Chumukedima, July 18 (MExN): A two-day summer camp for Catholic children was held at St. Joseph Parish, Chumukedima on July 16 and 17. The camp was held for Classes 3-12 children both from St. Joseph Church, Chumukedima and St. Antony Church, Tenyiphe. A total of 160 children participated at the camp. The children were divided between classes 3-7 and classes 8-12 under the theme ‘Know God,’ ‘Know Life’ and ‘Deepening Your Faith’ respectively.
A press release stated that the children had intensive yet enjoyable learning about the Catholic faith during the camp. The topics dealt for the seniors were as follows; The Seven Sacraments, The Liturgical Year, The Holy Mass: The Liturgy of the Word, The Holy Mass: The Liturgy of the Eucharist, The Sacrament of Reconciliation, The Creed, The Holy Bible and The Ten Commandments.
The topics for the juniors were, We Share God’s Love for Creation, Ways to Say Thank You, Jesus and Mary, Our Loving God, Jesus Forgives, We Pray as Jesus Did, The Works of Mercy and Jesus Loves the Little Children. What made the program more interesting was the inclusions of video shows, coloring, word search, jumble of words, fill in the blanks, collage, songs, and music and party games.
The camp was conducted by Rev. Fr. Loyola Antony from St. Peter’s Parish, Kiphire with the assistance of Rev. Fr. John Lichoi from St. Joseph Parish, Chumukedima, Bro. Luke and Bro. Peter from Good Shepherd Seminary, Dimapur. The Sisters from SABS, CMC, and Sisters of Charity congregations also helped to animate the children through their songs and party games.
The summer camp came to an end with the celebration of the Holy Mass. After the Holy Mass, Rev. Fr. Sajan Joseph, the Parish Priest thanked the resource persons, mothers from Tenyiphe and Chumukedima for food arrangement and specially thanked the children for positively responding to the programme.
