Office of Marriage & Famly Life - Human Sexuality: All in God's Plan

All In God's Plan

All in God's Plan is a three-part program offered at various stages of development for children and their mothers, fathers, parents, guardians, or other strong role models in their lives.

Each program is age specific and appropriate and intended to assist families in teaching youth about God's gift of human sexuality and the sacredness of human life, along with the importance of the family. These programs are designed to help parents be the teachers in these important areas of life. The programs foster communication between the child and the parent and reinforce the positives of life; life which is given to us by God.

This is a three-part program for children and their parents. Each program is age-specific and intended to assist families in teaching youth about God's gift of human sexuality and the sacredness of human life, along with the importance of family. These programs are designed to foster communication between the child and the parent and to reinforce a positive family life.

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2009-2010 Schedule

These programs are offered several times each month (see Schedule above) throughout the Archdiocese.

Part I
Part II
Part III
Parent Nights

Part I

The first part of this three-part program is designed for pre-teens (9-12) in a mother/daughter or father/son setting. The purpose of this program is to foster communication between parent and child about human sexuality and the sacredness of human life. The information is age appropriate and gender specific. Topics include:

modesty
responsibilities of a family
respect
Christian values
chastity
importance of family
changes occurring in our bodies

Part II

The second part of the program is intended for young adults and their parents. It is intended to facilitate discussion of various topics, including:

dating
peer pressure
developing the person · friendships · self-esteem · chastity
parent and teen responsibility
obedience
living the virtuous life, which includes self-mastery

Part III

The final part of this program is designed for junior and senior high students in a retreat setting with an opportunity for prayer and sacraments. Parents are encouraged to attend the informational parent night that gives an overview of what will be covered during the day program for the juniors and seniors. The purpose of this program is to give some direction and assistance to this age group by covering topics such as:

human sexuality
vocation choices (including what to expect after high school)
importance of optimizing our God-given talents
faith life outside of Sunday Mass
importance of virtuous living
discussion of STDs
chastity

PARENT NIGHTS

Each part of this program has an opportunity for parents to attend an informational night. The evening precedes the program that one's child attends in order to answer questions or concerns parents might have about the material to be covered with their child(ren). The parent night affirms the role and responsibility of parents.