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Youth Group Sample Schedule This example is simply intended to offer both a glimpse at the week’s structure and an idea of the types of experiences we will have. The actual schedule will vary for a number of reasons, including availability of speakers. Saturday Arrival according to group’s travel arrangements 2:00 Orientation at casita 3:00 Grocery shopping 6:00 Dinner at casita 7:00 Video at casita, followed by group discussion Sunday 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Spanish lesson at casita 11:00 Worship at Cristo Rey 1:00 Coffee with congregation 2:00 Lunch at casita with Pastor Rose Mary (she will speak on the Cristo Rey community) 4:00 Down time 6:00 Shared meal and personal accounts with a few Cristo Rey members (someone from the congregation will prepare the meal) 9:00 Journaling at casita Monday 8:00 Breakfast 8:30 Points of View—a driving tour to explore different visual perspectives of the border 10:00 Meet with Diocesan Migrant and Refugee Services, a family immigration law firm 12:00 Lunch at casita 1:00 Down time 3:00 Biblical reflection 4:00 Visit Annunciation House, a house of hospitality for immigrants 6:00 Dinner at Annunciation House, followed by chores and tour 8:00 Processing at casita—shared discussion about the day 9:00 Journaling at casita Tuesday 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Border Patrol briefing at Border Patrol training facility 11:00 Picnic lunch at Chamizal Park 12:15 Stories with Gloria Morales—community leader and health promoter—at Clinica Guadalupana in the El Paso colonia Aqua Dulce 2:00 Biblical reflection 3:00 Down time 4:30 Prepare dinner for Dr. Mendoza, a Mexican mission doctor who serves the marginalized at two Juarez clinics 5:30 Host Dr. Mendoza for dinner at casita 8:00 Processing at casita—shared discussion about the day 9:00 Journaling at casita Wednesday (in Juarez) 7:00 Breakfast 8:00 Visit with Berta—catechism teacher, member of an ecological toilet bowl construction cooperative, and mother of five—at her home in Juarez to chat about everyday life 9:00 Accompany Berta to Vacation Bible School 11:00 Visit Dr. Mendoza’s Anapra clinic 12:30 Lunch and down time 1:30 Down time 3:00 Biblical reflection 4:00 After School Program at Cristo Rey offices 7:00 Dinner at casita 8:00 Processing at casita—shared group discussion about the day 9:00 Journaling at casita Thursday 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 Biblical reflection 10:00 Work project 1:00 Lunch at work site 4:00 Rest 6:00 Closing worship at Cristo Rey offices, followed by evaluations 7:00 Cookout with Cristo Rey congregation Friday Breakfast, straighten casita, and departure all depending on the group’s travel plans |
