed snacks increase of these fruits in the lives of the youth search “Captain America Party” on Pinterest. and the courage to live them out. CAPTAIN AMERICA CAPTAIN 46 EDGE SEMESTER PLANNING GUIDE CORE TEAM FORMATION • Why is the sexual act reserved for the Sacrament Chastity and modesty are two of the most of Matrimony? What does this reveal about important fruits of the Holy Spirit in this day human sexuality? and age due to the great lack of their examples. They both protect the inmost dignity of the • Why is cohabitation a violation of chastity? How human person by not revealing too much and does it harm the other? by upholding the beauty and mystery of the human person. Modesty does not just relate to • Why is self-mastery over temptations to lust so our clothing but to all of our actions including our important? conduct and speech; it is all about respecting those around us. Chastity is the perfect integration and • How can living a life of chastity and modesty living out of our sexuality. This means that we lead to greater happiness and freedom? embrace what it means to be a man or a woman, and we live out our sexuality proper to our state • What can we do to help our youth understand in life and our vocation. These fruits are all about the importance of these fruits of the Holy Spirit? self-control and self-mastery over temptations to impurity. They are difcult at times in light of TO THE PARENTS the “normalness” of impurity that our culture This week at Edge, your youth learned about the exemplifes, but we are called to overcome this fruits of the Holy Spirit of chastity and modesty and live in true freedom. Take some time to through the fun example of Captain America. They refect on the following excerpts and then use the learned that these fruits protect the dignity of the questions for personal refection or discussion: human person and allow us to live in a way that respects those around us. Your son or daughter “Anything that makes a sexual encounter also learned that these fruits can help them to easy hastens at the same time its plunge into live with proper boundaries in their relationships irrelevance” (Paul Ricouer, YouCat 404). and friendships. Here are some questions to ask your son or daughter about Edge: “One cannot live a trial life or die a trial death. One cannot love on a trial basis or accept a person on • Why are chastity and modesty so important? trial and for a limited time” (St. Pope John Paul II, YouCat 402) • What are diferent ways you can live these out in your daily life? “For this is the will of God, your sanctifcation: that you abstain from unchastity; that each one of you • How do these fruits of the Holy Spirit show know how to take a wife for himself in holiness respect to those around you? and honor, not the passion of lust like heathens who do not know God” (1 Thessalonians 4:3-5) CAPTAIN'S SHIELD GATHER (10 min) OUTLINE Supplies: WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION • Sturdy paper plates (5 min) • Printable cutout (see Media Suggestions) • Red, white, blue paper cutouts Gather in all the youth, introduce any youth who • Crayons or markers are there for the frst time, and recognize any • Glue or tape birthdays. Give a brief introduction to the night and begin in prayer. Break the youth into small groups. Give each youth a sturdy paper plate and either a copy of the free CAPTAIN AMERICA CAPTAIN EDGE SEMESTER PLANNING GUIDE 47 printable Captain America shield from the Media • When we live chaste lives, we have proper Suggestions or give the youth red and white circles boundaries in our relationships. to layer and one blue circle with a white star to make their own Captain America shield. If you have a • We are called to be examples in our culture of smaller group have the youth make their shield out these fruits of the Holy Spirit. of a Frisbee or if you have a large group consider having the small group make one shield for the whole small group out of either a sturdy paper plate or a Frisbee. BREAK SHIELD SKILL CHALLENGE SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION (15 min) (15 min) Supplies: Break the youth into small groups, begin in prayer, • Captain America shields and use the following questions for discussion: • Red and blue Solo Cups • How does modesty afect all areas of our lives? Have the youth stay in their small groups and line up at one end of the room with their shields. At the • What does it mean to be modest in speech and other end of the room, opposite each small group dress? line, make a tower for them to knock down. To make this stack red and blue Solo Cups - four on the • How does modesty protect those around us? bottom, three on top of those, then two on top of that, and then one Solo Cup on the top. It should • How does chastity help us to have the right make a pyramid shaped tower. boundaries with our friends? To play the game, have each youth take turns • What are some of the proper boundaries of throwing their shields at the pyramid tower. Have friendship? the Core Member of the group keep track of how many cups each youth knocks over. After each youth • Why is it important for us to be models of as thrown his or her shield, he or she must run to chastity and modesty? retrieve it and reset the cups for the next youth. Then the next youth will throw his or her shield at the tower, or if you only have one shield per group, TAKING IT DEEPER: SMALL GROUP TH the youth will have to bring the shield back to the ADAPTATIONS FOR 8 GRADE next person. The small group who has the most For the 8th grade youth looking to go deeper, use points from knocking over the cups wins. the following questions for discussion: • Are modesty and chastity upheld in media? • What is the problem with the images of men PROCLAIM and women that are posted in ads? “CAPTAIN AMERICA” TEACHING • Do you think that it is bad that it has become OUTLINE (10 min) “normal” for most shows and movies to have sexual scenes? How does this afect your This teaching can be found on page 50 to 53. Here generation? are the main points from the teaching: • Why do things like this disrespect the dignity • Modesty applies to all areas of our lives, and we of the human person? How do modesty and are called to think about the good of others and chastity act against this? respect their dignity. CAPTAIN AMERICA CAPTAIN 48 EDGE SEMESTER PLANNING GUIDE • Who in your life are examples of modesty and St. Dominic Savio Prayer for Modesty chastity? Do you see them as more joyful than Saint Dominic Savio, you spent your short life loving those who are living lives of promiscuity? and serving Jesus and our Blessed Mother. Help me to recognize the importance of God in my life. You • Why do you think people who live these fruits became a saint through fervent participation in the are happier than those who don’t? Sacraments and living a life of virtue. Enlighten me to the importance of frequent confession and receiving • What can you do in your daily life to integrate Jesus in Holy Communion. Intercede for me that I and live out these fruits? may stay on the narrow road to Heaven.