Be The Hands and Feet of Jesus

Discover Your Neighbor (DYN) offers unique materials and lessons to inspire young people to engage on issues like Go Foth so that they can live out their faith as agents of love and service.

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Designed specifically for globally-minded educators who want to guide their students toward making a difference in their world!

2023 Lesson Plan

(Volume 6, No.4)

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Be The Hands and Feet of Jesus

Objective

OBJECTIVE:  Students will DISCERN how God is calling them to mission…

Step 1: Pray

WATCH Maryknoll’s video “Answering the Call”. In the video…

Step 2: Personal Connections

A friend introduced Maryknoll Fathers and Brother’s Fr. Lance Nadeau MM…

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BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS

Students will DISCERN how God is calling them to mission.  

EXAMINE a 15 year old boy’s life in Kenya in order to connect it with their own. USE scripture and church teaching to understand the “why” of mission.  

MAKE a mission plan for their summer.  

ENGAGE with their families in living compassionate lives in mission.

Classroom Activities

Prayer & Reflection

Make Personal Connections

Faith Perspectives

Neighbor Focus

Exploring Scripture & Traditions

Lessons on How To Take Action

An interactive education program for teachers sponsored by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers

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DYN lesson plans use global issues to examine those on the margins of society, explores how we think and feel, and guides how youth can act to share God’s love with those in need.

CARE FOR CREATION

FALL / ORDINARY TIME

Pope Francis challenges us to change the “throwaway culture” we live in – what are we called to do in response to the Pope’s challenge?

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MIGRATION

ADVENT

Journey with migrants throughout our faith tradition and explore our call to love all people in light of global migration.

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ECONOMIC JUSTICE

LENT

Live a faith that values all people by discovering and responding to global needs as Jesus would.

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EASTER / PENTECOST

Answer the call to encounter the
world as a living sign of God’s love.

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BE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS

Get started today with our course program for the 2023/24 school year to foster a mission-centered perspective in youth, and guide your students toward making a difference in their world.